Tapio Schneider
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Tapio Schneider is a climate scientist and a professor of environmental science and engineering at the
California Institute of Technology The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California, United States. The university is responsible for many modern scientific advancements and is among a small group of institutes ...
. His research is focused on understanding how the turbulent dynamics of the atmosphere, from clouds to large-scale weather systems, shape Earth's climate. Ultimately, his goal is to develop a set of physical laws that govern climate.


Awards and recognitions

* 2008: Houghton Lecturer,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...
* 2008:
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, “20 Best Brains Under 40” * 2005-2010: David and Lucile Packard Fellow * 2004-2006:
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is an American philanthropic nonprofit organization. It was established in 1934 by Alfred P. Sloan Jr., president and chief executive officer of General Motors. The Sloan Foundation makes grants to support origina ...
, Research Fellow * 2004 James R. Holton Junior Scientist Award,
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External links


Tapio Schneider's homepage
Living people American meteorologists American climatologists 1972 births {{US-scientist-stub