Dr. Kenneth Geiser

In communication

Dr. Kenneth Geiser is a Professor of Work Environment and Director of the Lowell Center
for Sustainable Productions at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Dr. Geiser is one
of the authors of the Massachusetts Toxic Use Reduction Act and served as Director of
the Massachusetts Toxic Use Reduction Institute from its founding in 1990 to 2003. His
research and writing focus on pollution prevention and cleaner production, toxic chemical
management, international chemical policy, safer technologies and green chemistry. In
2001, he completed a book, Material Matter: Towards a Sustainable Materials Policy
published by MIT press. As a recognised expert on Environmental and Occupational
Health policy, he has served on various advisories committees for the US, Environmental
Protection Agency and the United Nations Environment Program