Daniel P. Schrag

Schrag attended the Ethical Culture School in NYC from 3rd to 12th grade, graduating in 1984. He received his B.S. in geology & geophysics and political science from Yale University in 1988. He received his Ph.D. in geology from University of California, Berkeley in 1993 under the supervision of Donald J. DePaolo, co-advised by Frank Richter from the University of Chicago. == Career ==

Much of his early research focused on reconstructing past climate change, including work on a deep sea sediments from the Cretaceous and early Cenozoic; theories for Pleistocene ice-age cycles, including a new way of reconstructing deep ocean temperature and salinity using pore fluids; and reconstructing tropical climate variability from geochemical variations in corals and trees. His work on radiocarbon in corals with Tom Guilderson led to an interest in the oceanography of the tropical Pacific, including recent work on possible mechanisms for decadal variability. He has also worked on more ancient times in Earth history, collaborating with his colleague Paul F. Hoffman on developing and extending the Snowball Earth hypothesis, as well as work on developing a mechanistic understanding for how atmospheric oxygen has evolved through Earth history. His interest in modern and future climate change led to a focus on technological approaches to mitigating future climate change, including work on carbon capture and storage (CCS), low-carbon options for transportation fuels, and a wide variety of other issues in energy technology and policy including direct air capture of carbon dioxide. Current • Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Harvard University • Co-Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School • Senior Advisor, Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability (Harvard University) • External Faculty and Co-Chair of Science Board, Santa Fe Institute • Board Chair and co-founder, The Carbon Endowment • Board member and co-founder, Potential Energy Coalition Past • 2004-2023 Director, Harvard University Center for the Environment • 2014-2021 Area Chair for Environmental Science and Engineering, Harvard University • 2009-2017 President Obama's Council of Advisors for Science and Technology (PCAST) • 2011-2018 Chair, Environmental Advisory Board, JPB Foundation • 2002-2005 Board of Reviewing Editors, Science • 1997-2000 Associate Professor, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University • 1995-2014 Senior Fellow, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research • 1994-1997 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geosciences, Princeton University • 1993 Visiting Researcher, Indiana University • 1988 Geologist, Newmont Mining Memberships • American Geophysical Union • Geochemical Society • American Meteorological Society • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) == Awards and honors ==

• Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2019) • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012) • James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (2001) • MacArthur Fellow (2000) • Technology Review TR100 – 100 young innovators for the next century (1999) • Ocean Drilling Program Fellowship, Berkeley (1992) • Samuel Lewis Penfield Prize in Mineralogy, Yale (1988) • Katherine K. Walker Prize in Political Science, Yale (1988) • Frank M. Patterson Prize in Political Science, Yale (1987) • Westinghouse Science Talent Search Finalist (1984) ==References==