Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson
Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute; Michelle and Kevin Douglas Provostial Professor; Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy
Type:
Senior Fellow
School:
Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences
Research Area(s):
Climate, Ecosystem Services and Conservation, Freshwater, Other
Biography
Robert B. Jackson is Michelle and Kevin Douglas Provostial Professor and chair of the department of Earth System Science in the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences. He studies how people affect the earth, including research on the global carbon and water cycles, biosphere/atmosphere interactions, energy use, and climate change.
Jackson’s team published the first studies examining fracking and drinking water quality and, with colleagues, mapped thousands of natural gas leaks across cities such as Boston and Washington, D.C. He is also examining the effects of climate change and droughts on forest mortality and ecosystems.
Jackson has received numerous awards. He is a Fellow in the American Geophysical Union and the Ecological Society of America and was honored at the White House with a Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering. In recent years, he directed the DOE National Institute for Climate Change Research for the southeastern U.S., co-chaired the U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan, and is currently CHAIR of the Global Carbon Project (www.globalcarbonproject.org).
An author and photographer, Rob has published a trade book about the environment (The Earth Remains Forever, University of Texas Press) and two books of children’s poems, Animal Mischief and Weekend Mischief (Highlights Magazine and Boyds Mills Press). His photographs have appeared in many media outlets, including the NY Times, Washington Post, USA Today, US News and World Report, Nature, and National Geographic.
Selected Publications by this Author
News & Press Releases
Perspective: Let's Stop Talking About Climate Change »
Instead of talking about the polarized topic of climate change, Stanford Earth scientist Rob Jackson suggests focusing on the shared benefits of addressing the problem, including job creation, health and safety.
By Rob Jordan,
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Media Coverage
Robert Jackson co-authors study on global energy consumption displayed in chart form.
By Rob Jackson, Josep Canadell, Philippe Ciais, Corinne Le Quéré, and Glen Peters,
Researchers call for reducing methane from food production »
Robert Jackson is cited on his study into the rise of methane gas and how "it can do major damage."
Methane Emissions Have Been Surging, And No One Is Quite Sure Why »
Research coauthored by Robert Jackson shows how methane levels have rise to an extend which has not been seen in over two decades