PEOPLE

Eric Williams, Co-Director
Eric Williams is Project Director for the the CCPP. He manages economic and policy research. His skills and experience include energy and environmental economics, climate change policy design and analysis, and energy modeling. He has worked at the state, national and international levels. Eric brings more than eight years of experience in "think tanks" and government. Before launching an independent consulting career, he was a Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Clean Air Policy. Before that, he was an Economist with the US Energy Information Administration in the International Economics & GHG Division, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting. Eric began his career at Tellus Institute as a Research Associate in the Energy & Environment Program and the Electricity Program. He has a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, with concentrations in Development Economics and International Environmental Policy. He received his BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Kentucky.

Jonas Monast, Co-Director - Curriculum vitae
Jonas Monast is co-director of Duke University's Climate Change Policy Partnership. While overseeing all CCPP projects, Jonas is specifically involved in legal and regulatory analysis regarding the regulation and oversight of carbon markets, the interaction of federal and state climate change policies, and the regulatory structure for CO2 pipelines. Jonas also facilitates communication with policymakers, corporate partners, and other stakeholders. Prior to joining the CCPP, Jonas worked as an attorney in the Corporate Social Responsibility Practice at Foley Hoag LLP, where he advised clients on emerging legal and reputational risks regarding social, environmental, and ethical issues. Jonas also served as a congressional fellow for the late Senator Paul Wellstone and as legislative counsel for the Center for Responsible Lending. He earned his law degree from Georgetown University and his B.A. from Appalachian State.

Munish Chandel, Project Analyst
Munish Chandel joined the Climate Change Policy Partnership as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in February, 2008. Before joining the CCPP, he was a Postdoc with Ecole des Mines de Nantes, France. He worked on CO2 capture using Chemical Looping Combustion for the combustion of methane and biogas. Munish is a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. He holds a Masters in Environmental Engineering from National Institute of Technology Allahabad, India and a Bachelors in Civil Engineering from National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, India. His work with the CCPP will be focused on CO2 capture and storage (CCS).

Kate Claflin, Administrative Assistant
Kate joined the CCPP in January 2009. She provides administrative support and research assistance to the CCPP team, having recently graduated from the University of Vermontwith a BA in Environmental Studies and History.

Christopher Galik, Research Coordinator - Curriculum vitae
Christopher Galik joined the Partnership as a Research Analyst in 2006 after several years at the National Association of Home Builders in Washington D.C. Christopher’s prior experience in federal forest management and endangered species policy provides a strong base to his current portfolio of biological sequestration, bioenergy, and biofuels policy analysis and applied research. His current work focuses on the development of federal offsets policy, the intersection of biofuels and resource conservation policy, and the potential use of forest biomass for bioenergy. Christopher holds a Master of Environmental Management degree from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke, with a concentration in forest resource economics and policy. He received his B.A. in Biology from Vassar College.

David Hoppock, Research Analyst - Curriculum vitae
David Hoppock joined the CCPP in June 2008 and serves as a Research Analyst specializing in energy efficiency. His research interests include utility market structure, commercial and residential building codes, energy conservation, energy efficiency policy, risk and energy efficiency, and poverty and energy efficiency. His current work focuses on incentivizing utility investment in energy efficiency. David holds a Master of Public Affairs degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He received his B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.

Kathy Jooss, Program Coordinator
Kathy joined the Climate Change Policy Partnership in March 2007. She works part time, providing project management and administrative support to the CCPP team. Kathy came to the CCPP out of her personal interest in finding solutions to mitigate the effects of global warming. Previously, she worked in marketing for Hewlett-Packard for nine years. She has a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Darmawan Prasodjo, GIS/GAMS Associate in Research
Darmawan Prasodjo joined the Climate Change Policy Partnership as an Associate in Research in September, 2009. Before joining the CCPP, he was a lead GIS developer for the Texas Communities Planning Atlas project at Texas A&M University. Darmawan is a PhD candidate in Agriculture Economics from Texas A&M University with a research emphasis on climate change's economic impact through forest invasive species utilizing optimization modeling. He holds a Masters and a Bachelors degree in computer science with a minor in operation research from Texas A&M University. His computing consulting career has spanned more than five years, utilizing various platforms including java, C++, web-based GIS for clients such as Novartis Pharmaceuticals, World Bank Project, and Texas A&M University. He is an avid programmer and GIS developer. His work with the CCPP will be focused on the national CO2 pipeline network and the transportation model.

Craig Raborn, Transportation Analyst
Craig Raborn joined the Climate Change Policy Partnership as the Transportation Analyst in August 2008. He brings more than ten years experience as a transportation researcher, policy analyst, and land use planner. Craig helps shape the development of CCPP’s transportation program and look at the full range of available transportation policies that can address climate change. He conducts research about linkages between transportation, climate change, and land use, and tracks new vehicle technologies and alternative fuels. Prior to joining CCPP, he worked as a transportation researcher at the University of North Carolina, focusing on nonmotorized transportation, transportation and health linkages, and transportation planning. Craig adds to CCPP’s Congressional experience, having been the American Planning Association’s Congressional Fellow and working in the office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer. Craig earned his M.S. in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Texas at Austin and his B.S. from Kansas State University.

Chi-Jen Yang, Project Analyst - Curriculum vitae
Chi-Jen joined the CCPP in March 2008. He received his Ph.D. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. His dissertation research focused on the U.S. policies in developing nuclear power and synthetic fuels. He holds three master’s degrees, including dual master’s degrees in Civil Engineering/Technology and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a master of science in environmental engineering from National Taiwan University. Chi-Jen has worked at the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration where he was instrumental in preparing Taiwan's greenhouse gas inventories. His research interests include energy policy, technology assessment, technological innovation policy, and climate change policy.