David Schimel (born 1955) is a Research Scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He was formerly Chief Science Officer, Principal Investigator, and CEO for the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). Schimel was the convening lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which led to the IPCC receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 alongside Al Gore. He has authored numerous papers on biogeochemistry and the global carbon cycle.[1][2]

David Schimel
Born1955
United States
Education
OccupationResearch Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Lab
EmployerNASA

Schimel is the director at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry from 1995 to 2009.

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  1. ^ "US NSF - ERE - Advisory Committee BE COV". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  2. ^ David Schimel. "JPL Science: David Schimel". science.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-21.