Awards & Lectures

Stephen Schneider Memorial Lecture

Overview

The Global Environmental Change Section sponsors the Stephen Schneider Memorial Lecture at the Fall AGU meeting. Dr. Schneider, the Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, professor of biological sciences, professor (by courtesy) of civil and environmental engineering, and a senior fellow in the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University, died on 19 July 2010 at the age of 65 while traveling in Europe. The lecture is recorded for later viewing and will also be viewable remotely in real-time during AGU Fall Meetings using the AGU On-Demand option.

Steve Schneider and Nuclear Winter (2021)

The 2021 lecture was presented by Dr. Alan Robock, a climate scientist and Distinguished Professor of Rutgers University, on “Steve Schneider and Nuclear Winter". View the recording on AGU's website.

The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet (2020)

The 2020 lecture was presented by Dr. Michael E. Mann, a climate scientist and Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Pennsylvania State University, on “The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet". View the recording on YouTube.

What’s the Real Cause of Climate Change? (2019)

The 2019 lecture was presented by Dr. Andrew E. Dessler, a climate scientist and Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University, on “What's the real cause of climate change?". View the recording on YouTube.

Deep Insights from Simple Models (2018)

The 2018 lecture was presented by Dr. Stephen E Schwartz, senior scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory and principal investigator in the Department of Energy Atmospheric System Research Program, on “Deep insights from simple models”. View the recording on YouTube.

Uncertainty in Climate Change Research: an Integrated Approach (2017)

The 2017 lecture was presented by Dr. Linda O. Mearns, Senior Scientist and Director of the Weather and Climate Impacts Assessment Science Program at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, on “Uncertainty in Climate Change Research: an Integrated Approach”. View the recording on YouTube.

Connecting Climate Science to Policy: from Global Food Production to the U.S. Supreme Court (2016)

The 2016 lecture was presented by Dr. David S. Battisti, the Tamaki Endowed Chair of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington, on “Connecting Climate Science to Policy: from Global Food Production to the U.S. Supreme Court”. View the recording on YouTube.

Extreme Weather in a Changing Climate (2015)

The 2015 lecture was presented by Dr. Donald Wuebbles, the Harry E. Preble Endowed Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on “Extreme Weather in a Changing Climate”. View the recording on YouTube.

From Climate Change Impacts to Climate Change Risks (2014)

The 2014 lecture was presented by Dr. Christopher B. Field of the Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology, on “From Climate Change Impacts to Climate Change Risks”. View the recording on YouTube.

What Should a Climate Scientist Advocate? (2013)

The 2013 lecture was presented by Dr. Gavin A. Schmidt, climatologist and climate modeler at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Sciences in New York City, on “What should a climate scientist advocate for? The Intersection of Expertise and Values in a Politicized World". View the recording on YouTube.

The Transformation of Climate Models (2012)

The 2012 lecture was presented by Dr. Warren M. Washington, Senior Scientist in the Climate and Global Dynamics Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, on “The Transformation of Climate Models to Earth System Models and their Role in Policy Development and Decision Support”. View the recording on YouTube.

A Tribute to Stephen H. Schneider (2011)

The 2011 lecture was presented by Dr. Ben Santer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, on “A Tribute to Stephen H. Schneider and an Example of ‘Setting the Scientific Record Straight'”. View the recording on YouTube.

Scientists, Expert Judgement & Public Policy (2010)

The inaugural Stephen Schneider Memorial Lecture was presented in 2010 by Dr. Michael Oppenheimer, Princeton University, on the topic “Scientists, Expert Judgement, and Public Policy: What is Our Proper Role?” View the recording on YouTube.