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Michael Oppenheimer
Michael Oppenheimer is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School and the Department of Geosciences at Princeton University. His interests include science and policy of the atmosphere, particularly climate change and its impacts. His earth system research explores the potential effects of global warming, including the consequences of warming for the major ice sheets and sea level, ecosystems and species, and the nitrogen cycle. His policy research explores ways to interpret and implement the objective of avoiding "dangerous anthropogenic interference" with the climate system. He is a lead author of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, served on the US National Research Council's Panel on Climate Variability and Change and is a science advisor to Environmental Defense.