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James Hansen

Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University

Columbia University 750 Armstrong Hall, 2880 Broadway New York, New York 10025 Phone: (212) 678-5500 hansencu@gmail.com

Dr. James E. Hansen is Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University and heads the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, a part of the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, Earth Sciences Division. Hansen is best known for his research in the field of climatology and his testimony on climate change to congressional committees in the 1980s that helped raise broad awareness of the global warming issue.

Hansen was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1996 and he received the Heinz Environment Award for his research on global warming in 2001. He was listed as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the Time 100 (2006) list and, in 2007, he was awarded the Dan David Prize. On April 5, 2008, Hansen received the PNC Bank Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service for his outstanding achievements in science. Hansen obtained a B.A. in Physics and Mathematics with highest distinction in 1963, an M.S. in Astronomy in 1965 and a Ph.D. in Physics, in 1967, all three degrees from the University of Iowa.

Focus: Education, Energy, Environment, Science, United States, Americas, Global

Link: http://www.columbia.edu/%7Ejeh1/

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Last Updated: Apr 21, 2008