Dork Sahagian

Last updated February 07, 2026

Dork Sahagian is an Armenian American climate scientist.^[1] He is the Director of the Environmental Initiative at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.^[2] He invented a technique for calculating the Earth's air pressure in the past, based on the difference in the size of the bubbles in cooled volcanic lava.^[3] He received Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 as a part of IPCC.^[4]

References

↑ "Nobel Prize-Winning Contributions". Inside Rensselaer. 2 (2). January 31, 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
↑ "The battle for life on earth". United Nations Radio. May 22, 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ Botkin-Kowacki, Eva (May 10, 2016). "Early Earth's atmosphere was quite thin. Why does it matter?". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729 . Retrieved May 11, 2016.
↑ "Dr. Dork Sahagian, author of A User's Guide for Planet Earth to speak - Breinigsville, PA - Dr. Vera Cole to attend | Energy and Sustainability Policy". esp.e-education.psu.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2022-11-07.

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[1] "Nobel Prize-Winning Contributions". Inside Rensselaer. 2 (2). January 31, 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2010-05-29.

[2] "The battle for life on earth". United Nations Radio. May 22, 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[3] Botkin-Kowacki, Eva (May 10, 2016). "Early Earth's atmosphere was quite thin. Why does it matter?". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729 . Retrieved May 11, 2016.

[4] "Dr. Dork Sahagian, author of A User's Guide for Planet Earth to speak - Breinigsville, PA - Dr. Vera Cole to attend | Energy and Sustainability Policy". esp.e-education.psu.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2022-11-07.

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