Senior Research Scientist
Systems Development Institute
Energy, Environment and Resources Center
University of Tennessee
Room F-14, Building 4500N
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6206
Phone: 423-574-6143
Fax: 423-574-6141
wnn@utk.edu

Throughout his career, Dr. Naegeli has been working to improve communication, education, and public decision-making on complex environmental issues with long-term implications. Before coming to the United States, Dr. Naegeli was Director of Information for World Wildlife Fund Switzerland. He was the founder and editor of PANDA magazine, established WWF's Teacher Information Service, and initiated the Swiss Center for Environmental Education. He also was a founding member of the Swiss Society for Solar Energy. As marketing executive for World Wildlife Fund International, he coordinated The Seas Must Live public-awareness and fundraising campaign in German-speaking countries out of a liaison office he established in Frankfurt, Germany.

Dr. Naegeli studied zoology, journalism, and marketing at the University of Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. From 1978 to 1985 he was a graduate student and teaching assistant, lecturer, and research associate at Cornell University. His degree work included remote sensing; applied ecology; landscape architecture; and science, math, and environmental education. He taught courses on science, society, and environmental issues and environmental conservation. In 1984, he was contracted by the Tennessee Valley Authority's Land & Water 201 program to develop computer applications and methods for analyzing and visualizing the National Resources Inventory for more effective communication of results to decision makers and the general public.

Dr. Naegeli pioneered uses of microcomputers and computer networks for scientific applications at TVA and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). On assignment to ORNL since joining the University of Tennessee in 1985, he has worked on projects for several federal agencies. He received a Special Achievement Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the development and deployment of a scientific workstation for analyzing the hydrogeology and monitoring groundwater quality at hazardous-waste sites. He served on Apple Computer Inc.'s User Group Advisory Council from 1991 to 1993. Currently he works with ORNL's Emergency Management and Preparedness Program in the development of interactive simulation models and multimedia training materials for planning emergency responses to chemical accidents.

Dr. Naegeli's research interests include sustainable communities, the interactions of agriculture and forestry with climate at the regional and global scale, and nongovernmental environmental-conservation initiatives at the grass-roots level and in the private sector. He has been serving as a board member or consultant for many nonprofit educational organizations. Presently he is vice president of the Foundation for Global Sustainability and a participant in the Millennium Project of the American Committee for the United Nations University.