Daniel H. Rothman, a Professor of Geophysics at MIT, has contributed widely to the understanding of the organization of the natural environment. His work has resulted in fundamental advances in subjects ranging from seismology and fluid flow to biogeochemistry and paleobiology. He has also made significant contributions to research in statistical physics. Much of his recent interests focus on the dynamics of Earth’s carbon cycle.
Rothman joined the MIT faculty in 1986, after receiving his AB in applied mathematics from Brown University and his PhD in geophysics from Stanford University. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, and the American Geophysical Union. In 2016, Rothman was awarded the Levi L. Conant Prize from the American Mathematical Society.
Kerry A. Emanuel is the Cecil and Ida Green Professor Post-Tenure of Atmospheric Science at MIT. His research interests focus on tropical meteorology and climate, with a specialty in hurricane physics. He also studies cumulus convection, the role of clouds, water vapor, and upper-ocean mixing in regulation of climate, and advanced methods of sampling the atmosphere in aid of numerical weather prediction.
Emanuel joined the MIT faculty in 1981 and has served as the director of the Center for Meteorology and Physical Oceanography and chair of the Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and in 2006 was included in Time Magazine’s “100 People who Shape Our World”.
