Tapio Schneider

Tapio Schneider is a climate scientist and a professor of environmental science and engineering at the California Institute of Technology. His research is focused on understanding how the turbulent dynamics of the atmosphere, from clouds to large-scale weather systems, shape Earth's climate. Ultimately, his goal is to develop a set of physical laws that govern climate.

Tapio Schneider
Born	1972 (age 52–53) Germany
Citizenship	American, Finnish, German
Alma mater	Princeton University Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Scientific career
Fields	Climate science, Atmospheric physics
Institutions	California Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisor	Isaac Held
Website	climate-dynamics.org

Awards and recognitions

• 2008: Houghton Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[1]
• 2008: Discover Magazine, “20 Best Brains Under 40” ^[2]
• 2005-2010: David and Lucile Packard Fellow ^[3]
• 2004-2006: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Research Fellow
• 2004 James R. Holton Junior Scientist Award, American Geophysical Union^[4]