Thomas Ackerman

Title: Professor

Institution: University of Washington

Degree: PhD, Atmospheric Science

Specialty: Climatic influence of volcanic eruptions and asteroid collisions, the impact of clouds on the Earth’s climate, the use of ground-based and satellite observations to study clouds and climate, and the science and ethics of geoengineering

Website: https://environment.uw.edu/faculty/thomas-ackerman/

Thomas is a signatory of the Tyndall Petition, a statement backed by climate experts acknowledging the significant risks of climate change and the urgent need for emission reductions.

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