Geoengineering to Address Climate Change - Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (ACEE) Program

As we struggle to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, will geoengineering be needed to address climate change, and how could such a global undertaking take shape?  Hear the lastest thinking and learn about the underlying science from Princeton Professor Emeritus Rob Socolow,  NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Research Scientist Nadir Jeevanjee, and Dr. Philip Duffy, recent White House Climate Advisor and former head of the Woodwell Climate Woodwell Research Center.

Meet the Facilitators:

Robert Socolow is professor emeritus, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University. Rob earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in theoretical high-energy physics in 1964, was an assistant professor of physics at Yale University from l966 to l97l, and joined the Princeton University faculty in 1971 with the assignment of inventing interdisciplinary environmental research. From 2000 to 2019, Rob and Steve Pacala were the co-principal investigator of Princeton's Carbon Mitigation Initiative.

Nadir Jeevanjee is a Research Physical Scientist at NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, studying the physics of clouds, radiation, and climate, using a hierarchy of approaches ranging from pencil-and-paper theory to comprehensive computer simulations. He previously held post-doctoral positions at Princeton University, in their Geosciences department and AOS program. He earned a PhD in Physics in 2016 from UC Berkeley, working with David Romps.


Dr. Philip Duffy most recently served in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where he helped to inform and implement President Biden’s climate agenda. In this role, he led development of a Congressionally-mandated research agenda for solar radiation modification. Prior to rejoining government, he was President and Executive Director of the Woodwell Climate Research Center (formerly Woods Hole Research Center), which helps to manage climate change through use-inspired research. In the Obama administration, Phil served as a Senior Policy Analyst in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and as a Senior Advisor in the US Global Change Research Program. Before joining the White House, Phil was Chief Scientist at Climate Central, a climate change communications organization. At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Phil was a Senior Scientist and Deputy Division Leader, and led research on impacts of climate change in California and the US west. He holds a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Harvard in astronomy and astrophysics and a PhD in applied physics from Stanford. 

What to expect: Three hours of presentation and conversation with Q&A

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