Henry Pollack (professor)
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Henry Pollack is emeritus professor of geophysics
at the University of Michigan
. He is also an advisor to the National Science Foundation
and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
with Al Gore
. Pollack has conducted scientific research on all seven continents and has traveled regularly to Antarctica.
In 2010, Pollack wrote the book A World Without Ice which provides an analysis of climate change
science. In 2003, he wrote Uncertain Science ... Uncertain World.
Geophysics
Geophysics is the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and...
at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. He is also an advisor to the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a scientific intergovernmental body which provides comprehensive assessments of current scientific, technical and socio-economic information worldwide about the risk of climate change caused by human activity, its potential environmental and...
which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
with Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
. Pollack has conducted scientific research on all seven continents and has traveled regularly to Antarctica.
In 2010, Pollack wrote the book A World Without Ice which provides an analysis of climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
science. In 2003, he wrote Uncertain Science ... Uncertain World.