Daniel P. Schrag

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Daniel Paul Schrag (born January 25, 1966) is the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering at Harvard University and Director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment.  He also co-directs the Science, Technology and Public Policy Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard University Harvard Kennedy School. He is also an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute.^[1]

Early life and Education[]

Schrag received his B.S. in geology & geophysics and political science from Yale University in 1988. He received his Ph.D. in geology from University of California, Berkeley in 1993 under the supervision of Donald J. DePaolo.^[2]

Career[]

Much of his early research focused on reconstructing past climate change, including work on a deep sea sediments from the Cretaceous and early Cenozoic; theories for Pleistocene ice-age cycles, including a new way of reconstructing deep ocean temperature and salinity using pore fluids; and reconstructing tropical climate variability from geochemical variations in corals and trees. His work on radiocarbon in corals with Tom Guilderson led to an interest in the oceanography of the tropical Pacific, including recent work on possible mechanisms for decadal variability. He has also worked on more ancient times in Earth history, collaborating with his colleague Paul F. Hoffman on developing and extending the Snowball Earth hypothesis, as well as work on developing a mechanistic understanding for how atmospheric oxygen has evolved through Earth history. His interest in modern and future climate change led to a focus on technological approaches to mitigating future climate change, including work on carbon capture and storage (CCS), low-carbon options for transportation fuels, and a wide variety of other issues in energy technology and policy including direct air capture of carbon dioxide.

Current[]

• Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Harvard University
• Co-Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School
• Director, Harvard University Center for the Environment
• External Faculty and Co-Chair of Science Board, Santa Fe Institute
• Board Chair and co-founder, The Carbon Endowment
• Board member and co-founder, Potential Energy Coalition

Past[]

• 2014-2021 Area Chair for Environmental Science and Engineering, Harvard University
• 2009-2017 President Obama's Council of Advisors for Science and Technology (PCAST)
• 2011-2018 Chair, Environmental Advisory Board, JPB Foundation
• 2002-2005 Board of Reviewing Editors, Science
• 1997-2000 Associate Professor, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University
• 1995-2014 Senior Fellow, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
• 1994-1997 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geosciences, Princeton University
• 1993 Visiting Researcher, Indiana University
• 1988 Geologist, Newmont Mining

Memberships[]

• American Geophysical Union
• Geochemical Society
• American Meteorological Society
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Awards and Honors[]

• Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2019)
• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012)
• James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (2001)
• MacArthur Fellow (2000)
• Technology Review TR100 – 100 young innovators for the next century (1999)
• Ocean Drilling Program Fellowship, Berkeley (1992)
• Samuel Lewis Penfield Prize in Mineralogy, Yale (1988)
• Katherine K. Walker Prize in Political Science, Yale (1988)
• Frank M. Patterson Prize in Political Science, Yale (1987)
• Westinghouse Science Talent Search Finalist (1984)

References[]

External links[]

• Daniel Schrag - Harvard University
• Snowball Earth Theory
• “IDEAS Boston; WGBH Forum Network; Daniel Schrag: Geoengineering,” 2008-10-30, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC.