Background
Ayres, Robert Underwood was born on June 29, 1932 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Underwood and Alice Conrow (Hutchinson) Ayres.
Environmental economics and technology educator
Ayres, Robert Underwood was born on June 29, 1932 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Underwood and Alice Conrow (Hutchinson) Ayres.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University Chicago, 1954. Master of Science in Physics, University Maryland, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1958.
Research associate Hudson Institute, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, 1962-1967. Visiting scholar Resources for Future, 1967-1968. Vice president, director International Research & Technology Corporation, Washington, 1968-1976, Delta Research Corporation, Arlington, Virginia, since 1976.
Professor engineering public policy Carnegie-Mellon University, 1979-1992. Kings professor environmental science Sweden, 2004—2005. Chairman board Variflex Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1969-1987.
Consultant in field; member technical and water committee National Academy of Sciences, 1971, new transportation systems and technical committee, since 1971, strategic and critical materials committee, 1971-1972, committee steel research, 1978, committee alts. for reduction chlorofluorocarbon emissions, 1979. Member committee on engineering education National Academy Engineering, 1984. Deputy program leader, project leader International Institute Applied Systems Analysis, 1986-1990.
Professor environmental economics, Sandoz professor environmental management, director Center for Management Environmental Resources, European Institute of Business Administration (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires), Fontainebleau, France, 1992-2000, professor emeritus, since 2000. Jubilee professor Chalmers Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2000-2001. Visiting professor Institute for Advanced Study, United Nations University, Tokyo, 2000-2002.
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Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (county, committee-at-large section industrial science 1972-1974, World Economics Forum 1994). Member American Economics Association, Association Environmental and Resource Economists, Schumpeter Society.
Son of John Underwood and Alice Conrow (Hutchinson) A. M. Leslie Wentz, June 26, 1954. 1 daughter, Jennifer Leigh.