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Joel L. Fleishman Joel L. Fleishman, is Professor of Public Policy and Law for the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and Director of Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center for Ethics, Public Policy, and the Professions. He is also Faculty Chair for the Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society. In 1996 he was chair-person of the advisory council producing the first national report on the state of Australia's environment. He is a patron of Sustainable Population Australia. One of his principal interests is the way policy decisions influence use of science and technology, especially in the fields of energy and environment.

Lowe was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2001 for services to science, technology, and the environment. In 2002 he was awarded a Centenary Medal for contributions to environmental science and won the Eureka Prize for promotion of science. His contributions have also been recognised by the Prime Minister's Environment Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement, the Queensland Premier's Millennium Award for Excellence in Science and the University of NSW Alumni Award for achievement in science. Lowe was named Humanist of the Year in 1988. He was elected President of the Australian Conservation Foundation in 2004.

Lowe is a member of the Queensland Climate Change Council, the Australian Environmental Health Council and the Australian Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council.

Lowe has authored or co-authored 10 books, 10 Open University books, more than 50 book chapters and over 500 other publications. He wrote for 13 years a regular column for New Scientist and also writes for several other publications, as well as contributing frequently to electronic media programs.

Books by Ian Lowe include A Big Fix, Reaction Time, Living in the Hothouse, Why vs Why: Nuclear Power and A Voice of Reason: Reflections on Australia.