William H. Schlesinger

James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Biogeochemistry and Former Dean of the Nicholas School
Earth & Ocean Sciences
Environmental Sciences & Policy

PhD, Cornell University, 1976
AB, Dartmouth College, 1972

Schlesinger's experience lies in Global environmental change, focusing on chemical changes in the environment, especially soils, that relate to changes in global climate and desertification.

Primary area of expertise: biogeochemistry

Secondary areas of expertise: biodiversity, desertification, earth surface processes, ecology, energy, environmental chemistry, global change ecology, global climate change, soil science, terrestrial ecosystems, wetland ecology, geomorphology, population growth

Curriculum Vitae

Web Links:

• University Program in Ecology
• FACE Program