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Conor Reynolds holds an interdisciplinary PhD in Resource Management and Environmental Studies, and a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, both from UBC. He is a professional engineer with over two decades of experience related to the science, policy, and management of air contaminants and greenhouse gas emissions. Conor is the Director of the Air Quality & Climate Action Services team at Metro Vancouver, which is the regional government that delivers services, policy and political leadership on behalf of 23 local authorities. Air Quality & Climate Action Services is responsible for the development and implementation of the Clean Air Plan, which identifies and prioritizes actions to reduce air contaminant and greenhouse gas emissions in our region this decade, as well as Climate 2050, the 30-year regional climate action strategy for the Metro Vancouver region. He is interested in interdisciplinary policy research that can drive implementation of meaningful climate action in society, in particular related to widespread adoption of smart, clean energy technologies for reducing air contaminant emissions.

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Brian Gouge is a Research Scientist at Aquatic Informatics and an Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Victoria and a PhD in Resource Management and Environmental Studies from the University of British Columbia. His interests are at the intersection of information technology, the environment, human health, and decision making.  Brian’s current projects focus on environmental informatics and decision making, and involve information modeling, analytics, optimization, uncertainty quantification, and software engineering.  Previous projects have included modeling of the environmental and human health impacts of air pollution from transit buses and vehicle scheduling optimization aimed at reducing these adverse impacts.

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Dr. Cathryn Murray is a Research Scientist with the Ecosystem Stressors Program in Fisheries and Oceans Canada. She formerly served as Visiting Scientist with the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) on project ADRIFT (Assessing Debris-Related Impact From Tsunami). She is also Adjunct Professor in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Murray is a marine ecologist broadly interested in the interaction between human and natural systems. She holds a PhD in biological oceanography from the University of British Columbia and a Master’s of Science degree from James Cook University in Australia. She has conducted interdisciplinary research on a broad range of topics, from the ecology of invasive species, to ecological risk assessment, cumulative effects assessment, and ecosystem-based management.

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