Peter Kalmus
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May 9, 1974
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Peter Kalmus Bio
Dr Peter Kalmus is an Associate Project Scientist at the University of California Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science & Engineering. He enjoys studying clouds and climate change at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He received his Bachelor of Science in physics in 1997 from Harvard University and his PhD in physics in 2008 from Columbia University. His PhD work involved searching for gravitational waves as a member of the LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory).
He is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles in physics and earth science. He is also the author of the award-winning book Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution and the founder of the website noflyclimatesci.org and co-founder of the app “Earth Hero: Climate Change.”
Through his work, Dr. Kalmus intends to help humanity transition away from fossil fuels and align gracefully with the biosphere. He has received multiple awards for his work in earth science like the inaugural Transition US Walking the Talk award. He was also one of the 10 “Grist 50” fellows classified as Visionaries in 2018.
