Science, economics center
names Miles to board

Edward Miles, University of Washington professor of marine studies and public affairs as well as leader of the Climate Impacts Group based at the UW, was recently appointed to the board of directors of the H. John Heinz Center for Science, Economics and Environment.

The nonprofit center’s mission is to improve the scientific and economic basis for environmental policy and develop innovative solutions to environmental problems. The 11-member board includes some distinguished members - the chairmen and CEOs of Alcoa (The Aluminum Company of America) and Enron (the integrated natural gas and electricity company); the president of Carnegie Mellon University; and directors of the Nature Conservancy, the National Audubon Society and the Environmental Defense Fund.

Miles is an expert on marine policy and ocean management, international science and technology, and the impacts of climate variability and climate change. He comes on the board as the Heinz center has decided to develop its global-change program around a series of projects to focus on solutions to the threat of global climate change. ¶