Thu, February 26, 2015
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Byrd Polar & Climate Research Center 1090 Carmack Rd. Columbus, Ohio 43210
Meet Dr. Mark Carey, Associate Professor of History at the University of Oregon. Dr. Carey specializes in environmental history and history of science, and his research focuses on a variety of topics including: climate change, glacier-society interactions, natural disasters, mountaineering, water, and health. He is currently working on a National Science Foundation funded project titled Glaciers and Glaciology: How Nature, Field Research, and Societal Forces Shape the Earth Sciences and is the author of In the Shadow of Melting Glaciers: Climate Change and Andean Society. Coffee, tea, and snacks will be available, and Dr. Carey will answer any questions in room 177.