Social Event with At Large Steinbach Scholar Andrew Dessler

Andrew Dessler will be visiting Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution from August 20th through 22nd as a visiting scholar. A Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University, Dr. Dessler’s research focuses on water vapor feedbacks in the atmosphere and the role of clouds in climate variability. Dr. Dessler has served as a Senior Policy Analyst in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in 2000, was named a 2011 Google Science Communication Fellow, and is a co-author of the book The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate.

Please join the Broader Impacts Group for a social hour of light refreshments and insightful discussion on both his cutting edge research and his experience combining a career in academic science with a mission to communicate scientific findings to the public.