Title:

Professor of Geological Sciences

Affiliation:

The Ohio State University

102 Orton Hall

155 S. Oval Mall

Columbus,Ohio 43210 USA

Gender:

Male

Award Discipline:

Physical Sciences

Award Year:

2005

Citation:

"For his pioneering research in paleoclimatology analyzing isotopic and chemical fingerprints found in tropical ice cores from the world's highest mountain glaciers and for his courage in collecting these disappearing climate archives that have transformed our understanding of the natural and anthropogenic factors influencing climate variability on our planet, past and present."

Awarded by President George W. Bush in a White House ceremony on July 27, 2007.