Robin Wordsworth
Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Profile
Outside professional activities
Profile
Professor Wordsworth's research is focused on the processes that shape planetary climate and habitability, both in the Solar System and around other stars. Currently active research topics include the changes in Mars' climate and atmospheric chemistry over geologic time, the behavior of convection, clouds and precipitation on Earth and other planets, and observational techniques for detection of surface liquid water and biospheres on rocky exoplanets.
Contact
Email: rwordsworth@seas.harvard.edu
Additional Website: https://people.seas.harvard.edu/~rwordsworth/
Expertise
Climate dynamics
Planetary Sciences
Planetary Sciences
Outside professional activities
Outside Professional Activities
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Outside Professional Activities For Robin Wordsworth
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NASA
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National Academies
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The Salata institute
The Salata Institute supports interdisciplinary research that leads to real-world action, including high-risk/high-reward projects by researchers already working in the climate area and new endeavors that make it easier for Harvard scholars, who have not worked on climate problems, to do so.