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Assistant Professor in Public Policy and Management
Email: k.matus@lse.ac.uk|
Office: CON 6.10, Connaught House
Office Hours: Wednesdays 14:00-16:00 (By appointment)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7107 5335
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Biography
Kira Matus received her PhD in Public Policy from Harvard University in 2009. She was a doctoral fellow in sustainability science in the Sustainability Science Program at Harvard's Center for International Development from 2007 to 2009, and from 2007-2009, she was a recipient the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Graduate Fellowship. Dr. Matus also has an SM in Technology and Policy from MIT, and an ScB in Chemistry from Brown University.
Prior to joining the LSE, Dr. Matus was a Senior Policy Analyst at the Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering. Her research focuses on the application of innovative technology to address sustainable development. This includes exploring the potential of green chemistry as a so-called leapfrog technology in the United States, India and China. She is also doing research on voluntary regulation, especially the role of standards and certification, in the development of green technologies.
Research Interests
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Sustainability science
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Sustainable production and consumption systems
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Innovation systems and policy
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Green chemistry and engineering
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Standards, certification and ecolabels
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Voluntary and private regulation
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Corporate sustainability
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Science policy
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Biofuels
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Health impacts of air pollution and climate change
Teaching Responsibilities
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GV305: Sustainability Science and Policy: Problems and Perspectives
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GV483: Public Management Theory and Doctrine
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GV488: Law and Politics of Regulation
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GV4F4: The Politics of Policy Advice
Publications