ARB Board Member Biographies - Daniel Sperling

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ARB Board Member Biographies

Daniel Sperling

Appointed February 2007 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Daniel Sperling is Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science and Policy, and founding Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis (ITS-Davis). Dr. Sperling has led ITS-Davis to international prominence by building strong partnerships with industry, government, and the environmental community, integrating interdisciplinary research and education programs, and connecting research with public outreach and education. Professor Sperling also serves as Associate Director of the UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center.

Dr. Sperling is recognized as a leading international expert on transportation technology assessment, energy and environmental aspects of
transportation, and transportation policy. He was recently honored as a lifetime National Associate of the National Academies, is author or editor of 200 technical articles and 10 books, advises senior executives of many automotive and energy companies and environmental groups, and has testified many times to the US Congress and California Legislature on alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technology.
He earned his Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley (with minors in Economics and Energy & Resources) and his B.S. in Environmental Engineering and Urban Planning from Cornell University. Professor Sperling worked two years as an environmental planner for the US Environmental Protection Agency and two years as an urban planner in the Peace Corps in Honduras.
 


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