Bruce Tonn, Ph.D.

Three themes run through Dr. Tonn's research and interests: • Rigorous evaluation of low-income energy and other programs that promote equitable sustainable futures. • Convergence of science and technology on sustainable designs for community-based, energy, industrial, and other systems. • Very long-term perspectives of sustainability with explicit concern for the well-being of future generations.

These three themes are illustrated in recently published papers and reports on: the health benefits of low-income weatherization; obligations to future generations with respect to existential risks; and, a design for a sustainable suburban subdivision called Willow Pond.

All told, Dr. Tonn has authored/co-authored over 300 publications. He is an Associate Editor for the journal Futures and is on the editorial board of Sustainability.

Dr. Tonn received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Stanford University, a Masters in City and Regional Planning from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from Northwestern University. He previously held positions at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Recent notable projects and professional activities include: • Co-Principal Investigator -- Estimating the health and resilience benefits of improving the energy efficiency of affordable multifamily buildings, funded by The JPB Foundation • Principal Investigator -- Estimating the health and household benefits of weatherizing low-income homes in Knoxville, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation • Project Lead -- East Tennessee Opioid Epidemic Foresight Process, funded by the East Tennessee Foundation • Principal Investigator -- Retrospective and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act period evaluations of the Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program • Co-chair -- National Science Foundation study panel on Societal Benefits and Implications of Converging Knowledge and Technology