J. Taylor Perron
{{Short description|Geomorphologist and 2021 MacArthur fellow}}
Taylor Perron (born c. 1977) is a geomorphologist and Professor at MIT. He was a 2021 MacArthur fellow.
Education and work
Perron obtained an AB in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Archaeology at Harvard University and a PhD in Earth and Planetary Science from University of California, Berkeley. Perron was a postdoc at Harvard University.{{cite news |last1=Magazine |first1=Smithsonian |last2=Jaffe |first2=Eric |title=Life Beyond Earth |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/life-beyond-earth-157613846/ |work=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}
Perron is the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.{{cite news |last1=Prisco |first1=Jacopo |title=Water frost detected on Mars volcanoes in 'unexpected' first |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/11/science/water-frost-mars-volcanoes-equator-scn/index.html |work=CNN |date=11 June 2024 |language=en}}
Perron researched Amazonian Dark earth.{{cite news |last1=Schmidt |first1=Morgan J. |last2=Goldberg |first2=Samuel L. |last3=Heckenberger |first3=Michael |last4=Fausto |first4=Carlos |last5=Franchetto |first5=Bruna |last6=Watling |first6=Jennifer |last7=Lima |first7=Helena |last8=Moraes |first8=Bruno |last9=Dorshow |first9=Wetherbee B. |last10=Toney |first10=Joshua |last11=Kuikuro |first11=Yamalui |last12=Waura |first12=Kumessi |last13=Kuikuro |first13=Huke |last14=Kuikuro |first14=Taku Wate |last15=Kuikuro |first15=Takumã |last16=Kuikuro |first16=Yahila |last17=Kuikuro |first17=Afukaka |last18=Teixeira |first18=Wenceslau |last19=Rocha |first19=Bruna |last20=Honorato |first20=Vinicius |last21=Tavares |first21=Hugo |last22=Magalhães |first22=Marcos |last23=Barbosa |first23=Carlos Augusto |last24=da Fonseca |first24=João Aires |last25=Mendes |first25=Kelton |last26=Alleoni |first26=Luís Reynaldo Ferracciú |last27=Cerri |first27=Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino |last28=Arroyo-Kalin |first28=Manuel |last29=Neves |first29=Eduardo |last30=Perron |first30=J. Taylor |title=Intentional creation of carbon-rich dark earth soils in the Amazon |url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh8499 |journal=Science Advances |date=22 September 2023 |volume=9 |issue=38 |language=en |doi=10.1126/sciadv.adh8499}}
Perron was named a 2021 MacArthur fellow for studying landscapes evolution and developing tools for predictions involving climate change.{{cite news |title=Our past and future is written in Earth's landscape. Here's how one geomorphologist is reading it |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/rivers-run-through-this-geomorphologists-research-on-earth-and-beyond |work=PBS News |date=18 March 2022 |language=en-us}}{{cite news |title=MacArthur will give 25 new fellows $625,000 each to pursue 'high-risk, high-reward' work |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/2021-macarthur-genius-grant-winners/2021/09/28/a2553a28-1cdc-11ec-a99a-5fea2b2da34b_story.html}}
Personal life
Taylor is married to psychotherapist Lisa Varchol Perron. Together they wrote a picture book All the Rocks We Love.{{cite news |title=Q&A: Helping young readers explore curiosity about rocks through discovery and play |url=https://news.mit.edu/2024/helping-young-readers-explore-curiosity-about-rocks-0715 |work=MIT News {{!}} Massachusetts Institute of Technology |date=15 July 2024 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- https://taylorperron.org
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ixPYwosAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
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Category:Fellows of the American Geophysical Union
Category:Harvard University alumni