Stephen J. Pyne has written over 30 books, mostly on the history and management of wildland and rural fire, including big-screen surveys for the U.S., Canada, Australia, Europe (including Russia), and the world generally, and is completing a multi-volume fire history of the U.S. and its regions since 1960. His exploration research includes books on Antarctica, the Grand Canyon, the Voyager mission, and a biography of Grove Karl Gilbert.
He teaches courses on fire, history of exploration and science, and nonfiction writing.
PhD University of Texas-Austin 1976
MA University of Texas-Austin 1974
BA Stanford University 1971
Current research pivots around a multi-volume exploration of American fire history since 1960. The basic narrative, Between Two Fires, was published in 2015. A series of regional surveys under the general title To the Last Smoke is being released, with up to nine books. A complementary volume on writing, Style and Story, is in press. Future research planned includes a fire history of Mexico
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BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
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BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
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BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
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BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
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HPS 590 | Reading and Conference |
HSD 591 | Seminar |
HPS 591 | Seminar |
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BIO 427 | Fire |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
HPS 493 | Honors Thesis |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
HPS 590 | Reading and Conference |
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BIO 189 | Life Sciences Career Paths |
HPS 590 | Reading and Conference |
HPS 591 | Seminar |
HPS 790 | Reading and Conference |
2016 National Advanced Fire and Resource Institute, recognition for distinguished service
2015 Recognition of Merit. 6th International Wildland Fire Conference (Pyeongchang, Korea)
2014 ASU Global Institute of Sustainability - Distinguished Sustainability Scholar
ASU Virginia Piper Center for Creative Writing. Affiliate status.
2010 Thompson Memorial Lecture, Northern Arizona University
2009 Furniss Lectures, Colorado State University
2007 ASU College of Arts and Sciences – Distinguished Faculty Award
2005 Association of American Geographers – Honorary Geographer
2003 Appointed a Regents Professor, Arizona State University
2001 Year of the Fires named by Library Journal to its Best Books of 2001 and by PEN
Center to its Finalist roster in the category of Research Non-fiction
2001 Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science
1998 Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Alberta
1995 Robert Kirsch Award, Los Angeles Times, for "a living author whose residence or focus
has been in the West and whose career contributions merit body-of-work recognition"
1995 Theodore Blegen Award, Forest History Society, for essay "Nataraja: India's Cycle of Fire"
1995 Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (ended in 2015)
1995 ASU Alumni Award for Research
1993 ASU West Award of Achievement in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
1992 B. Benjamin Zucker Environmental Fellowship, Yale University
1988 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship
1987 The Ice named by New York Times Book Review as among "Best Books of 1987"
1984 Esquire Magazine Register (December)
1983 Forest History Society Book Award for Fire in America
1982 Frederick K. Weyerhaeuser Award, Forest History Society
1973 Outstanding performance award, National Park Service