Jack Scheff is an Assistant Professor of Geography & Earth Sciences at UNC Charlotte, where he teaches a wide range of classes on climate, the atmosphere, and climate change, and conducts research into how and why past, present and future climate changes affect the Earth's water cycle.
Dr. Scheff grew up in the Chicago area and got his B.S. in mathematics at the University of Illinois downstate, where he first fell in love with atmospheric science by taking an elective class as a freshman. Jack then decided to get his M.S. and eventually PhD in atmospheric science, at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he gained a deeper perspective on climate change.
After his PhD, he moved to New York City where he worked at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory for two and a half years as a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, studying drought and climate change in geologic time. After a brief fellowship at the National Academies in DC, he joined the UNC Charlotte faculty in mid-2017.
In his spare time Jack is an avid reader, traveler, piano player, cyclist, and cook.
