Michael Oppenheimer

Michael Oppenheimer is director of Princeton University’s Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy. He is a long-time participant in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, serves on the National Academy of Sciences’ Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, and is a science advisor to the Environmental Defense Fund, where he formerly served as chief scientist. His research addresses climate change broadly, including mechanisms causing sea level rise, projection of flood probabilities and policy responses.