Jonathan Overpeck Explained

Jonathan Taylor Overpeck 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]

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. He became the Samuel A. Graham Dean of the University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability in 2017. 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.

External links

• Faculty profile page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Davis . Tony . 2017-06-17 . Renowned climate scientist Jonathan Overpeck leaving University of Arizona . 2023-06-30 . Arizona Daily Star . en.
2. Web site: Jonathan T. Overpeck University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability . 2023-06-30 . seas.umich.edu . en.
3. Web site: 2007-10-12 . Nobel Peace Prize Winner has UA Connections . 2023-06-30 . University of Arizona News . en.
4. Web site: Three Days With Leading Climate Scientist Overpeck '79 . 2023-06-30 . Hamilton College . en.
5. https://seas.umich.edu/sites/default/files/2021-03/overpeck10PageCVMarch2021.pdf
6. Web site: President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality .
7. Web site: Ann Arbor Energy Commission talks priorities for 2022 . Michigan Daily.
8. Web site: Council on Climate Solutions . Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
9. Web site: Ravelo . M. Leinen, C. . 2015-07-28 . 2015 Class of AGU Fellows Announced . 2023-06-30 . Eos . en-US.