Dr. Warren M. Washington, Ph.D.
Director, Climate & Global Dynamics Division

He is the head of the Climate Change Research Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO, which uses state-of-art computer climate models to study present and future climate change. His expertise is in atmospheric and climate research. These models are made up of atmospheric, ocean, land/vegetation, and sea ice components. His involvement in research for more than forty years has made him a much sought after individual for advice, testimony, and lecturing on global climate change. He has served on numerous committees and panels, among them the U.S. President's National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere from 1978-1984. More recently, he has served on the National Science Board from 1994 to 2006 (Chair, 2002 - 2006). He has published over 100 publications and co-authored, with Claire Parkinson, a book considered a standard reference on climate modeling -- "An Introduction to Three-Dimensional Climate Modeling"(2005). Dr. Washington has many awards including being a member of the National Academy of Engineering, Presidency of the American Meteorological Society (1994), and a member of American Philosophical Society. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of Pennsylvania State University and Oregon State University (OSU). OSU had him as the commencement speaker in 2006 and gave him an honorary Ph.D.