November 17

Lonnie Thompson, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University
"Global Climate Change: A Paleoclimate Perspective from the World's Highest Mountains"
4:30pm, Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall

Lonnie Thompson, PhD of the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University has achieved global recognition for his drilling and analysis of ice cores from mountain glaciers and ice caps in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. A high altitude climber and paleoclimatologist who studies climate change by looking at the entire history of the Earth, Thompson has spent more time above 18,000 feet than any other person in the world. As recently as this Fall, he recovered two of the deepest ice cores every extracted from the Andes (195 and 189 meters). In 2007, he received the National Medal of Science, the highest honor the U.S. gives to an American scientist. Read a NY Times article on his research that appeared Nov 3, 2009. 

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February 5

Robert Bindschadler, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Topic: TBA
4:30pm, Spanos Auditorium (Room 100), Cummings Hall

Robert Bindschadler, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Senior Fellow, has been a field researcher in Antarctica for over 25 years. His work involves the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets using remote sensing technology.

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February 16

Sheila Watt-Cloutier, former Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council
Topic TBA
4:30pm, Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall

Sheila Watt-Cloutier is a Canadian Inuit political activist and former International Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC). She has been active in health issues resulting from pollutants and in the impact of global climate change on Arctic communities.

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