^®: CRE Regulatory Action of the Week

George Gray Choice for EPA R & D Position
President Bush has chosen George M. Gray to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Research and Development. Dr. Gray comes to EPA from the Harvard School of Public Health, where he was Lecturer on Risk Analysis, and from the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, where he was Executive Director.

Dr. Gray has a B.S. from the University of Michigan, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Rochester. His website resume states that his primary research interests are risk characterization and communication with a focus on food safety and agriculture and chemicals in the environment.

Dr. Gray has published widely. He also serves on the Risk Assessment Task Force of the Society of Toxicology, and on government panels such as an FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Food Advisory Committee, and the NIEHS National Advisory Environmental Health Science Council.

CRE commends the President on an excellent choice for a tough and important job.