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| '''William Happer''' is a ] who has specialised in the study of ] and ].<ref name=Shaw>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=m3if4tpUVzcC&pg=PA18 |title=University research centers of excellence for homeland security |author=Alan Shaw |year=2004 |publisher=National Academies Press |isbn=9780309092364}}</ref> He is the Eugene Higgins professor of physics at ] where he holds the Cyrus Fogg Brackett Chair of Physics.<ref name=Shaw/> | |||
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| '''William Happer''' is a professor of physics at ]. He was the director of energy research at the United States Department of Energy. He was fired from this position in 1993. According to ] he was fired for speaking out against the Clinton administration's views on how ] gases affect the ].<ref>{{ cite web | title=Political Science | url=http://www.sepp.org/Archive/controv/controversies/happer.html | publisher=Reason Magazine | author=Ronald Bailey | date=December 1993 | access-date=2009-12-13}}</ref> He also testified in the United States Congress that the amount of UV-B light reaching the United States had declined. | |||
| ==Education== | |||
| He studied physics at the ], graduating in 1960, and then gained his doctorate at Princeton in 1964.<ref name=Shaw/> | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| His academic career started at ] where he became a full ] and director of the Columbia Radiation Laboratory.<ref name=Shaw/> In 1980, he left to go to Princeton where he was the Class of 1909 Professor of Physics.<ref name=Shaw/> In 1991, he joined United States ] where he was the director of its research budget of $3 billion.<ref name=Shaw/> In 1993, he returned to his position at Princeton where he became the chair of the research board in 1995.<ref name=Shaw/> | |||
| In addition to these full-time positions, he has had numerous other assignments: chairman of the steering committee for ]; trustee of the ], the ] and the ].<ref name=Shaw/> He co-founded Magnetic Imaging Technologies Inc. in 1994.<ref name=Shaw/> | |||
| ==Global warming== | |||
| In February 2009 Happer testified before Congress, "I believe that the increase of ] is not a cause for alarm and will be good for mankind", for among other reasons because of its beneficial effects on plant growth.<ref>{{cite web | title=Climate change - statement of William Happer | url= http://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Files.View&FileStore_id=84462e2d-6bff-4983-a574-31f5ae8e8a42 | publisher=] | author=William Happer | date=February 25, 2009 | access-date=2009-09-25}}</ref> | In February 2009 Happer testified before Congress, "I believe that the increase of ] is not a cause for alarm and will be good for mankind", for among other reasons because of its beneficial effects on plant growth.<ref>{{cite web | title=Climate change - statement of William Happer | url= http://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Files.View&FileStore_id=84462e2d-6bff-4983-a574-31f5ae8e8a42 | publisher=] | author=William Happer | date=February 25, 2009 | access-date=2009-09-25}}</ref> | ||
| ==Honours== | |||
| He is a fellow of the ] and the ]. He received a ] fellowship in 1955, an ] award in 1976, the ] Prize in 1997, the ] prize in 199 and the ] patent award in 2000.<ref name=Shaw/> | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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William Happer is a physicist who has specialised in the study of optics and spectroscopy. He is the Eugene Higgins professor of physics at Princeton University where he holds the Cyrus Fogg Brackett Chair of Physics.
Education
He studied physics at the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1960, and then gained his doctorate at Princeton in 1964.
Career
His academic career started at Columbia University where he became a full professor and director of the Columbia Radiation Laboratory. In 1980, he left to go to Princeton where he was the Class of 1909 Professor of Physics. In 1991, he joined United States Department of Energy where he was the director of its research budget of $3 billion. In 1993, he returned to his position at Princeton where he became the chair of the research board in 1995.
In addition to these full-time positions, he has had numerous other assignments: chairman of the steering committee for JASON; trustee of the MITRE Corporation, the Richard Lounsbery Foundation and the Marshall Institute. He co-founded Magnetic Imaging Technologies Inc. in 1994.
Global warming
In February 2009 Happer testified before Congress, "I believe that the increase of CO2 is not a cause for alarm and will be good for mankind", for among other reasons because of its beneficial effects on plant growth.
Honours
He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He received a Alfred P. Sloan fellowship in 1955, an Alexander von Humboldt award in 1976, the Herbert P.Broida Prize in 1997, the Davisson-Germer prize in 199 and the Thomas Alva Edison patent award in 2000.
References
- ^ Alan Shaw (2004), University research centers of excellence for homeland security, National Academies Press, ISBN 9780309092364
- William Happer (February 25, 2009). "Climate change - statement of William Happer". U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Retrieved 2009-09-25.