Tony H. Grubesic is the College Professor of Policy Analytics and Director of CSRPA. His research and teaching interests are in geographic information science, regional development and public policy evaluation. Author of over 150 research publications, his recent work focuses on critical infrastructure vulnerability, broadband Internet deployment in the United States and air transportation systems. Grubesic is also an FAA certified commercial drone pilot. Tony's research has been funded by the National Academies of Science, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Institute for Museum and Library Services and many other state and federal agencies. Grubesic holds a Ph.D.

from Ohio State University. Jake R. Nelson is a Colorado native and currently working on his Ph.D. in Public Administration & Policy. He is broadly interested in GIS and its applications to risk analysis and public policy. He has worked with the Department of Energy since 2012 on the Ultra-Deepwater portfolio, developing spatiotemporal analytic tools for analyzing potential impacts emanating from simulated oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, Southern California, and the Gulf of Alaska. Nelson obtained a B.

A. in Environmental Science and an M.A. in Geography, both from Oregon State University.