William Anderegg
William R. L. Anderegg is an American scientist and researcher, who has contributed to the fields of climate change and ecology. His works have been cited over 30,000 times[1]. His research examines the impacts of climate change on Earth’s forests. His work includes studies on the scientific consensus on climate change,[2][3] the physiology of tree and forest drought responses,[4][5][6] climate change impacts on pollen seasons,[7][8] and climate risks to forests and nature-based climate solutions. Anderegg is a professor of biology and the founding director of the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy at the University of Utah.[9] He was the first ecologist to win NSF’s Alan T. Waterman Award (2023), the United States's highest honorary award for scientists no older than 40, since its inception in 1975.[10]
Early life and education
Anderegg was born and grew up in southwestern Colorado.[11] He received a B.A. and completed a Ph.D. in biology at Stanford University.[12] His dissertation work examined the physiology of how trees die from drought and climate stress through damage to the water transport system and the scientific consensus around climate change.[13] He completed a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship at Princeton University.[12][13]
Career and research
Anderegg’s research examines how climate change affects forests, ecosystems, and society in the western US and around the world.[5] His research contributions include quantifying the scientific consensus around human-caused climate change,[7][8] illuminating the physiology of how climate stress and drought kill trees through disruption of the water transport system,[6][14][15] revealing that human-caused climate change is driving longer and worse pollen seasons in North America,[16][17][18] and quantifying the climate risks like wildfire to human communities and to forests as nature-based climate solutions in the 21st century.[19][20]
Awards
- Web of Science, Clarivate Analytics, Global Highly Cited Researcher[21]
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2025)[22]
- NSF’s Alan T. Waterman Award (2023)[10]
- Blavatnik National Laureate in Life Sciences (2023)[12]
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation Science and Engineering Fellowship (2018-2023)[13]
- CAREER Award, National Science Foundation[23] (2021-2026)
- Early Career Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (2018-2022)[24]
- Tansley Medal from the New Phytologist Trust (2014)[25]
Selected publications
- Anderegg, W.R.L., Prall, J. W., Harold, J., and Schneider, S. H. (2010). "Expert credibility in climate change". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107 (27): 12107–12110.[26]
- Anderegg, W.R.L., A.G. Konings, A.T. Trugman, K. Yu, D.R. Bowling, R. Gabbitas, D. Karp, S. Pacala, J.S. Sperry, B. Sulman, N. Zenes (2018). Hydraulic diversity of forests regulates ecosystem resilience during drought. Nature. 561: 538–541[27]
- Anderegg, W.R.L., J. Abatzoglou, L.D.L. Anderegg, L. Bielory, P. Kinney and L. Ziska (2021). Anthropogenic climate change is worsening North American pollen seasons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118: e2013284118[28]
- Anderegg, W.R.L., C. Wu, N. Acil, N. Carvalhais, T.A.M. Pugh, J.P. Sadler, R. Seidl (2022). A climate risk analysis of Earth’s forests in the 21st century. Science. 377: 1099-1103[29]
References
- ↑ "Google Scholar - William Anderegg". Google Scholar - William Anderegg. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ Biello, David (2010-06-20). "Experto Crede: Climate Expertise Lacking among Global Warming Contrarians". Scientific American. New York, New York: Springer Nature America, Inc. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ Hickman, Leo (2010-06-21). "Why don't we trust climate scientists?". The Guardian. London, England: Guardian News & Media (GNM). Retrieved 2025-07-15.
- ↑ Harvey, Chelsea. "Yet another way that climate change makes itself worse". The Washington Post Blogs. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Martinez, Jack (2015-07-30). "Forests Affected by Drought Store Less CO2 Than Assumed in Climate Models: Study". Newsweek. New York, New York: Newsweek Media Group. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gillis, Justin (2015-03-31). "Climate Change Threatens to Kill Off More Aspen Forests by 2050s, Scientists Say". The New York Times. New York, New York. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ducharme, Jamie (2023-05-09). "Why Allergy Seasons Are Getting Worse". Time Magazine. New York, New York: Time USA, LLC. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Davis, Kathleen (2021-03-26). "Allergy Season Is Blooming With Climate Change". Science Friday. New York, New York: The Science Friday Initiative. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ↑ "Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy".
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "NSF honors 3 early-career researchers with the Alan T. Waterman Award". NSF. 27 April 2023.
- ↑ Gillis, Justin (2011-12-12). "Learning How to Kill Trees". The New York Times.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists".
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Packard Foundation Fellows in Science and Engineering".
- ↑ Goodell, Jeff (2020-06-25). "Why Planting Trees Won't Save Us". Rolling Stone. New York, New York: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ↑ Gillis, Justin (23 November 2012). "The Worldwide Vulnerability of Forests". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ↑ Schwartz, John (8 February 2021). "Climate Change Lengthens Pollen Season". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ↑ Patel, Kasha (2023-03-16). "The Worst Cities in the U.S. for allergies". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ Janin, Alex (2023-04-25). "An Allergy Season So Bad You Don't Need Allergies to Feel Miserable". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ↑ Mandel, Kyla (17 August 2023). "Wildfires Will Put $11 Billion Worth of U.S. Property at Risk Every Year by 2050". Time Magazine. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ↑ Davis, Darreonna (2023-08-17). "Wildfires Could Damage $11 Billion Worth Of Properties In Coming Decades, Study Finds". Forbes. Jersey City, New Jersey. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ↑ "Highly Cited Researchers 2024". 13 November 2024. Retrieved 2025-05-05. (2019-2024)
- ↑ "President Biden Honors Nearly 400 Federally Funded Early-Career Scientists". The White House. 14 January 2025.
- ↑ "Illuminating how plant water-use strategies mediate ecosystem response to multiple climate extremes". Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ↑ "ESA Fellows". Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ↑ "The 2014 Tansley Medal winner is Dr William Anderegg". Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ↑ Anderegg, W.R.L.; Prall, J. W.; Harold, J.; Schneider, S. H. (2010-04-09). "Expert credibility in climate change". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107 (27): 12107–12110. Bibcode:2010PNAS..10712107A. doi:10.1073/pnas.1003187107. PMC 2901439. PMID 20566872.
- ↑ Anderegg, W.R.L.; Konings, A.G.; Trugman, A.T.; Yu, K.; Bowling, D.R.; Gabbitas, D.; Karp, D.; Pacala, S.; Sperry, J.S.; Sulman, B.; Zenes, N. (2018). "Hydraulic diversity of forests regulates ecosystem resilience during drought". Nature. 561 (7724): 538–541. Bibcode:2018Natur.561..538A. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0539-7. PMID 30232452.
- ↑ Anderegg, W.R.L.; Abatzoglou, J.; Anderegg, L.D.L.; Bielory, L.; Kinney, P.; Ziska, L. (2021). "Anthropogenic climate change is worsening North American pollen seasons". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (7). Bibcode:2021PNAS..11813284A. doi:10.1073/pnas.2013284118. PMC 7896283 Check
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