Biography

Dr. Hauger is Principal and CEO of Climate and Environmental Security, LLC. He brings to the position a 45-year career as a researcher, teacher, program manager, and entrepreneur in areas related to science, technology and policy. Since 2004, his work has centered on issues of climate change and environmental security, with a focus on the Indo-Pacific region. He brings to the field advanced degrees in both the natural sciences and the social sciences and a doctorate in Science and Technology Studies (STS).

Dr. Hauger founded Climate and Environmental Security, LLC to provide a vehicle for collaborative research and consulting upon his retirement in June 2021, as Professor of environmental security at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies. From 2004-2009, he served as a Research Professor and Vice President for Government and Business Relations at Nevada’s Desert Research Institute (DRI), where he was responsible for oversight of the international research portfolio.

Prior to joining DRI, Dr. Hauger served as Director of the Science & Engineering Policy and Practice Group of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), as a faculty member and founder of the STS branch graduate program at Virginia Tech’s Northern Virginia Graduate Center, and as founder and CEO of Applied Concepts Corporation, providing technology assessment and technology development services in areas, including renewable energy and technology and disability.