Daniel Rothman Jeanne Rosselet Fellow Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Earth and Planetary Sciences Physics of Earth's
Carbon Cycle  Daniel Rothman is a professor of geophysics at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He uses quantitative
methods, inspired in part by modern ideas in statistical
physics, to understand the cooperative processes that create and
maintain our natural environment.  At Radcliffe, Rothman will
study how carbon cycles through the atmosphere, oceans, living
organisms, and rocks. The problem ostensibly falls at the
intersection of earth science, biology, and chemistry. However,
a wide range of environments and biogeochemical transformations
exhibit common features suggesting that physical mechanisms
exert significant control. Rothman will seek a fundamental
understanding of these physical processes. He will also explore
their relevance to recent global warming and past environmental
change associated with the evolution of life.  Rothman has
published widely in earth science, p