Eric Jay Dolin
Eric Jay Dolin (born December 1, 1961 in Queens , New York City , USA ) is an American author and contributor to various public and private environmental protection organizations .
Life
Dolin grew up on the coasts of the states of New York and Connecticut . He completed his bachelor's degree in biology and environmental issues from Brown University in Providence , Rhode Island . He received an MA from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University , followed by a PhD in environmental planning and environmental policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts .
Dolin worked for the US Federal Environmental Protection Agency as a program manager and environmental consultant at the privately held Booz Allen Hamilton . He also worked for the National Wildlife Federation , the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management , for US Senator Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. in Washington, DC, and as a fisheries policy advisor for the National Marine Fisheries Service . He wrote technical reports for the National Transportation Safety Board .
Dolin lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts with his wife and two children .
Prizes and awards
He has received awards and prizes for some of his publications.
- Fur, Fortune, and Empire 2011 James P. Hanlan Book Award from the New England Historical Association
- Bronze medal at the Independent Publisher Book Awards of the same year for the same book.
Dolin received scholarships from the following institutions:
- 1982–1983: CV Starr Fellow at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- 1989–1990 and 1990–1991: Switzer Environmental Fellowship .
- 1990–1991: Martin Environmental Fellowship , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge Massachusetts, USA.
- Fellow of the Pew Research Center at Harvard Law School .
- Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Business Week magazine .
Publications
- 1989: The US Fish and Wildlife Service (Know you Government) , Chelsea House Publishers, ISBN 0-7910-0878-9 .
- 1990: Dirty Water, Clean Water: A Chronology of Events Surrounding the Degredation and Cleanup of Boston Harbor , MIT Sea Grant College Program, ISBN 1-56172-001-1 .
- 1992: with Lawrence E. Susskind and J. William Breslin: International Environmental Treaty Making . Series: Program on Negotiation Books, Harvard Law School, ISBN 1-880711-02-8 .
- 2000: with Bob Dumaine: The Duck-Stamp Story: Art-Conservation-History . Krause Publications, ISBN 0-87341-815-8 .
- 2003: Smithsonian Book of Wildlife Refuges , with illustrations by John and Karen Holingsworth. Smithsonian Books, Washington DC, USA, ISBN 1-58834-117-8 .
- 2003: Snakehead: A Fish Out of Water . Smithsonian Books, Washington DC, USA and London, ISBN 1-58834-154-2 .
- 2004: Political Waters: The Long, Dirty, Contentious, Incredibly Expensive but Eventually Triumphant History of Bostan Harbor - A Unique Environmental Success Story . University of Massachusetts Press, ISBN 1-55849-445-6 .
- 2005: The Ph.D. Survival Guide . iUniverse, ISBN 0-595-35030-5 .
- 2007: Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America . WW Norton, New York City, USA, ISBN 978-0-393-33157-8 .
- 2010: Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America . WW Norton, New York City, USA, ISBN 978-0-393-06710-1 .
- 2012: When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail . Liveright Publishing Corporation, ISBN 978-0-87140-433-6 .
Web links
- Eric Jay Dolin ( Memento from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dolin, Eric Jay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author and contributor to environmental organizations |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Queens , New York City , USA |