Contemporary Scientists

By: Cheyanna Early10/25/11

Scientists:

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Dr. John R. Christy Dr. Inez Fung

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http://www.nsstc.uah.edu/atmos/christy2011/about.html

Date of Birth:

Could Not Find April 11, 1949Vs.

Scientific Expertise:

Climatology ClimatologyAtmospheric Science MeteorologyVs.

Educational Background:

B.A., Mathematics, California State University, Fresno, 1969

M.S., Atmospheric Sciences, , University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1984

Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1987

S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Applied Mathematics) 1971

Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Meteorology) 1977

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Professional Positions Held:

Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science Professor of Atmospheric Science

Director of the Earth System Science Center Director of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment

Alabama’s State Climatologist

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Salaries Earned:

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Promotion Timeline:

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Recognition (awards, publications):1991 NASA’s Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement

1996 Selected to receive a Special Award by the American Meteorological Society

2002 Inducted as a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society

(1992, 1994, 1996, and 2007) Contributor for the U.N. reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

2001 Lead Author for the U.N. reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

19 Accomplishments

1987, 1993 NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Peer Award

1989 NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal

1991 NOAA Distinguished Authorship Award 1992 - 1997 NASA Goddard Senior Fellow

1994 Fellow, American Meteorological Society

1996 Fellow, American Geophysical Union

2001: Member, National Academy of Sciences

2007: Contributor to the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC)

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Personal Data:

Married to: Married to:Babs Christy Jim Bishop

Children: Children:Mrs. Alison Fields NoneBrian Christy

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Works Cited:• Department of Atmospheric Science: The University of Alabama in Huntsville http://www.nsstc.uah.edu/atmos/christy2011/about.html

• Doney, Scott C., Keith Lindsay, Inez Fung, Jasmin John, 2006: Natural Variability in a Stable, 1000-Yr Global Coupled Climate–Carbon Cycle Simulation. J. Climate, 19, 3033–3054. doi: 10.1175/JCLI3783.1 http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/full/10.1175/JCLI3783.1

• Dr. John R. Christy http://web.archive.org/web/20070307104715/http://science.nasa.gov/ssl/PAD/sppb/NSSTC-CSPAR_Colloquia/FAL-01/christy_bio.html

• Fung, Inez. Earth & Planetary Science University of California, Berkeley. UC Regents, n.d. Web. 12 Sep. 2011.http://eps.berkeley.edu/development/view_person.php?uid=96093

• Fung, Inez. Inez Fung. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sep. 2011.http://www.atmos.berkeley.edu/~inez/#pubs

• Fung, Inez Y., Doney, Scott C., Keith Lindsay, Jasmin John, 2005: Evolution of Carbon Sinks in a Changing Climate. PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America)., vol. 102 no. 32, 11201–11206. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0504949102 http://www.pnas.org/content/102/32/11201.full?sid=44e9bfef-537e-4345-adec-358d768c58c0

• I Was Wondering . . . A Curious Look At Women’s Adventures In Science. The National Academies, n.d. Web. 12 Sep. 2011.http://www.iwaswondering.com/inez_scrapbook_childhood.html

• Vance, Erik. “Stop Global Warming.” What a Leading Scientist Has to Say. Change.org. 11 Dec. 2009. Web. 12 Sep. 2011.http://web.archive.org/web/20091214023814/http://globalwarming.change.org/blog/view/what_a_leading_climate_scientist_has_to_say