Stephen H. Schneider of Stanford University is a climatologist and professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, a Senior Fellow at the Institute for International Studies, and Professor by Courtesy in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Schneider was elected to the US National Academy of Science in 2002 and received the National Conservation Achievement Award from the National Wildlife Foundation and the Edward T. Law Roe Award of the Society of Conservation Biology in 2003. He disseminates his message not only to students, but also to the general public, other scientists, and political figures through public lectures, seminars, classroom teaching, environmental assessment committees, media appearances, Congressional testimony, and research collaboration with colleagues. It was this ability to integrate and interpret the results of global climate research to such a wide audience that earned him the MacArthur Fellowship in 1992. Schneider founded the journal, Climatic Change in 1975 serves as its Editor. His books include The Co-evolution of Climate and Life, Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather, Climate Change Policy: A Survey and Wildlife Responses to Climate Change. Schneider has written for, and his work has been covered by, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the London Times. He has appeared on "Nova," "20/20," "The Today Show," "Good Morning America," NPR, and Canadian and Australian media.
For more information on Schneider’s work on climate change, see www.climatechange.net.
Janica Lane
was a research assistant to Professor Stephen Schneider from 2003-2005, focusing
on extensive research and writing related to climate change and cancer. She received
undergraduate degrees in International Relations and Spanish from Stanford in
2000 and completed her MBA degree at Stanford in June 2007. She took a keen interest in environmental issues in her studies and has
continued to pursue the field in her work.