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Stephen Henry Schneider Papers SC1053 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8g1630q Online items available Guide to the Stephen Henry Schneider Papers SC1053 Joe Geller, Pennington Ahlstrand, Daniel Hartwig, Larry Scott, Kiri Petersen, Anna Nagy, and Jenny Johnson Processing supported by a CLIR Hidden Collections grant Department of Special Collections and University Archives July 2011 Green Library 557 Escondido Mall Stanford 94305-6064 [email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc Note This encoded finding aid is compliant with Stanford EAD Best Practice Guidelines, Version 1.0. Guide to the Stephen Henry SC105316271 1 Schneider Papers SC1053 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives Title: Stephen Henry Schneider papers Creator: Schneider, Stephen Henry Creator: Schneider, Stephen Henry Identifier/Call Number: SC1053 Identifier/Call Number: 16271 Physical Description: 371.75 Linear Feet (253 boxes) Date (inclusive): 1965-2014 Abstract: Personal and professional files of Stephen Henry Schneider (1945-2010), Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Professor of Biological Sciences, Professor (by courtesy) of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and a Senior Fellow in the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. Preferred Citation [identification of item], Stephen Henry Schneider Papers (SC1053). Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Access to Collection Apart from Series 1, Climatic Change Editorial records, the materials are open for research. Series 1 is restricted 40 years from date of creation. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy. Publication Rights All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. Scope and Contents The materials consist of personal and professional files of Stephen Henry Schneider (1945-2010) arranged in fourteen series. The first series is Climatic Change Editorial Records. Dr. Schneider was founder and editor of Climatic Change, a journal is dedicated to the totality of the problem of climatic variability and change – its descriptions, causes, implications and interactions among these. Included in this series are original manuscripts (accepted and rejected), editiorial correspondence, and special issues. The second series is Personal Material. This includes but is not limited to awards, personal and professional address books, and calendars. The third series is Correspondence. There are three subseries in this series: Alphabetical, Chronological and Restricted. Restricted matrerials include correspondence of private affairs or information closed to research use. The fourth series is Research and Subject Files. This series has three subseries: Proposals (by and to Dr. Schneider), Topics and Organizations. The fifth series is Publications. This series three subseries: Books, Articles, and Websites. Books contains information on the processes for several books: Politics of Climate, Genesis Strategy , Laboratory Earth, and Primordial Bond. Articles contains folders for reprints and drafts. Websites includes Dr. Schneider's personal website, as well as climatechange.net. The sixth series is Conferences, Meetings, and Professional Travel. Included in this series are materials documenting the Phytopathological Society, World Food Population Confrontation and Rising Tide Summit. The seventh series is Intergrovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This includes editorials, reports, correspondence, memos and other materials. The eighth series is Teaching and Professional Work. This includes course materials, materials concerning students, administrative files, and consulting files. The ninth series is Works by Others. This includes any work that was published and/or done about Stephen Schneider but not work that he personally wrote or co-authored. Guide to the Stephen Henry SC105316271 2 Schneider Papers SC1053 The tenth series is Print Media. This includes newspaper clippings, articles or research related information by or about Stephen Schneider. The eleventh series is Photographs. This includes images either taken by Schneider, photos of Schneider, or photos belonging to or given to Schneider. The twelfth series is Audiovisual materials. This includes audio and video recordings of Schneider or are relevant to his research or interests. The thirteenth series is Computer Files. This includes various computer media, such as floppies, CD-ROMs, external hard drives, computer software, etc. The fourteenth series is Miscellaneous. This contains files that do not easily fall into any of the other thirteen series. Arrangement note The materials are arranged in fourteen series: Series 1. Climatic Change Editorial Records; Series 2. Personal; Series 3. Correspondence; Series 4. Research and Subject Files; Series 5. Publications; Series 6. Conferences, Meetings, and Professional Travel; Series 7. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); Series 8. Teaching and Professional Work; Series 9. Works by Others; Series 10. Print Media; Series 11. Photographs; Series 12. Audiovisual Material; Series 13. Computer Files; Series 14. Miscellaneous. 1945 Born on February 11th and raised on Long Island 1966 Received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University 1971 Co-author on a Science paper with S.I. Rasool, "Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Aerosols: Effects of Large Increases on Global Climate" Postdoctoral research associate with the Goodard Institute in Space Studies with NASA (1971-1972) Received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Plasma Physics from Columbia University 1972 Moved to Boulder, Colorado Awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) 1973 Became a member of the scientific staff of NCAR (1973-1996) 1975 Created the "Climate Change" Journal with NCAR; Editor-in-chief (1975-2010) 1976 Wrote The Genesis Strategy: Climate and Global Survival 1978 Married Cheryl K. Hatter 1979 Featured in US Magazine Article, "The Top 35 Up-and-Comers under 35" 1981 Part of the Scientific Division Directors in the Appointments Review Group (ARG) (1981-1982) 1984 Co-author with Randi Londer for Coevolution of Climate and Life Listed in the "100 Oustanding Young Scientists in America" 1985 Part of the Scientific Division Directors in the Appointments Review Group (ARG) (1981-1982) 1987 Consultant to the Under Secretary of Defense (1987-1988) 1988 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was founded - Schneider became an active member since it's founding Became a member of the Staff of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Atmospheric Obscuration with the Department of Defense 1989 Wrote Global Warming: Are We Entering the Greenhouse Century? Member of the AGU Macelwane Medal Subcommittee 1991 Awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Westinghouse Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology 1992 Entered academia part time Honored with a MacArthur Fellowship 1995 Founding Member of the Committee for Research on Global Environmental Change 1996 Joined Stanford University staff as a professor of climatalogy (1996-2010) 1997 Wrote Laboratory Earth: the Planetary Gamble We Can't Afford to Lose Wrote Implications of the "Greenhouse Effect" for the World Book Publishing Co. for their CD-ROM Encyclopedia 1998 Became a foreign member of the Academea Europea 1999 Made Chair of the AAAS's Section on Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences (1999–2001) 2000 Co-author of "Uncertainities in the IPCC Third Assessment Report: Recommendations to Lead Authors for More Consistent Assessement and Reporting" 2001 A member of the Core Writing Team for the IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR) 2002 Co-Director of the Stanford Center for Environmental Science and Policy (CESP) (2002-2007) Elected to membership in the US National Academy of Sciences Guide to the Stephen Henry SC105316271 3 Schneider Papers SC1053 2003 Co-won the National Conservation Achievement Award from the National Wildlife Federation with his wife, Terry Root Co-Director of E-IPER (2003-2005) Received the Edward T. Law Roe Award of the Society of Conservation Biology 2004 Co-author of the cross-cutting theme paper #4: "Assessing the Science to Address UNFCCC Article 2" 2005 Wrote The Patient from Hell; an account of his survival of mantle cell lymphoma (an aggressive cancer) 2006 Received the Banksia Foundation's International Environmental Award in Australia 2007 A member of the Core Writing Team for the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (TAR) Received a collective Nobel Peace Prize with fellow IPCC authors 2008 Carl Moyer Award for Scientific Leadership & Technical Leadership Coaliation for Clean Air Received a Fellow of the Institute of Green Professionals 2010 Awarded an honorary fellowship at the California Academy
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