Sperling, Dan

Daniel Sperling is Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science and Policy, founding Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies and acting Director of the UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center at the University of California, Davis (ITS-Davis). He was appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to the "automotive" seat on the California Air Resources Board in 2007, and chairs of the "Future of Mobility" Council of the Davos World Economic Forum. Dr. Sperling has authored or co-authored over 200 technical papers and ten books, was "lead author" of the transportation chapter in the 2007 IPCC Mitigation report, and is a recent member of eleven U.S. National Academies committees on Energy Efficiency, Gasoline Taxes, Hydrogen, Transport in China, Biomass Fuels R&D, and Sustainable Transportation. Prior to obtaining his Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley (with minors in Economics and Energy & Resources), 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.

Dan Sperling 教授兼主管, ITS-UC Davis