The H. John Heinz III Professor of Environmental
Engineering; Professor and Associate Department Head
for Graduate Affairs, Engineering
and Public Policy; Professor, Civil
and Environmental Engineering
Research in mathematical modeling and monitoring
of environmental systems, uncertainty, and risk.
B.S. (Civil Engineering, and Engineering and Public
Affairs) 1974, Carnegie Mellon University
M.S. (Environmental Engineering) 1979 and Ph.D. (Environmental
Engineering) 1982, University of Michigan.
Carnegie Mellon, 1982 -.
Professor Small has developed and applied mathematical
models for surface and groundwater contamination,
ambient and indoor air pollution, and integrated environmental
assessment.
His work in integrated assessment include studies
of drinking water regulations, local and global air
pollution, site remediation, environmental health
risk assessment (EHRA), and methods for assessing
and promoting environmentally sustainable products
and infrastructure.
Professor Small conducts research on methods for
characterizing uncertainty, its implications for regulatory
decisions, and the value of information which can
lead to reduced uncertainty and improved decision
making. Bayesian statistical methods are applied to
identify the impact of research and monitoring programs
at various stages in an environmental assessment.
Risk perception, communication, and the content and
form of decision-support information can have a significant
impacts on the behavior of engineers, product designers
and consumers, with significant implications for environmental
performance and exposure. Integrated environmental
performance and exposure models are developed considering
both pollutant and human behavior. Results are used
for the design of decision-support and risk communication
materials.
Representative Publications
Riley, D.M., B. Fischhoff, M.J. Small and P. Fischbeck. 2001. Evaluating the effectiveness of risk-reduction strategies for consumer chemical products.
Risk Analysis, 21, 357-369.
Gurian, P.L, M.J. Small, J.R. Lockwood III and M.J. Schervish. 2001.
Addressing uncertainty and conflicting cost estimates in revising the arsenic MCL. Environmental Science & Technology, 35(22): 4414-4420.
McDaniels, T.L. and M.J. Small. 2004. Risk Analysis and Society: An Interdisciplinary Characterization of the Field. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
Krayer von Krauss, M.P., E.A. Casman and M.J. Small. 2004. Elicitation of expert judgments of uncertainty in the risk assessment of herbicide tolerant oilseed crops. Risk Analysis, 24(6): 1515-1527.
Stiber, N.A., M.J. Small and M. Pantazidou. 2004. Site-specific updating and aggregation of Bayesian Belief Network models for multiple experts. Risk Analysis, 24(6): 1529-1538.
Gilau, A.M., R. Van Buskirk and M.J. Small. 2007. Enabling optimal energy options under the Clean Development Mechanism. Energy Policy, 35(11):
5526-5534.
Brusick, D., M.J. Small, E.L. Cavalieri, D. Chakravarti, X. Ding, D.G.
Longfellow, J. Nakamura, E.C. Rogan and J.A. Swenberg. 2008. Possible genotoxic modes of action for naphthalene. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 51(2), Supplement 1(Naphthalene State of Science Symposium):
43-50.
MacDonald, J., M.J. Small and M.G. Morgan. 2008. Explosion probability of unexploded ordnance: Expert beliefs. Risk Analysis, 28(4): 825-841.
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