The 102nd Annual Meeting and Dinner
with Guest Speaker Michael McElroy
Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Sciences, Harvard University

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Main Clubhouse

5:30 pm Annual Meeting
in Aesculapian Room,
Harvard Club of Boston Members Only

6:00 pm Reception and Cocktails in
Commonwealth Lounge and Harvard Hall Foyer

6:45 pm Dinner in Harvard Hall

Michael B. McElroy began his research career as an atomic physicist, graduating at age 22 with a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Queens University, Belfast.  He was a Staff Scientist at Kitt Peak Observatory in southern Arizona from 1963, until he was appointed as the Abbott Lawrence Rotch Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Harvard in 1970.  Since then, he has served as Director of the Center for Earth and Planetary Physics (1975-1978), as founding Chair of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (1986-2000), as Chair of the University-wide Committee on the Environment (1991-2001), and as first Director of the Center for the Environment (2001-2004).  He was appointed as the Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Sciences in 1997.

He is the author of more than 250 technical papers and several books covering topics including studies of planetary atmospheres, stratospheric ozone, the chemistry of the troposphere, changes in biogeochemical cycles, and factors underlying both natural and human-induced changes in global climate.  His most recent book, Energy:  Perspectives, Problems, and Prospects, addresses the challenge posed by our need to switch to a low carbon energy future in order to meet the challenge of global climate change.

Price per person:  $49 (plus Club charge & tax); cancellation date:  Monday, March 22, 2010.