Dr. Cullen is the Chief Climatologist for Climate Central, Visiting Lecturer at Princeton University and a Senior Research Fellow at the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the University of Pennsylvania
Agents of Change
Inspired by the YEARS series? Thinking about your future? You have the power to make a difference today and in the future. Check out these profiles of the YEARS science team members and look into other careers that allow you to address the issues presented in the series.
Heidi Cullen, Ph.D.
James Hansen, Ph.D.
Dr. Hansen is a professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences as Director of the Program Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions at Columbia
Joseph Romm, Ph.D.
Joe Romm, Ph.D. is Chief Science Advisor for the Showtime TV series, “Years of Living Dangerously.” He is also Founding Editor of ClimateProgress.org, which NY Times columnist Tom Friedman called “the indispensable blog.”
Katherine Hayhoe, Ph.D.
Dr. Hayhoe is an Atmospheric Scientist and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University
Kim Cobb, Ph.D.
Dr. Cobb is an Associate professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael Mann, Ph.D.
Dr. Mann is the Director of the Penn State Earth System Science Center and a member of the Penn State University Faculty, holding joint positions in the Departments of Meteorology and Geosciences, and Earth and Environmental Systems Institute.
Michael Oppenheimer, Ph.D.
Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson Scholl and the Department of Geosciences at Princeton University
Robert Corell, Ph.D.
Careers for the Environment
Actuary
Episode(s): Episode 9: Moving a Mountain
Big Data Specialist
Episode(s): Episode 1: Dry Season
Chemist
Episode(s): Episode 5: True Colors
Climatologist or Atmospheric Scientist
Emergency Management
Episode(s): Episode 5: True Colors
Environmental Journalist
Episode(s): Episode 3: The Surge
Environmental Law
Episode(s): Episode 1: Dry Season
Environmental Science & Protection Technician
Episode(s): Episode 7: Revolt, Rebuild, Renew
Environmental Scientist
Episode(s): Episode 1: Dry Season, Episode 7: Revolt, Rebuild, Renew
Epidemiologist
Episode(s): Episode 8: A Dangerous Future
Forest Fire Fighter
Stories: Fire Line
Episode(s): Episode 2: End of the Woods
Geoscientist
Episode(s): Episode 9: Moving a Mountain
Glaciologist
Stories: Under the Ice
Episode(s): Episode 4: Ice and Brimstone, Episode 9: Moving a Mountain
Health Educator & Community Health Worker
Episode(s): Episode 8: A Dangerous Future
Hydrologist
Episode(s): Episode 7: Revolt, Rebuild, Renew
Medical Scientist
Episode(s): Episode 8: A Dangerous Future
Oceanographer
Stories: The Scientist
Episode(s): Episode 3: The Surge
Physicist
Episode(s): Episode 5: True Colors
Political Scientist
Episode(s): Episode 6: Winds of Change
Renewable Energy Engineer
Episode(s): Episode 4: Ice and Brimstone
Surveying and Mapping Technician
Episode(s): Episode 6: Winds of Change
Wildlife Biologist
Episode(s): Episode 2: End of the Woods
Wind Turbine Technician
Stories: Against the Wind
Episode(s): Episode 6: Winds of Change