Jonathan Overpeck
American climate scientist
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Jonathan Taylor Overpeck (born 1957) is an American climate scientist.[1] Since 2017, he has served as the Samuel A. Graham Dean of the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.[2] Overpeck has authored more than 220 scientific publications. In 2007, he was a coordinating lead author on a report for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.[3]
Jonathan Overpeck | |
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Overpeck speaking at the Spring 2024 SEAS commencement ceremony | |
| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) |
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| Thesis | Time series analysis of Holocene pollen data: paleoclimatological and paleoecological applications |
| Doctoral advisor | Thompson Webb |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
Early life and education
Overpeck obtained an undergraduate degree in geology from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.[4] He has an MSc and PhD in Geological Sciences (1981 and 1985) from Brown University in Rhode Island and then became a Post-doctoral Research Scientist at Columbia University jointly with the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.[5]
Career
Prior to joining the University of Michigan, Overpeck was faculty at the University of Arizona, where he was the director of Institute for the Study of Planet Earth.[1][3] He became the Samuel A. Graham Dean of the University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability in 2017.[2] He has been active in university,[6] city[7] and state[8] efforts to mitigate climate change. In 2015, Overpeck was elected fellow of the American Geophysical Union.[9]
Selected publication
- Jansen, E., J. Overpeck, K.R. Briffa, J.-C. Duplessy, F. Joos, V. Masson-Delmotte, D. Olago, B. Otto-Bliesner, W.R. Peltier, S. Rahmstorf, R. Ramesh, D. Raynaud, D. Rind, O. Solomina, R. Villalba and D. Zhang (2007). "Paleoclimate." Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Solomon, S., D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M. Tignor and H.L. Miller (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.
