CSG Plenary Speakers

The Climate Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers sponsors a plenary session at each AAG Annual Meeting, inviting talks from national and international leaders in climate science, climatology, and climate impacts. Don't miss our next speaker!

Upcoming...

2026 (San Francisco) - Zeke Hausfather, Berkeley Earth

Past CSG Plenary Speakers:

2025 - Andrew Dessler, Texas A&M University

2024 - Katie Kamelamela, Arizona State University

2023 - Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR

2022 - Kate Marvel, Columbia University and NASA GISS 

2021 - James Adegoke, University of Missouri-Kansas City

2020 - No Speaker, Annual Meeting Cancelled (COVID)

2019 - Louis Uccelini, National Weather Service

2018 - Katherine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University

2017 - Kerry Emanuel, MIT 

2016 - Jay Famiglietti, Cal Tech

2015 - Tom Skilling, WGN TV Chicago

2014 - Michael Mann, Penn State

2013 - Patrick Harr, Naval Postgraduate School

2012 - James Hansen, NASA Goddard

2011 - Nathan Mantua, University of Washington

2010 - Thomas Karl, NOAA Climate Services

2009 - Julio Betancourt, USGS

2008 - Diana Liverman, Oxford University

2007 - Kelly Redmond, Western Regional Climate Center

2006 - Kerry Emanuel, MIT

2005 - Kevin Trenberth, NCAR

2004 - Susan Avery, American Meteorological Society

2003 - David Stahle, University of Arkansas

2002 - Daniel R. Cayan, Scripps

2001 - Bruce Hayden, University of Virginia

2000 - Nicholas Graham, Hydrologic Research Center

1999 - Harry von Loon, NCAR

1998 - Howard Bluestein, University of Oklahoma

1997 - Patrick Michaels, University of Virginia