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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stephen Henry Schneider papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC1053
Physical Description:
371.75 Linear Feet
(253 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1965-2014
Abstract: Personal and professional files of
Stephen Henry Schneider (1945-2010), Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary
Environmental Studies, Professor of Biological Sciences, Professor (by courtesy) of Civil
and Environmental Engineering, and a Senior Fellow in the Woods Institute for the
Environment at Stanford University.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Apart from Series 1, Climatic Change Editorial records, the materials are open for
research. Series 1 is restricted 40 years from date of creation. Audio-visual materials are
not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
The materials are arranged in fourteen series: Series 1.
Climatic
Change
Editorial Records; Series 2. Personal; Series 3. Correspondence; Series 4.
Research and Subject Files; Series 5. Publications; Series 6. Conferences, Meetings, and
Professional Travel; Series 7. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); Series 8.
Teaching and Professional Work; Series 9. Works by Others; Series 10. Print Media; Series
11. Photographs; Series 12. Audiovisual Material; Series 13. Computer Files; Series 14.
Miscellaneous.
| 1945 | Born on February 11th and raised on Long Island |
| 1966 | Received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University |
| 1971 | Co-author on a Science paper with S.I. Rasool, "Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Aerosols: Effects of Large Increases on Global Climate" |
| Postdoctoral research associate with the Goodard Institute in Space Studies with NASA (1971-1972) | |
| Received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Plasma Physics from Columbia University | |
| 1972 | Moved to Boulder, Colorado |
| Awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) | |
| 1973 | Became a member of the scientific staff of NCAR (1973-1996) |
| 1975 | Created the "Climate Change" Journal with NCAR; Editor-in-chief (1975-2010) |
| 1976 | Wrote The Genesis Strategy: Climate and Global Survival |
| 1978 | Married Cheryl K. Hatter |
| 1979 | Featured in US Magazine Article, "The Top 35 Up-and-Comers under 35" |
| 1981 | Part of the Scientific Division Directors in the Appointments Review Group (ARG) (1981-1982) |
| 1984 | Co-author with Randi Londer for Coevolution of Climate and Life |
| Listed in the "100 Oustanding Young Scientists in America" | |
| 1985 | Part of the Scientific Division Directors in the Appointments Review Group (ARG) (1981-1982) |
| 1987 | Consultant to the Under Secretary of Defense (1987-1988) |
| 1988 | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was founded - Schneider became an active member since it's founding |
| Became a member of the Staff of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Atmospheric Obscuration with the Department of Defense | |
| 1989 | Wrote Global Warming: Are We Entering the Greenhouse Century? |
| Member of the AGU Macelwane Medal Subcommittee | |
| 1991 | Awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Westinghouse Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology |
| 1992 | Entered academia part time |
| Honored with a MacArthur Fellowship | |
| 1995 | Founding Member of the Committee for Research on Global Environmental Change |
| 1996 | Joined Stanford University staff as a professor of climatalogy (1996-2010) |
| 1997 | Wrote Laboratory Earth: the Planetary Gamble We Can't Afford to Lose |
| Wrote Implications of the "Greenhouse Effect" for the World Book Publishing Co. for their CD-ROM Encyclopedia | |
| 1998 | Became a foreign member of the Academea Europea |
| 1999 | Made Chair of the AAAS's Section on Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences (1999–2001) |
| 2000 | Co-author of "Uncertainities in the IPCC Third Assessment Report: Recommendations to Lead Authors for More Consistent Assessement and Reporting" |
| 2001 | A member of the Core Writing Team for the IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR) |
| 2002 | Co-Director of the Stanford Center for Environmental Science and Policy (CESP) (2002-2007) |
| Elected to membership in the US National Academy of Sciences | |
| 2003 | Co-won the National Conservation Achievement Award from the National Wildlife Federation with his wife, Terry Root |
| Co-Director of E-IPER (2003-2005) | |
| Received the Edward T. Law Roe Award of the Society of Conservation Biology | |
| 2004 | Co-author of the cross-cutting theme paper #4: "Assessing the Science to Address UNFCCC Article 2" |
