Maxwell School’s Abbott reappointed to NYSERDA board of directors

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sherburne (Shere) Abbott, an environmental expert at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has recently been reappointed to the NYSERDA board of directors, the organization announced. She has served on the NYSERDA board since 2014.

Abbott is professor of sustainability science and policy and director of environment, sustainability, and policy at the Maxwell School. Her research and teaching interests are principally focused on issues related to climate change, energy, and sustainability, NYSERDA said in a release.

Abbott previously was a senior adviser to President Barack Obama and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 30, 2009 as the associate director for environment and energy in the President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, serving as a deputy to the president’s science advisor. She was responsible for coordinating the research and development portfolio for environment and natural resources, including overseeing the $2.4 billion U.S. Global Change Research Program. She also looked after the interagency committees on earth- observing systems, air and water quality, disaster reduction, ecological services, toxins, the Arctic, and ocean science and technology, per NYSERDA.