Скачать или смотреть 2018 Mendel Medal Lecture | Veerabhadran “Ram” Ramanathan, PhD

Villanova University has named Veerabhadran “Ram” Ramanathan, PhD, an internationally renowned pioneer in climate science and climate change research, as the recipient of its 2018 Mendel Medal. The Mendel Medal, which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, is given to outstanding contemporary scientists in recognition of their accomplishments.

Dr. Ramanathan serves as the distinguished Professor of Climate and Atmospheric Sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. This award recognizes Dr. Ramanathan’s prodigious research accomplishments including his discovery of the greenhouse effect of halocarbons, particularly chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) previously used in aerosol products; his prediction in 1980 that global warming would be detected by the year 2000; his work with NASA's climate satellite during the 1980s to identify and quantify how the radiation field interacts with water vapor and clouds to regulate climate change; and his ongoing scientific search for solutions to the growing consequences of global warming.