Arjun Makhijani
Arjun Makhijani, President of IEER, holds a Ph.D. in engineering (specialization: nuclear fusion) from the University of California at Berkeley. He has produced many studies and articles on nuclear fuel cycle related issues, including weapons production, testing, and nuclear waste, over the past twenty years. Dr, Makhijani is the author of Prosperous, Renewable Maryland, based on hour-by-hour modeling of the Maryland electricity sector. He also authored Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy (IEER Press), the first analysis of a transition to a U.S. economy based completely on renewable energy, without any use of fossil fuels or nuclear power. He is the principal author of the first study ever done (completed in 1971) on energy conservation potential in the U.S. economy. He is the principal editor of Nuclear Wastelands and the principal author of Mending the Ozone Hole, both published by MIT Press.
Arjun Makhijani Curriculum Vita
Black and white photo of Arjun
Betsy Shields
Office Manager
IEER Board of Directors at closure in July 2026
Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D., President
Cathie Sullivan
New Mexico, Vice-President
Hisham Zerriffi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Forest Resources Management and Faculty Affiliate, Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia
Ann Bristow, Professor of Psychology, Frostburg State University (retired)