Andrew Ingersoll

Andrew Perry Ingersoll
Born1940 (age 83–84)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationAmherst College (BA)
Harvard University (MA, PhD)
Known forrunaway greenhouse effect, atmospheric dynamics
AwardsNASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1981),[1]
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1997),[2]
Gerard P. Kuiper Prize (2007)[3]

Andrew Perry Ingersoll (born 1940) is an American physicist. He is a professor of planetary science at the California Institute of Technology. Ingersoll was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1997.[4] He received the lifetime achievement award in planetary science, the Gerard P. Kuiper Prize, in 2007. He proposed the runaway greenhouse effect and is known for his research on planetary atmospheres and climate.

  1. ^ Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (ESAM)
  2. ^ "American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows | Caltech". Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  3. ^ 2007 DPS Prize Recipients Andrew P. Ingersoll - 2007 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize recipient
  4. ^ "American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows | Caltech". Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-13.