Dan Walker, Ph.D., P.G., A.M. Asce Email & Phone Number

Dan Walker is a Senior Geologist with EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. PBC) and the Center for Technology and Systems Management within the U. of Maryland’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Prior to his current positions, Dan was Director and Chief Climate Scientist for the Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). With a PhD degree in geology from the University of Tennessee, Dan has been involved with strategic planning and management of state and federal science for nearly 30 years. After occupying early positions with the states of Kentucky and North Carolina, he began his career in national and international science policy in 1996 as a program analyst with the National Academies. During an eleven-year career, Dan directed 19 National Academy studies over a range of topics from coastal and ocean science, water resource management, oil spill impacts and response, to the national security implications of environmental and climate information, eventually being named a National Academies’ Scholar in 2006. Dan then served the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) from 2006 to 2009, completing his tenure at OSTP as Assistant Director for Environment. Dr. Walker has served as a Principal and Co-Chair on various U.S. federal interagency committees and bodies, as well as a U.S. Delegate to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from 2007 to 2010. Dan also served as Chief of the Climate Assessment and Services Division of NOAA’s Climate Program Office, where he managed NOAA’s Climate and Societal Interactions Program from 2009-2010. Dr. Walker is a frequent speaker at climate and ocean policy meetings and panels and is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In addition to being a founding member of ASCE’s Committee on Adaptation to a Changing Climate (CACC), Dan is past-chair of the CACC Executive Committee and co-chairs the ASCE - NOAA Task Force on Climate Resilience in Engineering Practice. A current author (coastal effects) of the 5th U.S. National Climate Assessment, Dr. Walker is also a member of the American Meteorological Society, the American Geophysical Union, and ASTM International. Dan is also proud to be a Lifetime Member of the Geological Society of America.

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