Michael McElroy (scientist)

Michael Brendan McElroy (born May 18, 1939) is the Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies at Harvard University.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His research initially revolved around the origin and evolution of the planets to an emphasis on effects of human activity on the global environment of the Earth, especially climate change.<ref>American Academy of Arts and Sciences member profile [1] accessed 6 June 2022</ref>

From Northern Ireland originally, he was educated at Queen's University Belfast, receiving a B.Sc. in applied mathematics in 1960, and completing his Ph.D. in applied mathematics in 1962.<ref>Michael McElroy - The Mathematics Genealogy Project accessed 6 June 2022</ref>

McElroy has worked in atmospheric science at Harvard,<ref name="Möller1999">Template:Cite book</ref> and leads atmospheric science and policy work. He heads Harvard University's Center for the Environment and chairs the Interfaculty Initiative on the Environment. In 1984 he won the George Ledlie prize for his work on planetary atmospheres.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He served as Founding Chair of Harvard's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and has focused his research especially on effects of human activities on the global environment.

He has recorded two audible books, The Modern Scholar: Global Warming, Global Threat (2004)<ref>The Modern Scholar: Global Warming, Global Threat Audible Book Template:ASIN</ref> and Fueling the Planet: The Past, Present, and Future of Energy (2009)<ref> Fueling the Planet: The Past, Present, and Future of Energy. (2009) Audible Book Template:ASIN</ref>

Selected publications

• Energy: Perspectives, Problems, and Prospects. (2010) Oxford: Oxford University Press. Template:ISBN
• The atmospheric environment : effects of human activity. (2002) Princeton: Princeton University Press. Template:ISBN
• Energizing China: Reconciling Environmental Protection and Economic Growth, co-authored with Chris P. Nielsen and Peter Lydon. (1998). Harvard University Center for the Environment, China Project. Template:ISBN
• A 1984 paper he co-authored with Steven Wofsy and Michael J. Prather on potential non-linear destruction of the ozone layer helped persuade the United States Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a risk assessme nt of chlorofluorocarbons that laid the groundwork for the negotiation of the Montreal Protocol.Template:Citation needed
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Honors

• James B. Macelwane Medal (1968)<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (elected 1971)<ref name=":0" />
• American Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected 1972) <ref>American Academy of Arts and Sciences member [2] accessed 6 June 2022</ref>
• Royal Irish Academy (elected Honorary Member, Science 2009]<ref>Royal Irish Academy honorary member [3] accessed 6 June 2022</ref>
• American Geophysical Union 2024 William Bowie Medal<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>