Pamela A. Matson
Academic
1953 –
Who is Pamela A. Matson?
Pamela Anne Matson is an American scientist, professor, and dean of the Stanford University School of Earth Sciences. She previously worked at NASA and at the University of California Berkeley. Her professional titles at Stanford are Chester Naramore Dean of the School of Earth Sciences, and Richard and Rhoda Goldman Professor of Environmental Studies. Matson is a winner of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, also known as the "genius grant," and is considered to be a "pioneer in the field of environmental science." She was appointed to the “Einstein Professorship" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2011.
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- Born
- 1953
United States of America - Also known as
- Pamela Matson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Indiana University Bloomington
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Doctorate, Oregon State University
Forest Ecology
( - 1983) - Master of Science, Indiana University
Environmental science
( - 1980) - Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Biology
( - 1975)
- Employment
- Stanford University School of Earth Sciences
- Naramore Dean of the School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University
(2002 - ) - Goldman Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University
(1997 - ) - Co-director, Center for Environmental Science and Policy, Stanford University
(2000 - 2002) - Sant Director of the Earth Systems Program, Stanford University
(1999 - 2002) - University of California, Berkeley
(1993 - 1998) - Research Scientist, Ames Research Center
(1983 - 1993) - Post-doctoral Research Fellow, North Carolina State University
(1983 - 1983)
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on July 23, 2013
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