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John Harte

John Harte

University of California, Berkeley

John Harte is a Professor of the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley. He did his undergraduate studies at Harvard and his PhD in theoretical physics at the University of Wisconsin. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Pew Scholars award, the Leo Szilard prize from the American Physical Society, and a George Polk award in investigative journalism. He is an elected Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, the American Physical Society, the Ecological society of America, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has also served on six National Academy of Sciences Committees and has authored over 250 scientific journal publications and eight books. John’s research focuses on ecology, climate, complexity science, and environmental policy.


Books by John Harte

Consider a Cylindrical Cow: More Adventures in Environmental Problem Solving Consider a Spherical Cow: A Course in Environmental Problem Solving Consider a Spherical Cow, 2nd ed Solutions to 101 Homework Problems: Consider a Spherical Cow, 2nd Ed
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