Peter Gleick | |
|---|---|
 Boston Museum of Science, April 2014 | |
| Born | 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley; Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | President-emeritus and co-founder of the Pacific Institute |
| Organization(s) | Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security |
| Notable work | The World's Water, Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water, A Twenty-First Century U.S. Water Policy |
| Website | pacinst |
Peter H. Gleick (/ɡlɪk/; born 1956) is an American scientist working on issues related to the environment.[1] He works at the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California, which he co-founded in 1987. In 2003 he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for his work on water resources. Among the issues he has addressed are conflicts over water resources,[2] water and climate change,[3] development, and human health.[4]
In 2006 he was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Gleick received the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) Ven Te Chow Memorial Award in 2011,[5] and that same year he and the Pacific Institute were awarded the first U.S. Water Prize. In 2014, The Guardian newspaper listed Gleick as one of the world's top 10 "water tweeters."[6] In 2018, Gleick received the Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization.[7] In 2019, Boris Mints Institute of Tel Aviv University awarded Gleick its annual BMI Prize as "an exceptional individual who has devoted his/her research and academic life to the solution of a strategic global challenge."[8] In 2023, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [9]
- ^ "Full CV for Dr. Peter H. Gleick" (PDF). Pacific Institute. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "Visionary: Finite Possibilities". Los Angeles Times Magazine. January 2010. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
- ^ "War On Tap: America". NPR Books. NPR. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
- ^ "The World's Water". Pacific Institute. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ "Ven Te Chow Memorial Lecture Award". International Water Resources Association. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ "Top 10 Water Tweeters". Guardian Newspaper. 6 October 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ "Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization" (PDF). Wonderfest. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "The BMI Prize". The Boris Mints Institute, Tel Aviv University. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ "American Academy of Arts and Sciences". AAAS New Members. AAAS. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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