Rachel T. Pinker is a professor of meteorology at the
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD i ...
, where she has worked since 1976.
Education
Pinker received her M.S. degree from
Hebrew University
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. It is the second-ol ...
in 1965 and her PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1976.
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Research
Pinker is known for her research into global dimming
Global dimming is a decline in the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface. It is caused by atmospheric particulate matter, predominantly sulfate aerosols, which are components of air pollution. Global dimming was observed soon after t ...
and global brightening. She has said that the Earth seems to be getting brighter, and that this may be because of a combination of a clearer sky and fewer clouds.
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American meteorologists
University of Maryland, College Park faculty
Living people
Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni
Women meteorologists
University of Maryland, College Park alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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