James Hansen

James Hansen
James Hansen
	Hansen in 2005
Born	James Edward Hansen; March 29, 1941; Denison, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Iowa
Known for	Radiative transfer; Planetary atmospheres; Climate models;
Awards	Klopsteg Memorial Award (2011); Member of the National Academy of Sciences; Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal; BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2016) Tang Prize (2018) Heinz Award in the Environment (2001)
	Scientific career
Fields	Atmospheric physics
Institutions	Currently Columbia University;; NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies 1967–2013
Thesis	The atmosphere of Venus : a dust insulation model (1967)
Doctoral advisor	Satoshi Matsushima
Website	www.columbia.edu/~jeh1

James Edward Hansen (born March 29, 1941) is an American adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is best known for his research in climatology, his 1988 Congressional testimony on climate change that helped raise broad awareness of global warming, and his advocacy of action to avoid dangerous climate change. In recent years, he has become a climate activist to mitigate the effects of global warming, on a few occasions leading to his arrest.

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