John Murlis PhD DIC FRES FRMS

John Murlis has been Environment Programme Secretary for EASAC for the past eight years. He is an environmental scientist with over 25 years of experience of the practical application of evidence-based policy, with particular expertise in the fields of environmental sustainability, air quality and climate change. He was trained as an engineer and in atmospheric physics. In addition to his role in EASAC, he is currently Honorary Visiting Professor of Environmental Policy at the University College London Department of Geography and an independent environment strategy consultant with a wide range of public and private sector clients. He has previously held a number of posts in the public services, including as Chief Scientist and Director of Strategy, Environment Agency for England and Wales, as the Director of the Institute for Environmental Policy at University College London and as Head of Research and Assessments at the UK Inspectorate of Pollution.