SDSU Offers Experts on Energy Crisis

CONTACT: JoAnna Parrino Clark, (619) 594-5204, jpclark@mail.sdsu.edu

SAN DIEGO, Monday, April 30, 2001 - San Diego State University offers the following experts to provide commentary on the energy crisis.

Dr. Mark Thayer, SDSU professor of economics, can offer expertise on the issue of California's electricity crisis. He has conducted extensive research in geothermal energy, energy resource planning, energy efficiency, electric generation capacity and more. Dr. Thayer has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of New Mexico. He can be reached at (619) 594-5510, office; (619) 460-2882, home; (619) 602-1362, cell phone.

Gordon Shackelford, a member of the SDSU faculty for 27 years, is an expert on energy and the environment. He has a master's degree in Physics and also teaches Physics classes at SDSU. He also has specialized knowledge about energy conservation and solar power. He can be reached at (619) 594-6157, office or via email at gshackelford@sciences.sdsu.edu.

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