| 2005 | Wrote The Patient from Hell; an account of his survival of mantle cell lymphoma (an aggressive cancer) |
| 2006 | Received the Banksia Foundation's International Environmental Award in Australia |
| 2007 | A member of the Core Writing Team for the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (TAR) |
| Received a collective Nobel Peace Prize with fellow IPCC authors | |
| 2008 | Carl Moyer Award for Scientific Leadership & Technical Leadership Coaliation for Clean Air |
| Received a Fellow of the Institute of Green Professionals | |
| 2010 | Awarded an honorary fellowship at the California Academy of Sciences |
| Passed away in London, England on July 19th after suffering a pulmonary embolism while returning from a scientific meeting in Käringön, Sweden. |
Dr. Stephen H. Schneider (1945-2010) was the Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for
Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Professor of Biological Sciences, Professor (by
courtesy) of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and a Senior Fellow in the Woods Institute
for the Environment at Stanford University. Dr. Schneider received his Ph.D. in Mechanical
Engineering and Plasma Physics from Columbia University in 1971. He studied the role of
greenhouse gases and suspended particulate material on climate as a postdoctoral fellow at
NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. He was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at the
National Center for Atmospheric Research in 1972 and was a member of the scientific staff of
NCAR from 1973-1996, where he co-founded the Climate Project.
Internationally recognized for research, policy analysis and outreach in climate change,
Dr. Schneider focused on climate change science, integrated assessment of ecological and
economic impacts of human-induced climate change, and identifying viable climate policies
and technological solutions. He consulted with federal agencies and/or White House staff in
the Nixon, Carter, Reagan, G.H.W. Bush, Clinton and G.W. Bush administrations.
Actively involved with the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), an initiative
of the United Nations Environment Program and the World Meteorological Organization since
its origin in 1988, Dr. Schneider was co-author of "Uncertainties in the IPCC Third
Assessment Report: Recommendations to Lead Authors for More Consistent Assessment and
Reporting"in 2000 and the cross-cutting theme paper #4: "Assessing the Science to Address
UNFCCC Article 2" in 2004. He has been a contributor to all four IPCC Assessment Reports and
is currently a Coordinating Lead Author of Working Group II Chapter 19, "Assessing Key
Vulnerabilities and the Risk from Climate Change." For the 2001 IPCC Third Assessment Report
(TAR) and the 2007 Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), Dr. Schneider has also been a member of
the Core Writing Team for each of the Synthesis Reports, which integrate the contributions
of Working Groups I, II and III. The 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report will be used by
governments world-wide as the most up-to-date, credible document regarding climate change
science, impacts, adaptation, vulnerability, and mitigation until 2012. After decades of
work, Dr. Schneider, along with four generations of IPCC authors, received a collective
Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.
In 1991, Dr. Schneider was awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science/
Westinghouse Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology for furthering public
understanding of environmental science and its implications for public policy. In 1992, he
was honored with a MacArthur Fellowship for his ability to integrate and interpret the
results of global climate research through public lectures, classroom teaching,
environmental assessment committees, media appearances, Congressional testimony and research
collaboration with colleagues. In 1998, Dr. Schneider became a foreign member of the
Academea Europaea, Earth & Cosmic Sciences Section. He was elected to membership in the
US National Academy of Sciences in 2002. Dr. Schneider received the Edward T. Law Roe Award
of the Society of Conservation Biology in 2003. He and his spouse-collaborator, Terry Root,
jointly received the 2003 National Conservation Achievement Award from the National Wildlife
Federation and the Banksia Foundation's 2006 International Environmental Award in
Australia.
Dr. Schneider was Founder and Editor of the interdisciplinary journal,
Climatic Change, Editor-in-Chief of the
Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather and author of The Genesis Strategy: Climate and
Global Survival; Global Warming: Are We Entering the Greenhouse Century?
