He earned his bachelor’s degree at Boston University and completed master’s work at Boston College, the University of Southern California and Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education. [6], 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, "Jim Hansen, southwestern Utah's congressman for 20 years, dies at age 86", James Hansen, Long-Serving Utah Republican Dies at 86, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Chairmen of the United States House Committee on Natural Resources, Members of the United States House of Representatives from Utah, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_V._Hansen&oldid=984918403, Members of the Utah House of Representatives, Speakers of the Utah House of Representatives, Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives, Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with USCongress identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 22 October 2020, at 21:38. The same year that he left college, Hansen was elected to the Farmington City Council. Hansen headed NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (New York) for a prolonged span of 1981-2013. James Hansen (Denison, 29 marzo 1941) è un astrofisico e climatologo statunitense. COVID-19 Information: The latest about how Temple is safeguarding our community. [4] The federal building in Ogden, Utah was renamed the James V. Hansen Federal Building in his honor in 2004. Here are the proper bibliographic citations for this page according to four style manuals (in alphabetical order): [Editor's Note: The APA citation style requires double spacing within entries. Mandatory National Service – Should the United States Have Mandatory National Service? NAS-NRC Resident Research Associate, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 1967-1969. He also worked as an insurance agent. 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James Vear "Jim" Hansen (August 14, 1932 – November 14, 2018) was an American Republican politician from Utah, who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 2003. “The greatest barrier to public recognition of human-made climate change is probably the natural variability of local climate…, Actions to stem emissions of the gases that cause global warming are unlikely to approach what is needed until the public recognizes that human-made climate change is underway and perceives that it will have unacceptable consequences…, Recent high profile heat waves, such as the one in Texas and Oklahoma in the summer of 2011, raise the question of whether these extreme events are related to the on-going global warming trend, which has been attributed with a high degree of confidence to human-made greenhouse gases…, The increase of these extreme anomalies, by more than an order of magnitude, implies that we can say with a high degree of confidence that events such as the extreme summer heat in the Moscow region in 2010 and Texas in 2011 were a consequence of global warming…, There are many other human-induced stresses on life… yet global warming caused by fossil fuel burning may be a unique threat because of the millennial time scale of anthropogenic carbon within surface carbon reservoirs. He earned his M.S in 1965 in Astronomy and in 1967 he obtained his PhD degree in physics- all 3 were from Iowa University. Both his teaching and his scholarship received numerous awards from the university. The world-famous scientist is especially renowned for his research in climatology & his provision of testimony regarding climate change in 1988 to the congressional committees. Adjunct Professor, Earth Institute, Columbia University, 1985-present, Former Director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 1981-2013, Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1995-present, Recipient, Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), 2006, Recipient, John Heinz Environment Award, 2001, Recipient, NASA Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive, 1997, Recipient, National Wildlife Federation Conservation Achievement Award, 1989, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Columbia University, 1978-1985. Official Sites, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. His book First Man is the only authorized biography of Neil Armstrong. During his years in Provincetown, he befriended many local artists, including sculptor Paul Bowen, and painters Claude Simard and Myriam Laplante. The awards received by him include: His areas of research & publications include studies on Venus, Global temperature analysis, black carbon, anthropogenic impact on climate and climate model development & projections. PNC Bank Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service in 2008, Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal in 2009. The book was published by the University Press of Florida in 2012. Hansen served in leadership roles, all within the context of capital campaigns, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Southern California, Boston College and Marquette University. This book forms the basis for the Universal film "First Man," directed by Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy. Hansen served as chairman of the Committee on Resources in his last term in the 107th Congress. Biography. "James E. Hansen, PhD." James Hansen joined Temple in February 2019, as the assistant dean of Development and Alumni Relations for the Fox School of Business and the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management. Below are the proper citations for this page according to four style manuals (in alphabetical order): the Modern Language Association Style Manual (MLA), the Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago), the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), and Kate Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian). The former head of NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Hansen is famous as “father of global warming” given his citations on early warning signs in 1980s regarding the contemporary burning issue of global warming. ], ProCon.org. (2013, July 2). James Hansen ha raggiunto l’Italia nel Servizio diplomatico americano. [1] He faced off against McKay two more times, in 1986 and 1988, prevailing in both races.[2][3]. He has held this position since 1981.