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William Easterling is a Professor of Geography and Dean of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. |
William Easterling is a Professor of Geography and Dean of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. |
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Easterling is an internationally recognized expert on how climate change likely will affect the Earth's food supply. He was a convening lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report, Chapter 5 (Food, Fibre, Forestry, and Fisheries), which in 2007 shared the Nobel Prize with former Vice President of the United States Al Gore. |
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Easterling is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He received this honor for distinguished leadership in global food availability and security through assessment of climate-change impacts, and adaptation and mitigation options. He has authored more than 80 refereed scientific publications in the areas of food and climate, testified before the House Committee on Science and Technology on climate change, and chaired the National Research Council's Panel on the Human Dimensions of Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate Variability. |
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== Education == |
== Education == |
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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
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Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science |
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Wilson Award, Honoring Excellence in Research, April 2003, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University. |
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William Easterling is a Professor of Geography and Dean of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
Easterling is an internationally recognized expert on how climate change likely will affect the Earth's food supply. He was a convening lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report, Chapter 5 (Food, Fibre, Forestry, and Fisheries), which in 2007 shared the Nobel Prize with former Vice President of the United States Al Gore.
Easterling is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He received this honor for distinguished leadership in global food availability and security through assessment of climate-change impacts, and adaptation and mitigation options. He has authored more than 80 refereed scientific publications in the areas of food and climate, testified before the House Committee on Science and Technology on climate change, and chaired the National Research Council's Panel on the Human Dimensions of Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate Variability.
Education
B.A. Geography and History, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1976
M.A. Economic Geography, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1980
PhD. Geography-Climatology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1984
Awards
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science
Wilson Award, Honoring Excellence in Research, April 2003, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.