Newswise — In his State of the Union Address, President Bush highlighted a number of initiatives he plans to pursue. RTI International, a nonprofit research organization based in Research Triangle Park, N.C., has a number of experts who are available to provide expert commentary concerning Presidential Initiatives in the fields of science and math education; the impact of baby boomers on health care costs in the United States; and energy research.
RTI International, formerly known as the Research Triangle Institute, conducts a wide range of research in the areas health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, governance, economic and social development, energy, and the environment.
Science and Math Education
Karen CharlesKaren Charles, Ph.D., has more than 30 years of experience as a practitioner in science and mathematics education and is recognized for her expertise in professional development. Since 1993, Charles has managed the design and delivery of professional development services to mathematics and science educators in a six-state region in the Southeast for a federally funded regional educational laboratory. She has worked in collaboration with national leaders across the United States in studying and advancing the relationships between professional development and improved teacher and student performance in the areas of mathematics and science.
Steven IngelsSteven, Ingels, Ph.D., has more than 20 years of experience in survey design and methodology, as well as data analysis. He specializes in multilevel longitudinal studies of students in elementary and secondary school settings. Dr. Ingels has analyzed assessment data, particularly from high school mathematics, to measure trends over time in tested achievement, as well as to examine the school, individual, and familial correlates of academic growth.
Impact of Baby Boomers on Health Care Costs
Joshua WienerJoshua Wiener, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Program Director, Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care, has more than 25 years of experience as a health care researcher and government official. He has been involved in federal, state, and local government policy issues since the 1970s. His specialties are long-term care, Medicaid, and health care for the elderly. Dr. Wiener has directed projects analyzing changes in state health policies; the long-term care workforce; Medicaid eligibility for the aged, blind, and disabled; and Medicaid home- and community-based services.
Energy Research
Raghubir GuptaRaghubir Gupta, Ph.D. has 21 years of experience in coal gasification, gas cleanup, fluidization, reactor design, process engineering and contaminant removal. His research includes hydrogen production, delivery, and storage; syngas cleaning; membrane separation; heterogeneous catalysis; and greenhouse gas control. Dr. Gupta also manages numerous projects in the area of catalysis and reaction engineering, including innovative approaches to the removal of sulfur from hydrocarbon fuels and syngas, as well as CO2 sequestration.
David L. MyersDavid Myers, Ph.D. Dr. is vice president of RTI's Engineering and Technology Unit. He and his staff of more than 160 people provide research, engineering and technology development services to government and industrial clients. He is actively engaged in efforts to commercialize new energy technologies in partnership with industry. Dr. Myers spent 16 years specialty chemicals and materials industry, where his focus was on new product development, establishing new technology platforms and building collaborative research programs.
Michael GallaherMichael Gallaher, Ph.D., is the director of RTI's Technology, Energy, and the Environment Program and has more than 10 years of experience leading projects for NIST, EPA, NSF, and NTIA and other federal agencies modeling the economic impact of new technologies. His research has involved assessing the economic implications of technology adoption in the automotive, aerospace, computer hardware and software, chemical, iron and steel, and construction industries. Dr. Gallaher has led the review and redesign of national establishment-level surveys for NSF and EPA and has developed and implemented a wide range of survey methods, including in-person, telephone, mail and Internet-based surveys.
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