Quantitative Policy Analysis: Risk Analysis and Risk Communications from Cape Cod to Nairobi
Monday, November 11
Steitz 102
4:30 p.m.
The next Economics Colloquium will feature Paul Fischbeck, Professor of Engineering & Public Policy and Social & Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. His talk focuses on several of his current research projects. The first topic relates to his work chairing a National Academy of Sciences examining risks of oil spills in Buzzards Bay and the Cape Cod Canal. A second addresses the ability of buildings in Nairobi to withstand extreme events.
Professor Fischbeck will be on campus to assist in curricular developments quantitative decision making. He has been recognized as an outstanding educator, and in particular his “expertise in leading team project-oriented courses that teach students problem-solving skills.” In 2010 he picked up the Ryan Award for Meritorious Teaching, a university-wide award at Carnegie Mellon.
Professor Fischbeck has a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Stanford University, an M.S. in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a B.A. in architecture from the University of Virginia. He is a retired Captain in the U.S. Navy.
UPDATE: Here is a link to the talk.