Stephen W. Pacala

Stephen W. Pacala is the Frederick D. Petrie Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University.[1] Pacala was the Acting Director of the Princeton Environmental Institute from 2005 to 2006, and then served as its director from 2006 to 2014.[2] He has worked on climate change, population ecology, and global interactions between the biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. He was a lead author on the climate stabilization wedge project with Robert Socolow.

Stephen W. Pacala
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDartmouth College
Stanford University
Scientific career
FieldsEcology
InstitutionsUniversity of Connecticut
Princeton University

Professor Pacala received his B.A. in Biology from Dartmouth College in 1978 and his Ph.D. in Biology from Stanford University in 1982. He has taught at the University of Connecticut (1982-1992) and Princeton University (1992-Present). He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2007[3] and received the Robert H. MacArthur Award from the Ecological Society of America in 2010.[4] He also serves on the boards of the non-profits, Environmental Defense Fund and Climate Central. Pacala was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003.[5]

References
  1. "Stephen Pacala". Faculty Page, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Princeton University. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. "Stephen W. Pacala - CV (2020)" (PDF).
  3. Bailey, Rebecca; Wickner, Hali (May 14, 2007). "French, Ambros, and Pacala Elected to AAAS, NAS" (May 14, 2007). Trustees of Dartmouth College. Vox of Dartmouth. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. "Robert H. MacArthur Award" (PDF). Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America (92:344-345). Ecological Society of America. October 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  5. "Stephen W. Pacala". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
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