Presenters
The Sustainability Action Summer Institute will feature experienced faculty and staff from the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production and our sister organization, the Toxics Use Reduction Institute. All presenters are skilled in designing adult training programs that are stimulating, inspiring, and practical.
Ken Geiser, Ph.D
Co-Director, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production,
Professor of Work Environment
Professor Kenneth Geiser is one of the country’s foremost policy experts inthe fields of toxics use reduction,pollution prevention, and clean production. He is a policy scientist who has worked closely with government agencies and non-profit organizations for many years on preventive solutions to environmental hazards. Professor Geiser founded and directed through 2003 the internationally recognized Toxics Use Reduction Institute. He has served on the core advisory council of the United Nations Cleaner Production Programme, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxics Data Reporting Committee of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy, and the Agency’s Common Sense Initiative for Regulatory Reinvention. He currently serves on the Green Ribbon Science Panel of the State of California's Green Chemistry Initiative. He is the author of the book Materials Matter (MIT Press) that advocates a sustainable materials policy and holds graduate and doctoral degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
David Kriebel, Sc.D.
Co-Director, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, Professor and Chair of the Department of Work Environment
Professor David Kriebel’s research focuses on the epidemiology of occupational injuries, cancer, and non-malignant respiratory disease — research that has paved the way for his work critically assessing how science is being used and not used to further sustainability and to protect the public’s health. He has published on various aspects of epidemiologic methods, particularly on the use of quantitative exposure data in epidemiology. He has been active in developing dosimetric models to better understand the effects of aerosols on the lungs. He teaches introductory and advanced courses in epidemiology, risk assessment, and research synthesis. Professor Kriebel has served on several National Academy of Sciences committees on environmental health and has written and lectured on the role of epidemiologic evidence in science policy decision making. He received his master’s degree in physiology and doctorate in epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health.
Pam Eliason, M.S.
Industry Research Program Manager, Toxics Use Reduction Institute
Pam Eliason has been an integral part of the research arm of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute since 2000. She manages the Sustainability Research Fellows, Cleaner Technology Demonstration Site, and Industry Matching Grant programs. Ms. Eliason facilitates Environmental Management Systems (EMS) industry workgroups in Massachusetts and conducts trainings on internal EMS auditing and implementation of the new TURA EMS for Massachusetts companies and planners. She promotes Green Chemistry research and application in academia and industry and has been active in convening multidisciplinary research teams to investigate the environmental and human health implications of nanomaterials use.
In 2006, she was a lead author of the Institute’s Five Chemicals Alternatives Assessment Study, conducted at the request of the Massachusetts Legislature, and was responsible for developing the methodology for assessing alternatives.
Liz Harriman, M.S., M.Eng.
Deputy Director, Toxics Use Reduction Institute
Liz Harriman is responsible for managing the operations and research functions of the Institute. In her 14 years working at the Institute, she has provided technical research and support services to Massachusetts companies with the goal of identifying safer alternatives to toxic chemicals used in manufacturing and products. Her most recent work was the formation of industry supply chain workgroups to help companies comply with international regulations that restrict the use of certain chemicals, including lead and brominated flame retardants. Other technical work includes design for the environment, chemical substitution, and analysis of industry progress in reducing waste and toxic chemical use. Ms. Harriman holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Cornell University in Civil Engineering and a master’s degree in hazardous materials management from Tufts University.
Greg Morose, Sc.D.
Industry Research Project Manager, Toxics Use Reduction Institute
Dr. Greg Morose currently leads the New England Lead-Free Electronics Consortium. This consortium is a collaborative effort of TURI, UMass Lowell, and industry that researches and tests lead-free materials for use in the electronics industry. Greg has also conducted comprehensive investigations of alternatives to products containing mercury, lead, and brominated flame retardants. Dr. Morose holds master's degrees in environmental studies and in business administration, and a doctorate in cleaner production and nanotechnology. He is also an ASQ certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
