Stephen H. Schneider

Climatologist Class of 1992
location icon Location
Boulder, Colorado
age iconAge
47 at time of award
age iconDate Deceased
July 19, 2010

About Stephen's Work

Stephen Schneider, an expert on global climate dynamics, studies the effect of human activities on climate and on biological systems, and the impact of environmental changes on social and economic activities.

Schneider has sought to broaden the field of climatology by focusing on the interaction of climate with the ecosystem and with such sociopolitical systems as food, water, the biota, and population.  He has questioned traditional conceptions of nuclear winter, and studied the distribution of birds and their relationship to climate.  Schneider is an advocate for interdisciplinary, environmental education both within schools, at all levels of study, and for the general public.  He has written and co-authored several books, including The Genesis Strategy (1976), The Coevolution of Climate and Life (1984), Global Warming (1989), Laboratory Earth: The Planetary Gamble We Can’t Afford to Lose (1997), Wildlife Responses to Climate Change: North American Case Studies (2001), and The Patient from Hell (2005).

Biography

Schneider is the Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and a senior fellow at the Institute for International Studies at Stanford University.  He is also a professor (by courtesy) in Stanford’s Department of Civil Engineering, and co-director of the Center for Environmental Science and Policy.

Schneider received a B.S. (1966), an M.S. (1967), and a Ph.D. (1971) from Columbia University.

Last updated January 1, 2006

Published on July 1, 1992

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