Richard B.
Alley
Pennsylvania State University
2024
Earth & Environment
For planet-saving contributions to climate science. Spending long tours in the most remote and extreme environments on Earth, Richard Alley has catapulted climate predictions to great heights and raised new urgency to address the climate crisis, moving the world toward a sustainable future.
Presented by Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Director of the White House of Science and Technology Policy, at a White House ceremony on January 3, 2025.