among those are former chairs shirley jackson, nils diaz and dale klein and now commissioner a positive lock eus with whom i share an m.i.t. connection. geology, as you are aware, plays an important role in the safety of a variety of nuclear facilities. recent history in japan, as many of you have mentioned this morning, has reminded us of the relevance of geology and reactor safety. i have worked at both public and private institutions, including harvard, stanford, m.i.t. and georgia tech and george mason university, and i have contributed to nuclear policy debates since 1996 and have served on national academy of science pans reviewing nuclear energy programs and nuclear weapons issues. most recently i was honored to serve on the president's blue ribbon commission on america's nuclear future, another area where my primary background had a role. i make this commitment to you today. if confirmed, i will devote all my energies to serve on the nrc with the attributes i consider good to good govern answer, openness, efficiency and transparency. i will make a strong commission to khraoebg a