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Diana Bauer
Diana Bauer was one of the principal authors of EPA’s research strategy for sustainability. At EPA she has developed and managed the Collaborative Science and Technology Network for Sustainability (CNS), a research grant program, which supports regional projects using multidisciplinary science in sustainability-related decision making. She participates in government and academic societies developing research agendas for sustainability; green materials, manufacturing, and building; transportation; and alternative energy. Dr. Bauer received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and her BSE from Princeton University. Before joining EPA, she served as a visiting researcher in Japan, a technical editor in Taiwan, and an English teacher in China. Dr, Bauer was also an engineer at two firms in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Kathryn Papp
Kathryn Papp began her professional life in new product development in the private sector and for the past eighteen years has developed and launched programs and campaigns as disparate as: building a business constituency to support establishment of a new federal environmental research agency; initiating a research program integrating the ecology, economy, and human usage of three major transboundary watersheds; convening an expert panel to report to the Congressional Oceans Caucus on fisheries, energy, and marine diseases; and creating a national conference focused on gardens as a way to teach science and environmental studies for elementary teachers. Ms. Papp holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a bachelor’s degree from the Honors College of the University of Toledo where she created a cross-disciplinary readings course in Asian studies. She reads extensively in the sciences, composes poetry, and enjoys music. A United States citizen and resident of Alexandria, Virgina, Ms. Papp’s carbon footprint is 6.7 compared to an average of 27 for the country overall.