Mark A. Cane is an American

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scientist. He obtained his PhD at

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in 1975. He is currently the G. Unger Vetlesen Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ...

and the

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. He actively pursues several research and teaching initiatives, and supports the Columbia climate kids corne

As of November 11, 2015, his publications have been cited over 22,600 times, and he has an

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of 75. He was involved in the first numerical prediction of

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in 1986.

Education

Mark Cane was the Valedictorian of the June 1961 graduation class of

Midwood High School , motto_translation = The True, the Good, and the Beautiful , address = 2839 Bedford Avenue , city = Brooklyn , state = New York , zipcode = 11210 , country ...

. He went on to study in Boston, receiving a A.B. in Applied Mathematics in 1965. He went on to do graduate work at

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, receiving his Ph.D. in Meteorology in just three years under the guidance of thesis advisor

Jule Charney Jule Gregory Charney (January 1, 1917 – June 16, 1981) was an American meteorologist who played an important role in developing numerical weather prediction and increasing understanding of the general circulation of the atmosphere by devisin ...

. He continued post-doctoral work at M.I.T., becoming a member of the group of ground-breaking earth scientists who referred to themselves as "the 14th floor".

Selected publications

Selected awards

* 2017

Vetlesen Prize The Vetlesen Prize is a prize in geology awarded jointly by Columbia University's Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory and the G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation. The prize is generally regarded as the highest distinction in geologic studies, and the " Nobe ...

* 2015 The Oceanography Society Member * 2013

National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Nat ...

Member * 2013

Maurice Ewing Medal Two international geophysical societies offer awards each year which are named in honor of Maurice Ewing; these are the American Geophysical Union and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists: __TOC__ AGU Ewing Medal The Maurice Ewing Medal is awa ...

of the American Geophysical Union * 2009 Norbert Gerbier-MUMM International Award from the

World Meteorological Organization The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics. The WMO originated from the Intern ...

* 2007 California Department of Water Resources – Climate Science paper award * 2004–2007 Earth and Planetary Science Letters Most Cited Paper * 2003 Bronze Award for Magazines Feature Article, 25,001 to 100,000 to “American Scientist “Ethnoclimatology in the Andes” * 2003 Cody Award in Ocean Sciences from

Scripps Institution of Oceanography The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (sometimes referred to as SIO, Scripps Oceanography, or Scripps) in San Diego, California, US founded in 1903, is one of the oldest and largest centers for ocean and Earth science research, public servi ...

* 2002

American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (abbreviation: AAA&S) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, ...

Fellow * 1995

American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsi ...

Fellow * 1995

American Geophysical Union The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of Earth, atmospheric, ocean, hydrologic, space, and planetary scientists and enthusiasts that according to their website includes 130,000 people (not members). AGU's ...

Fellow * 1993 Fellow,

American Meteorological Society The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is the premier scientific and professional organization in the United States promoting and disseminating information about the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic sciences. Its mission is to advance t ...

* 1992 Sverdrup Medal of the

* 1984–1986 National Science Foundation Creativity Award

References

External links

Text about Cane at the Earth Institute of Columbia University
* Mark Cane, George Philander, Win 2017 Vetlesen Prize http://climateandlife.columbia.edu/2017/01/26/mark-cane-george-philander-win-2017-vetlesen-prize/ Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American climatologists Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni Columbia University faculty Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science faculty Midwood High School alumni Sverdrup Gold Medal Award Recipients Scientists from New York (state) Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Fellows of the American Meteorological Society {{climate-bio-stub