Dara O'Rourke is an
environmental scientist,
information scientist The term information scientist developed in the latter part of the twentieth century by Wm. Hovey Smith to describe an individual, usually with a relevant subject degree (such as one in Information and Computer Science - CIS) or high level of subjec ...
and
professor
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at the
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
where he holds an appointment in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management. He is also the founder of
GoodGuide, an online consumer tool for retrieving information about the
supply chain
A supply chain is a complex logistics system that consists of facilities that convert raw materials into finished products and distribute them to end consumers or end customers, while supply chain management deals with the flow of goods in distri ...
of consumer products such as
toys
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,
food
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, and
detergents. Prior to teaching at Berkeley, O'Rourke taught at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...
.
See also
*
Environmental Science
*
Information Science
External links
- personal website
O'Rourke's academic website*Miller, Claire Kane
New York Times, June 14, 2009
* - company website
*GoodGuide Wikipedia page
GoodGuide
Living people
American environmental scientists
Environmental sociologists
University of California, Berkeley alumni
University of California, Berkeley faculty
Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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