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Peter Huybers is a Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University, where he also serves as the Department Chair. His research group investigates the implications of climate change on human wellbeing, focusing on causes and effects of climate change. His primary research interests include the influence of climate change on water and agriculture, the analysis of changes in Earth's climate across geological timescales, the calibration of instrumental records of climate change, and the exploration of extreme climate events and their implications for human wellbeing. He holds a B.S. in Physics from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a Ph.D. in Climate Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following his doctorate, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. In 2012, he served as a senior climate advisor in the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy. He has received multiple prestigious awards, including the Alpha Iota Prize for Excellence in Teaching, the AGU’s James B. Macelwane Medal, and a MacArthur Grant.
Harvard University • Cambridge, MA
Oversees the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and leads research on climate change.
Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).