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Ibrahim Abdel Gelil is the director of the Environmental Management Program in the College of Graduate Studies at Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain. He also holds the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahayan academic chair at the university. He was previously CEO (1997–2002) of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA). Between 1994 and 1997 he chaired the Egyptian Organization for Energy Planning (OEP), the government agency responsible for energy policy planning and analysis and promotion of energy efficiency. In addition he has served on the boards of many national agencies, including the World Energy Council, the National Specialized Councils, the National Council of Natural Resources and Environment and the Egyptian Academy for Science and Technology. He has authored and co-authored more than 60 national and international publications. E-mail: ebrahimas@agu.edu.bh.

Anthony O. Adegbulugbe, a professor of energy planning and economics, holds a PhD in nuclear materials engineering with a minor in energy and power systems from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was a member of the national and G77 countries' negotiating team at the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that negotiated technology aspects of the Kyoto Protocol, the clean development mechanism and technology transfer. Dr Adegbulugbe served as director of the Centre for Energy Research and Development of the Energy Commission of Nigeria between 1992 and 2005. He is presently the special adviser on energy matters to the President of Nigeria. E-mail: Anthony_adegbulugbe@yahoo.co.uk.

Adeola Adenikinju holds a PhD in economics. He is an energy economist, and was the special assistant to the special adviser to the president on energy matters. He is an associate professor and principal research fellow at the Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Yasuko Baba graduated in mathematics from the College of Arts and Sciences, Tokyo Women's Christian University. She then joined the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science at the University of Tokyo, where she developed control, guidance and safety operation systems for space vehicles. Later she moved to its Faculty of Engineering and then to Keio University, where she is involved in test projects of electric and fuel-cell vehicle fleets, evaluating energy efficiency and environmental effects. For that purpose, she developed analytical tools for well-to-wheel energy evaluation and vehicle dynamic simulation models.

Grant Boyle served as the associate project coordinator of the UNU Hydrogen & Fuel Cells project from 2004 to 2006. Prior to that he was programme associate at the UNU Institute of Advanced Studies in Japan, where he conducted policy research on energy and the environment. He holds a master's degree in environmental planning from the School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. E-mail: GrantBoyle@rogers.com.

Rodrigo Aleixo Brito de Azevedo teaches at the Universidade Estadual de Mossoró, Brazil. He has an MSc in tropical agriculture from the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso and a DSc degree in phytotechnics from the Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil.

Steven Chalk is the deputy assistant secretary for renewable energy in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) at the US Department of Energy in Washington, DC. He is responsible for managing the government's research, development and commercialization efforts for clean and renewable energy technologies. Prior to this he managed the EERE's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Program where he oversaw President Bush's five-year, $1.2 billion research investment in hydrogen production, delivery, storage and fuel cells. Mr Chalk holds a BSc in chemical engineering from the University of Maryland and an MSc in mechanical engineering from the George Washington University.

Evandro L. Dall'Oglio is a chemistry lecturer at Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso in Cuiabá, Brazil. He has MSc and DSc degrees in chemistry from the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Florianópolis, Brazil.

Gabriel F. de Scheemaker, a member of Shell Hydrogen's global leadership team, helped to create Shell Hydrogen eight years ago and now manages and develops Shell's Asia-Pacific activities within the hydrogen and fuel-cell industry, based in Tokyo. He is responsible for Shell Hydrogen's investments in private and public companies, and four venture capital funds. Prior to joining Shell Hydrogen he worked in Shell's Exploration and Production, Oil Products and Chemicals businesses, and, based in London, served as vice president in Shell Capital. E-mail: gabriel@scheemaker.nl.

Kevin Fitzgibbons is the director of science and technology at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. At the time of writing he was executive director of the Office of the National Science Advisor in the Privy Council Office of the Government of Canada. From 1991 to 2004 Kevin worked as a strategic planning and policy analyst at the National Research Council of Canada. He has a master's degree in political economy from l'Université de Montréal. E-mail: kevin.fitzgibbons@international.gc.ca.

Remco J. F. Hoogma is a senior adviser at the Netherlands Innovation and Sustainability Agency, SenterNovem. He holds a first degree in chemistry and a PhD in social sciences. His thesis dealt with processes of environmental technology innovation, in particular in the transport sector. His current assignment is as secretary to the public-private Platform on Sustainable Mobility. E-mail: r.hoogma@senternovem.nl.

Hisashi Ishitani is a professor in the School of Media and Governance at Keio University. He received his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Tokyo, after which he joined the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science and later moved to the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo. He joined Keio University in 2002. His research interests are focused on control engineering, energy and environmental issues, especially evaluation and policy promotion of energy conservation technologies and CO₂ emission reduction. The latter includes CCS, renewable energies and FC and EV technologies. E-mail: ishitani@sfc.keio.ac.jp.

Fatimah Kari is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Economics and Administration at the University of Malaya, where she is head of the Department of Applied Economics.

Kuroki Yusuke currently works in the Vehicle Body Planning and Design Group, PV First Product Development Division, Nissan Motors. He received his BSc from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo and an MSc degree from the Graduate School of Engineering at the same university.

Lun Jingguang is a professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing, PRC, and the national coordinator of the GEF-UNDP-China fuel-cell bus cooperation project.

José M. Marta is an economist teaching at the Universidade Federalde Mato Grosso in Cuiabá, Brazil. He has a DSc degree in energetic systems planning from the Universidade de Campinas, Brazil.

