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Jason Eric Box
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Known forStudying Greenland on field expeditions since 1994 and leading Dark Snow Project
SpouseKlara Mezgolitz-Box
ChildrenAstrid Lily Box
AwardsHe received a NASA grant "to support the installation and maintenance of Greenland time lapse cameras."[1]
Scientific career
Fieldsclimatology, glaciology
InstitutionsGeological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Byrd Polar Research Center
ThesisSurface water vapor exchanges on the Greenland ice sheet derived from automated weather station data (2001)
Doctoral advisorKonrad Steffen

Jason Eric Box, PhD is professor in glaciology at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland. He was for 10 years (2002-2012) at Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University, eventually a tenured physical climatology and geography associate professor in the department of geography.[2] He has made more than 20 expeditions to Greenland since 1994, has spent more than one year on Greenland ice as a result of these expeditions, was for five consecutive years (2008-2012) the lead author of the Greenland section of NOAA's annual State of the Climate report, was a contributing author to the IPCC AR4, and has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications focused on ice climate interactions.[3] He is also one of the members of the team doing field work for the Extreme Ice Survey[4] and has led the Dark Snow Project, the first Internet crowd-funded Arctic expedition. In addition, he is the former chair of the cryosphere focus group of the American Geophysical Union, of which he is a member. Scientists he has worked with include Eric Rignot.[5][6] He has gone on record saying that humanity has likely already set in motion 21 m (69 feet) of sea level rise as a result of the burning of fossil fuels.[7] He has also protested against the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in 2011,[8] and also signed a letter to President Obama urging him not to approve it, which was sent earlier that year and was also signed by James Hansen and Peter Gleick, among others.[9] His work is featured in the movie Chasing Ice.[10] Box began his expeditions to Greenland as an undergraduate at the University of Colorado Boulder, helping his professor, Konrad Steffen, install automated weather stations.[11] Thomas Painter of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has said that Box "...has one very important quality as a scientist,” namely that he "is willing to say crazy stuff and push the boundaries of conventional wisdom.”[12]

Early life

Box was raised in suburban Denver, the son of a satellite-system engineer who worked for an aerospace company. He has an older sister, Leslie. After his parents divorced, Box's father moved to England and later to Innsbruck, taking his son with him. While attending the University of Colorado, Boulder, Box joined a band called "The Sensors," where he played guitar and sang vocals. Leslie was also in the band.[12]

References

  1. ^ His bio at the Byrd Polar Research Center
  2. ^ His official website's biography page
  3. ^ A list of publications on his website
  4. ^ EIS Team
  5. ^ "Box's CV" (PDF). Ohio State University. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
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  7. ^ Mooney, Chris (Jan 31, 2013). "Humans Have Already Set in Motion 69 Feet of Sea Level Rise". Mother Jones. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  8. ^ Climate scientist willing to face arrest at tar sands pipeline protest
  9. ^ "Letter from Scientific Experts to President Obama Regarding Authorization of the Keystone XL Pipeline". 3 August 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  10. ^ Why Greenland’s Melting Could Be the Biggest Climate Disaster of All
  11. ^ McKibben, Bill (30 August 2012). "The Arctic Ice Crisis". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  12. ^ a b Goodell, Jeff. "Greenland Melting". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 January 2014.

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