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2008
Robert Fleagle Endowed Lecturer
Dr.
Ralph J. Cicerone
President, National Academy of Sciences
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Lecture:
"Climate Change and Human Energy Usage: Constraints and Options"
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Seminar:
"World Energy Usage: Finding a Sustainable Trajectory"
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About the Speaker
Dr. Ralph Cicerone received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He is an atmospheric scientist whose research in atmospheric chemistry and climate change has involved him in science and environmental policy nationally and internationally. His work with Richard Stolarski in 1973 led to the discovery of the C10X chain mechanisms for depletion of stratospheric ozone. His research was acknowledged on the citation for the 1995 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to his colleague F. Sherwood Rowland. Cicerone was also the 1999 laureate for the Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science. He was awarded the 2002 Roger Revelle Medal by the American Geophysical Union, which recognized his outstanding research contributions to the understanding of Earth's atmospheric processes, biogeochemical cycles or other key elements of the climate system. He was honored with the Albert Einstein World Award of Science in 2004 by the World Cultural Council for his research of "true benefit to mainkind." Cicerone was the chancellor of the University of California, Irvine, before becoming president of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Pre-Lecture Dinner
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Dr. Ralph Cicerone
(left) and Prof. Robert Fleagle (right).
Photo: K. Katsaros
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Fleagle Career Information
Robert G. Fleagle is Professor Emeritus of
Atmospheric Sciences and Senior Fellow in the Joint Institute for Study of
the Atmosphere and Ocean at the University
of Washington. He earned an A.B. degree in physics from Johns Hopkins
University and a Ph.D. in
physics-meteorology from New
York University
before joining the UW faculty in 1948.
His initial strong focus on atmospheric research gradually broadened
to embrace a growing interest in the application of the science to issues
of public policy. He served in the
Office of Science and Technology, Executive Office of the President, in 1963
and 1964 to oversee atmospheric research of the government agencies. Here he witnessed and participated in
many of the crucial actions that led to major advances in the science and
to increasing recognition of the importance of atmospheric processes to the
welfare of the planet. In later years
he served as Chair of the UW Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Chair of
the Committee on Atmospheric Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences,
Chair of the Board of Trustees of the University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research, and President of the American Meteorological Society.
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Inaugural
reception on May 1, 2007 at the UW Club.
Prof. Joost Businger (left), Marianne Kooiman,
Prof. Robert Fleagle and Dr. Rosemary Brodie (right). Photo:
D. Hartmann
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Description of Fellowship
The Fleagle Visiting
Faculty Fellowship in Atmospheric Sciences Policy at the University of Washington
was established by Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Robert G.
Fleagle to broaden understanding for students, faculty, and the broader
public of the interaction of the atmospheric sciences with national policy.
The visiting faculty member is expected to interact with faculty and
graduate students through a set of linked lectures during his/her
appointment and to present one or more public lectures on a topic of
current public interest.
Opportunities for interviews on radio and with editorial boards of
local papers might be sought.
Candidates for this
visiting faculty fellowship shall have made outstanding achievements in both
science and policy and shall not be currently employed by the University of Washington. The person selected
should have achieved distinction both in science and in policy (leadership,
administration, or scholarship).
The recommendation
for appointment shall be made by the Dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences, in consultation with the Chair of the Department of
Atmospheric Sciences in accordance with University policies and procedures
for faculty appointments, and shall be subject to approval by the President
and the Board of Regents.
Each
appointment shall be for a limited term, as recommended by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, in consultation
with the Chair of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and shall be
subject to review in accordance with University policies and
procedures.
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Prof. Robert
Fleagle
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