Boni Mehlomakulu is the deputy director-general for research, development and innovation in the South Africa Department of Science and Technology (DST). Prior to that she was director of resource-based industries at the DST, from which position she led the process of formulating the National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Research, Development and Innovation Strategy. Prior to joining the DST, Dr Mehlomakulu, who received her PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Capetown, was a scientist and then senior scientist at Sasol's Technology Research and Development Unit. E-mail: boni.mehlomakulu@dst.gov.za.

James Miller heads the hydrogen fuel-cell research programme at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, Illinois. He is responsible for a research programme involving 60 scientists and engineers working on fuel cells, hydrogen and advanced batteries. He has over 30 years' experience in developing advanced batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles, hydrogen storage materials and fuel cells for automotive applications and distributed power. He has served on numerous review panels for the National Research Council and the US Department of Energy, and has been a participant in the fuel-cell activities of the International Energy Agency. He served as conference chairman for the Second International Symposium on Hydrogen in Matter (ISOHIM-2), and was the recipient of the 1998 Department of Energy Fuel Cell Program Award. He holds a PhD in physics from the University of Illinois, and an MBA from the University of Chicago. E-mail: millerj@cmt.anl.gov.

Ming Pingwen is the director of the Fuel Cell R&D Center and leader of the PEMFC Group at Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (CAS), PRC. His research focuses on the analysis and optimization of fuel-cell system design and integration. E-mail: pwming@fuelcell.com.cn.

Maureen Appel Molot is a distinguished research professor and former director of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University, Ottawa. She headed the public policy research programme of AUTO21, a National Centres of Excellence initiative, for seven years and continues her involvement with AUTO21 as a researcher. She has a BA and an MA from McGill University and a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr Molot is the founding co-editor of the Canada Among Nations series and author of numerous papers on the Canadian and North American auto industries. E-mail: maureen_molot@carleton.ca.

Abiodun S. Momdu holds a master's degree in technology management. He served as the technical assistant to the special adviser to the President on energy matters. He is currently a research fellow at the Centre for Energy Research and Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and also a PhD candidate in the Technology, Planning and Development Unit of the same university.

Lynn K. Mytelka, former director of UNU-INTECH, is a professorial fellow at its successor institute, UNU-MERIT, where she manages its hydrogen fuel-cell project, and an honorary professor in economic development at Maastricht University. Prior to joining UNUINTECH she served as director of UNCTAD's Division on Investment, Technology and Enterprise Development, on leave from her post as professor at Carleton University, Ottawa, where she is currently a distinguished research professor and carries out collaborative research on Canada's hydrogen fuel-cell clusters. Professor Mytelka received her PhD from the Johns Hopkins University School of International Affairs (SAIS). E-mail: Lmytelka@cs.com.

Rajah Rasiah is a professor of technology and innovation policy in the Faculty of Economics and Administration, and deputy director of the Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya. From 2001 to 2004 he was senior researcher at UNU-INTECH (now UNU-MERIT) in the Netherlands. Prior to that he served as dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (1999–2000). Professor Rasiah received his PhD in economics from Cambridge University, UK. E-mail: rajah.rasiah@gmail.com.

Rupert Solomon Olaitan Samuel is a chemical engineer with 29 years of industrial experience. After receiving his master's degree in chemical engineering, he worked at the Ajaokuta Steel Project and then joined the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in 1978, where he managed production at several petrochemical plants within the NNPC group. He assumed his present position as manager of production at Eleme Petrochemical Company (EPCL) in 2000. E-mail: olaitanr@yahoo.co.uk.

Michèle Sato teaches at Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil, and at Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil. She is a UNESCO consultant and a JICA expert. Dr Sato has a MPhil degree in environmental education from the University of East Anglia, UK, and a DSc in ecology and natural resources from the Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil.

Shiroyama Hideaki is a professor of public administration at the Graduate School of Law and Politics and Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo. He studies the policymaking process in Japan, international administration and its implementation at the national administration level, and environmental and safety policy, especially focusing on the interface between science and technology and politics.

Célio Spindola is an economist with a MSc degree in economics. He worked in the Department of Economics at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil, until his retirement.

Paulo Teixeira de Sousa Jr heads the joint UNU-UFMT Pantanal Regional Environmental Programme in the Centro de Pesquisa do Pantanal and is a professor of chemistry at the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso in Cuiabá, Brazil, where he has served as research pro-vice chancellor since 2001. He has a master's in organic chemistry from the Universidade de Sao Paulo and a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of East Anglia, UK. E-mail: Teixeira@cpd.ufmt.br.

Ágúst Valfells received his PhD in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan in 2000, and CS in mechanical engineering from the University of Iceland. He headed a programme for better fuel use at the National Energy Authority of Iceland from 2004 to 2005. Currently he is teaching engineering at Reykjavík University. E-mail: av@ru.is.

Yarime Masaru is an associate professor in the Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies in the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo. He previously worked as a research associate at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology of the University of Tokyo and as a senior research fellow of the National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP), Japan. Dr Yarime holds a BSc and an MSc in chemical engineering from the University of Tokyo and the California Institute of Technology respectively, and a PhD from the University of Maastricht's Joint MERIT-UNU INTECH Programme in Economics and Policy Studies of Technical Change. E-mail: yarime@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp.

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