Cornell Professor Named to Federal Board

Linda K. Nozick, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Cornell University, was appointed by President Obama to serve as a member of the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. The board provides scientific and technical oversight of the Department of Energy’s programs for disposing of high-level radioactive waste.

Professor Nozick is a graduate of George Washington University. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. She has been on the faculty at Cornell since 1992 and was named a full professor in 2003.