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Mark D. Abkowitz
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies
Room 292, Jacobs Hall
Vanderbilt University
VU Station B-35 1831
Nashville, TN 37235-1831

Phone: (615) 343-3436
Fax: (615) 322-3365
Email: mark.abkowitz@vanderbilt.edu
Web Site: http://www.cee.vanderbilt.edu/facultystaff/abkowitz.html

Mark Abkowitz is professor of civil and environmental engineering at Vanderbilt University and former chairman of Visual Risk Technologies, a risk management consulting firm. Abkowitz has served as head of several national and international technical and advisory committees and currently holds a White House appointment as a member of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Services Award from the National Academy of Sciences for his leadership role with the Transportation Research Board. He has written numerous articles and spoken at a variety of conferences on the subject of operational risk management, in addition to appearing on NPR, Fox National News, and CNBC.