Michael Osborne
Graduate student, Department of Environmental Earth System Science, Stanford University
Osborne is a leader in science communication and a climate
science mentor to Bay Area high school teachers and students. While
pursuing his PhD in geochemistry and oceanography, Osborne
developed and taught a class at Stanford entitled "Communicating
environmental research using narratives and stories." He has
originated a second class, "Podcasting the Anthropocene," a
reference to a current debate over whether humanity's influence on
the planet is large enough to represent a new geologic age in Earth
history. Osborne has worked on a variety of research projects
in geological sciences, including his current study of global
climate and El Niño in the western Pacific.