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Roger Pielke, Jr.Center for Science and Technology Policy Research Tel: 303-735-0451 |
Roger Pielke, Jr. has been on the faculty of the University of Colorado since 2001 and is a Professor in the Environmental Studies Program and a Fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES). Roger's research focuses on science, innovation and politics and in 2011 began to write in governance in sport organizations. In 2012 Roger was awarded an honorary doctorate from Linköping University in Sweden. In 2006 Roger received the Eduard Brückner Prize in Munich, Germany for outstanding achievement in interdisciplinary climate research. At CIRES, Roger served as the Director of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research from 2001-2007. Before joining the University of Colorado, from 1993-2001 Roger was a Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Roger is a Senior Fellow of the Breakthrough Institute, and holds academic appointments at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and the London School of Economics. He is also author, co-author or co-editor of seven books, including The Honest Broker: Making Sense of Science in Policy and Politics published by Cambridge University Press (2007). His most recent book is The Climate Fix: What Scientists and Politicians Won't Tell you About Global Warming (2010, Basic Books).
Most Recent Publications:
Blown away: monetary and human impacts of the 2011 U.S. tornadoes
Chief scientists are not superheroes
The enduring importance of higher education
Innovation Policy Lessons of the Vasa
Politics is about acting alike, not thinking alike
Putting trust in science at risk
When politicians distort science
Lessons of the L’Aquila Lawsuit
Reconciling the Supply of and Demand for Research in the Science of Science and Innovation Policy
Improving conveyance of uncertainties in the findings of the IPCC
Klinsmann Will Find There Are No Points for Style
Science-Policy Interface: Beyond Assessments
Climate Pragmatism: Innovation, Resilience and No Regrets
The Problem With In-State Tuition
Commentary: Pay-for-play in college athletics
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