Stephen W. Pacala
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDartmouth College
Stanford University
Scientific career
FieldsEcology
InstitutionsUniversity of Connecticut
Princeton University

Stephen W. Pacala is the Frederick D. Petrie Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University.[1] He has worked on climate change, population ecology, and global interactions between the biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. Since 2021, he has been a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).[2]

Education

Pacala received his B.A. in Biology from Dartmouth College in 1978 and his Ph.D. in Biology from Stanford University in 1982.[3]

Career

He has taught at the University of Connecticut (1982-1992) and Princeton University (1992-Present). He also serves on the boards of the non-profits, Environmental Defense Fund and Climate Central. Pacala was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003.[4] He was a lead author on the climate stabilization wedge project with Robert Socolow.[5] Pacala was the Acting Director of the Princeton Environmental Institute from 2005 to 2006, and then served as its director from 2006 to 2014.[6] He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2007.[7]

Awards

Pacala received the Robert H. MacArthur Award from the Ecological Society of America in 2010.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Stephen Pacala". Faculty Page, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Princeton University. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. ^ "President Biden Announces Members of President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology". whitehouse.gov. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  3. ^ "Stephen W. Pacala, Chair, Founding Board Member". climatecentral.org. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  4. ^ "Stephen W. Pacala". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  5. ^ Pacala, S.; Socolow, R. (2004). "Stabilization Wedges: Solving the Climate Problem for the Next 50 Years with Current Technologies". Science. 305 (5686): 968–972. Bibcode:2004Sci...305..968P. doi:10.1126/science.1100103. PMID 15310891. S2CID 2203046. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  6. ^ "Stephen W. Pacala - CV (2020)" (PDF).
  7. ^ Bailey, Rebecca; Wickner, Hali (May 14, 2007). "French, Ambros, and Pacala Elected to AAAS, NAS". No. May 14, 2007. Trustees of Dartmouth College. Vox of Dartmouth. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Robert H. MacArthur Award" (PDF). Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. No. 92:344–345. Ecological Society of America. October 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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