Dr. Michael E. Mann
Scientist, Author and Speaker
- Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Director, Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media.
- Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action
Latest Research
Communicating Policy: Raising IRA Awareness in Philadelphia
Philadelphians stand to benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), but many may be unaware of how it can help them affordably make their homes more energy efficient.
Path-dependence of the Plio–Pleistocene glacial/interglacial cycles
In a new study led by Mann Research Group postdoctoral researcher, Judit Carrillo, hysteresis was identified in a model of intermediate complexity (CLIMBER-2) over the past few million years, most notably across the Mid-Pleistocene Transition (MPT). We demonstrate that in using path-dependent forcings there is a striking divergence in the history of Pleistocene glacial/interglacial cycles.
Compound Drought and Heatwave Events
Dr. Michael E. Mann and collaborators lead by Kumar P. Tripathy investigated the risk of compound drought and heatwave events (CDHW) under “worse-case” climate change scenarios. In this new study, they found the effects of climate change increases the intensity, duration and frequency of CDHW events, and comment on the threat extreme heat has on socioeconomic factors.
Upcoming Events
Winning the New Climate War – A Lecture with Dr. Michael Mann
Campus Center | Amherst Room
1 Campus Center Way, Amherst, MA
Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series: Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis
Chamberlain Student Center | Eynon Ballroom
Rowan University, Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ
Frontiers of Knowledge & Discovery: San Francisco
The Conservatory
One Sansom Street, San Francisco, CA
2025 IIZD Symposium – Hotez Lecture Moderated by Michael Mann and Co-Hosted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center
Vernon and Shirley Hill Pavilion
380 South University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
