Dr. Terry Root

Biography

Terry L. Root is a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and has a diverse background in studying the impacts of climate change on wildlife and plants. With an emphasis on the potential for mass extinction due to rising temperatures, she dedicates her work to making scientific information accessible to decision-makers and the public. Root has significantly contributed to climate research as a Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fourth and Fifth Assessment Reports, the latter of which she was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 alongside former Vice President Al Gore. In addition, her career accolades include being a Pew Scholar in Conservation and the Environment, an Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellow, and receiving the Spirit Defenders Award from Defenders of Wildlife. With substantial involvement in various scientific boards and committees, she has also served as an Assistant Secretary for the National Audubon Society and holds a position of Emeritus Faculty at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Root's educational background includes a PhD from Princeton University in Biology, an MA from the University of Colorado, Boulder in Biology, and a BS in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of New Mexico.

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