MacCracken holds a B.S. in engineering from Princeton University and a doctorate in applied science from the University of California. Prior to his work at the U.S. Global Change Research Program, he was chief scientist for the Hardware, Advanced Mathematics and Model Physics project at the Department of Energy. He also worked at the Livermore National Laboratory, where he led development of a San Francisco Bay Area air quality model used to develop the region's successful air quality control plan. He was inducted into the American Association for the Advancement of Science in January 1999. This lecture is part of the Wednesday Noon Series presented by the Johns Hopkins University Office of Special Events.
Admission is free.