Pamela Matson
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Pamela Anne Matson (born 1953)[1] is an American scientist and professor. From 2002 - 2017 she was the dean of the Stanford University School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences. She also previously worked at NASA and at the University of California, Berkeley. Matson is the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Professor of Environmental Studies (Emerita) at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and a Senior Fellow (Emerita) at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Matson is a winner of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, also known as the "genius grant," and is considered to be a "pioneer in the field of environmental science."[2] She was appointed to the "Einstein Professorship" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2011. She received an honorary doctorate from McGill University in 2017.[3] She is married to fellow scientist Peter Vitousek.[4]
Pamela Matson | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Indiana University, Oregon State University University of North Carolina |
Awards | MacArthur Fellow, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, AAAS Fellow, United States National Academy of Sciences |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Ecology, Biology |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, NASA |