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STAR Grantee Elected to U.S. National Academy of Sciences
M. Granger Morgan, a former STAR grantee, has been elected to the prestigious U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Morgan is University Professor and head of the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon (where he is also Lord chair professor in engineering and is a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering and in the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management). Dr. Morgan pioneered methods to link social and natural sciences in his research and is a leader in applying risk rankings and analysis in the fields of environmental science. Holding a BA in physics from Harvard University, an MS in Astronomy and Space Science from Cornell University, and a PhD from the Department of Applied Physics and Information Science at the University of California, San Diego, Dr. Morgan has fused psychology, engineering, policy, and environmental studies in a career spent teaching and researching. He used his STAR grant to develop risk-ranking procedures for government agencies to use in assessing public opinion and crafting policy and regulation that responds to the citizenry. His affiliation with the Environmental Protection Agency extends to his service on the agency’s Science Advisory Board, which he currently chairs.
Dr. Morgan’s academic interests are many and include climate change, the electricity industry, scientific uncertainty, and terrorism, and his memberships and successes are as varied as his interests. Frequently sought for media interviews, Dr. Morgan has made television appearances on ABC Nightly News, is regularly interviewed for print media stories, and has authored dozens of journal articles and books.
Created by Congress and signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, the National Academy of Sciences acts as advisor to the federal government on scientific issues. Election to the Academy is among the highest honor a scientist can receive, and nominations must be made by a current member of the Academy.