James M. Russell

James Michael Russell is an American paleoclimatologist and climatologist. He is the Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and a Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Brown University.[1] Russell researches the climate, paleoclimate, and limnology.

James M. Russell
Alma materWesleyan University (BA)
University of Minnesota (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsPaleoclimatology, climatology
InstitutionsUniversity of Minnesota Duluth
Brown University
ThesisThe Holocene Paleolimnology and Paleoclimatology of Lake Edward, Uganda-Congo (2004)
Doctoral advisorThomas C. Johnson

Education

Russell received a B.A. in Earth and Environmental Science from Wesleyan University in 1998.[2] Russell then worked as a Junior Scientist at the Limnological Research Center at the University of Minnesota for one year before beginning his Ph.D. in Ecology at the University of Minnesota.[3] Russell's doctoral advisor was Thomas C. Johnson.[3] Russell's dissertation in 2004 was titled The Holocene Paleolimnology and Paleoclimatology of Lake Edward, Uganda-Congo.[4]

Career and research

Russell is a paleoclimatologist and climatologist.[5][6] After graduating from the University of Minnesota, Russell joined the Large Lakes Observatory at the University of Minnesota Duluth.[2] In 2006, Russell joined the faculty of Brown University, where he was awarded tenure and the Royce Family Professorship of Teaching Excellence, in recognition of his teaching ability in 2018.

Russell's primary fields are paleoclimatology, paleolimnology, and paleoecology. He is particularly well known for his work reconstructing climates from Tropical lake sediments.[7]

According to Scopus, he has published 113 research articles so far with 37366 citations and has an H-index of 32.[8]

Editorial activities
  • 2017-2020: Associate Editor for Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology.[9]
  • 2016-present: Editorial board member for Quaternary International.[9]

Academic honors
  • 2008-2011: Joukowsky Family Assistant Professorship in Geological Sciences.[9]
  • 2013-present: Chairman of the Board of Directors, Drilling, Observation, and Sampling of the Earth’s Continental Crust (DOSECC).[9]

Postdocs
  • Jacquelyn Gill (2012-2013)
  • Sarah Ivory (2014-2016)
  • Sylvia G. Dee (2015-2017)

Students
  • Jessica Tierney (Ph.D. 2010)
  • Shannon Loomis (Ph.D. 2013)
  • Bronwen Konecky (Ph.D. 2013)
  • Jessica Rodysill (Ph.D. 2013)
  • Satrio Wicaksono (Ph.D. 2016)
  • William C. Daniels (Ph.D. 2017)

Selected works

Books
  • Climate-Driven Ecosystem Succession in the Sahara: the past 6000 years.[10]

Journal articles
  • Climate-driven ecosystem succession in the Sahara: the past 6000 years.[11]
  • Northern hemisphere controls on tropical southeast African climate during the past 60,000 years.[12]
  • Classification of lacustrine sediments based on sedimentary components.[13]

References
  1. "Russell, James". vivo.brown.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  2. "James M. Russell CV" (PDF). Researchers at Brown. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. "Thomas C. Johnson CV" (PDF). University of Minnesota Duluth. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  4. "Graduate student alumni directory". University of Minnesota,College of Biological Sciences. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  5. "James M. Russell". Researchers at Brown. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  6. "James Russell". Institute at Brown for Environment and Society. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  7. "Project seeks climate clues deep in Indonesian lakebed". News from Brown. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  8. "Scopus preview - Scopus - Author details (Russell, James M.)". www.scopus.com. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  9. "James Russell" (PDF). 2020-07-24.
  10. Kröpelin, S. Verschuren, D. Lézine, A.-M. Eggermont, H. Cocquyt, C. Francus, P. Cazet, J.-P. Fagot, M. Russell, J.M. Darius, F. Conley, D.J. Schuster, M. Suchodoletz, H. Von Engstrom, D.R. Climate-Driven Ecosystem Succession in the Sahara : the past 6000 years. OCLC 695108421.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. Brovkin, V.; Claussen, M. (2008-11-28). "Comment on "Climate-Driven Ecosystem Succession in the Sahara: The Past 6000 Years"". Science. 322 (5906): 1326b. doi:10.1126/science.1163381. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 19039121.
  12. Tierney, J. E.; Russell, J. M.; Huang, Y.; Damste, J. S. S.; Hopmans, E. C.; Cohen, A. S. (2008-10-10). "Northern Hemisphere Controls on Tropical Southeast African Climate During the Past 60,000 Years". Science. 322 (5899): 252–255. doi:10.1126/science.1160485. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 18787132. S2CID 7364713.
  13. "Classification of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks", SpringerReference, Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2011, doi:10.1007/springerreference_76411
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