William L. Chameides, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Dean of the Nicholas School of Earth & Ocean Sciences at Duke University
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Can Alternative Energy Effectively Replace Fossil Fuels?"
- Reasoning:
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“Renewable energy offers a wide window of hope. Green power sources like wind and solar photovoltaics… comprise only about three percent of our electricity, this could change and almost certainly must…
Some say that green energy won’t be able to provide a significant portion of our electricity needs. But solving big problems usually requires thinking out of the box.”
“Tapping the Wind and Sun to Save Water,” www.nicholas.duke.edu, Apr. 16, 2008
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Dean, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, 2007-present
- Chief Scientist, Environmental Defense, 2005-2007
- Regents’ Professor Emeritus, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005-present
- Smithgall Chair of Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998-2005
- Regents’ Professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995-2005
- Acting Chair, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001-2002
- Distinguished Visiting Professor, School of the Environment, Duke University, Winter 1996
- Professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985-1995
- Director, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1989-1994
- Acting Director, School of Geophysical Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988-1989
- Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere, 1984-1987
- Associate Professor, School of Geophysical Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1980-1985
- Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Florida, 1976-1980
- Assistant Research Scientist, Space Physics Research Laboratory, University of Michigan, 1975-1976
- Research Investigator, Space Physics Research Laboratory, University of Michigan, 1974-1975
- Education:
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- PhD, Yale University, 1974
- MPh, Yale University, 1973
- BA, State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, 1970
- Other:
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