His research interests include science and policy of the atmosphere, particularly climate change and its impacts. Much of his research aims to understand the potential for dangerous outcomes of increasing levels of greenhouse gases by exploring the effects of global warming on ecosystems such as coral reefs, on the ice sheets and…

His interests include the processes that govern ecological communities, the interplay between community and ecosystem-level processes, and the interactions between the global biosphere and climate. Pacala's research involves all aspects of the global carbon cycle; currently he is focusing on a new model for the terrestrial biosphere…

His research interests include bioethics, econometrics, science policy, and the evolution of postsecondary education. Shapiro's published work includes A Larger Sense of Purpose: Higher Education and Society (2005); Belmont Revisited, Ethical Principles for Research with Human Subjects (2005); and Universities…

His current research focuses on global carbon management and fossil-carbon sequestration. Under the Carbon Mitigation Initiative, a 15-year (2000–15) research project supported by BP and the (for the first eight years) Ford Motor Company, Princeton has launched new, coordinated research in environmental science, energy technology,…