Born:James Edward Hansen, (1941-03-29) March 29, 1941 (age 85), Denison, Iowa, U.S.
Awards:Klopsteg Memorial Award (2011), , Member of the National Academy of Sciences, , Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal, BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2016) Tang Prize (2018) Heinz Award in the Environment (2001)
Fields:Atmospheric physics
Thesis:The atmosphere of Venus : a dust insulation model (1967)
Website:www.columbia.edu/~jeh1
Known for:Radiative transfer, , Planetary atmospheres, , Climate models
Alma mater:University of Iowa
Institutions:Currently Columbia University;, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies 1967–2013