, and
The Coevolution of Climate and Life and Laboratory Earth: The
Planetary Gamble We can't Afford to Lose
. In addition, he has authored or
co-authored over 400 scientific papers, proceedings, legislative testimonies, edited books
and book chapters, and over 200 book reviews, editorials and other pieces for popular
media.
Dr. Schneider taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Earth Systems, Civil
Engineering, Biological Sciences, the Senior Honors Seminar in Environmental Science,
Technology and Policy, and the doctoral program, The Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in
Environment and Resources (IPER). He served as Co-Director of the Stanford Center for
Environmental Science and Policy (CESP) from 2002 to 2007 and Co-Director of IPER, from 2003
to 2005.
Dr. Schneider actively counseled policy makers about the importance of using risk
management strategies in climate-policy decision making, given the uncertainties in future
projections of global climate change and related impacts. In addition to continuing to serve
as advisor to decision-makers, he consulted with corporate executives and other stakeholders
in industry and the nonprofit sectors regarding possible climate-related events and was
actively engaged in improving public understanding of science and the environment through
extensive media communication and public outreach.
Dr. Schneider was a survivor of an aggressive cancer, mantle cell lymphoma. He documented
his struggle to conquer the condition, including applying his own knowledge of science to
design his own treatment regime, in a self-published 2005 book,
The
Patient from Hell
. He died unexpectedly on July 19, 2010 after suffering a
pulmonary embolism while returning from a scientific meeting in Käringön, Sweden.
[identification of item], Stephen Henry Schneider Papers (SC1053). Dept. of Special
Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
The materials consist of personal and professional files of Stephen Henry Schneider
(1945-2010) arranged in fourteen series. The first series is
Climatic
Change
Editorial Records. Dr. Schneider was founder and editor of
Climatic Change, a journal is dedicated to the totality of the
problem of climatic variability and change – its descriptions, causes, implications and
interactions among these. Included in this series are original manuscripts (accepted and
rejected), editiorial correspondence, and special issues.
The second series is Personal Material. This includes but is not limited to awards,
personal and professional address books, and calendars.
The third series is Correspondence. There are three subseries in this series: Alphabetical,
Chronological and Restricted. Restricted matrerials include correspondence of private
affairs or information closed to research use.
The fourth series is Research and Subject Files. This series has three subseries: Proposals
(by and to Dr. Schneider), Topics and Organizations.
The fifth series is Publications. This series three subseries: Books, Articles, and
Websites. Books contains information on the processes for several books:
Politics of Climate,
Genesis
Strategy
,
Laboratory Earth, and
Primordial Bond. Articles contains folders for reprints and
drafts. Websites includes Dr. Schneider's personal website, as well as
climatechange.net.
The sixth series is Conferences, Meetings, and Professional Travel. Included in this series
are materials documenting the Phytopathological Society, World Food Population Confrontation
and Rising Tide Summit.
The seventh series is Intergrovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This includes
editorials, reports, correspondence, memos and other materials.
The eighth series is Teaching and Professional Work. This includes course materials,
materials concerning students, administrative files, and consulting files.
The ninth series is Works by Others. This includes any work that was published and/or done
about Stephen Schneider but not work that he personally wrote or co-authored.
The tenth series is Print Media. This includes newspaper clippings, articles or research
related information by or about Stephen Schneider.
The eleventh series is Photographs. This includes images either taken by Schneider, photos
of Schneider, or photos belonging to or given to Schneider.
The twelfth series is Audiovisual materials. This includes audio and video recordings of
Schneider or are relevant to his research or interests.
The thirteenth series is Computer Files. This includes various computer media, such as
floppies, CD-ROMs, external hard drives, computer software, etc.
The fourteenth series is Miscellaneous. This contains files that do not easily fall into
any of the other thirteen series.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
Nature -- Effect of human beings on
Nature -- Effect of human beings on
Climatic changes -- Government policy -- International
cooperation.
Climatic changes -- Government policy -- International
cooperation.
Human ecology.
Human ecology.
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes.
Global environmental change.
Global environmental change.
Global temperature changes.
Global temperature changes.
Root, Terry
Schneider, Stephen Henry
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Root, Terry
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change