Keith E Peterman Editor

Keith E. Peterman is Professor of Chemistry at York College of Pennsylvania. He serves as a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Committee on Environmental Improvement. He has served as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany and in Russia, a National Academy of Sciences Research Scholar in Poland, a Research Fellow at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, and as a visiting professor in China and New Zealand. He takes student groups to Costa Rica each year to investigate climate change issues linked to impacts, adaptation, and mitigation. He participates in the UN climate conferences as an accredited member of the press. Gregory P. Foy holds a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Miami University and is Associate Professor of Chemistry at York College of Pennsylvania. His research interests are focused on Environmental Chemistry. Since the International Year of Chemistry 2011 when he and Peterman developed the ACS UN Student Ambassador program, they have shepherded over 60 college students to attend the yearly UN climate change meetings, report on scientific policies, and engage their peers worldwide by using social media and the blog "Students on Climate Change" to encourage international student involvement. He also participates in the UN climate conferences as an accredited member of the press. Matthew R. Cordes is the Founder and Principal Writer at WritingWorks. Since 2005 he has worked with more than 300 commercial and nonprofit clients in the northeastern United States to provide writing, research, and business development consulting. With several clients working in the renewable energy space (primarily solar photovoltaics and biodigestion), Cordes focuses on topics of climate and energy in many of his writing efforts. He has participated in four UN climate conferences and written extensively on the topic of climate change.