The Spring 2017 PCCRC Distiguished Lecture will be given by Noah S. Diffenbaugh, Professor, School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences, and Senior Fellow of the Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University. His talk entitled, "Quantifying the influence of observed global warming on the probability of historically unprecedented extreme climate events," will start at 3:30pm, and a reception will immediately follow at 4:45pm in Leopold's Landing.

Prof. Diffenbaugh studies the climate system, including impacts on agriculture, water resources, and human health. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Geophysical Research Letters. He has served as an IPCC Lead Author, and has provided scientific expertise to the White House, the Governor of California, and U.S. Congressional offices. Recognitions include the Holton Award from the American Geophysical Union and a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. Before moving to Stanford, he was a member of the faculty of Purdue University, where he was a University Faculty Scholar and served as Interim Director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center (PCCRC).