Charles David Keeling Memorial Lecture Series

Established in 2010, the Charles David Keeling Memorial Lecture honors Keeling and recognizes the high standard he set for scientific research. Keeling was the first to confirm the rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide by very precise measurements, producing a data set now known widely as the "Keeling Curve."

Included in the Perspectives on Ocean Science series at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps, this public lecture is given by a prominent member of the global change community able to speak on topics that reflect the legacy of Keeling's work.

Recipients

2024 Tereza Cavazos Perez, Professor, Department of Physical Oceanography at The Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada
2023 Susanne Moser, Director, Susanne Moser Research and Consulting, Antioch University New England
2022 Park Williams, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, UCLA
2019 Fiamma Straneo, Professor, Climate, Atmospheric Science & Physical Oceanography, Scripps Oceanography
2017 Rosina Bierbaum, Professor, University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment, and School of Public Health
2015 Clara Deser, Climatologist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
2014 David Victor, Professor of International Relations and Pacific Studies, UC San Diego
2013 Richard Somerville, Climate scientist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor, Scripps Oceanography
2012 Bill McKibben, Noted environmental author
2011 Lonnie Thompson, Ohio State University
2010 Steve Running, University of Montana