Climate Change
Four Oregon State University faculty members from the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) have co-authored chapters of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessments, including the forthcoming 6th assessment. The IPCC is considered the gold standard for assessing the science behind, and the risks of, human-induced climate change.
Join these scientists, and CEOAS Dean Roberta Marinelli, as they discuss their experiences with the IPCC. How are IPCC authors chosen? How does such a large and diverse group reach consensus? How does the IPCC communicate its results? How has the group’s work been impacted by the U.S. administration’s skeptical and even hostile attitude toward climate science?
Moderator
Roberta Marinelli: Dean, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences – Oregon State University.
As dean, Marinelli leads one of the strongest Earth sciences programs in the nation, with nationally recognized teaching and research expertise in oceanography, atmospheric sciences, geology, geography, and coastal studies. Her previous leadership roles include executive director of the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Southern California, and Director of the Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems Program in the National Science Foundation's Antarctic Sciences section. She specializes in the ecology and biogeochemistry of the seafloor.
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Panelists
Philip Mote: Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences; Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School – Oregon State University
Mote’s research interests include the influence of climate change on western U.S. snowpack and regional climate modeling using massive numbers of predictions generated by volunteers’ personal computers. He has served as a Lead Author in Working Group I for the Fourth and Fifth Assessment Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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Peter Clark: Distinguished Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences – Oregon State University
Clark’s research interests include glaciers and ice sheets, sea level change, paleoclimatology and abrupt climate change. He served as a Coordinating Lead Author for Chapter 13 (Sea Level Change) in Working Group I of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report.
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Alan Mix: Distinguished Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences – Oregon State University
Mix studies climate and environmental change, with a specific focus on paleoceanography and paleoclimatology, micropaleontology, geochemistry, sedimentology and stratigraphy. He is a Lead Author for Chapter 9 (Ocean, Cryosphere and Sea Level Change) in Working Group I of the IPCC’s forthcoming Sixth Assessment Report.
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David Wrathall: Assistant Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences – Oregon State University.
Wrathall studies climate change adaptation, sustainable development, and human migration in response to climate change impacts. He is a Lead Author for Chapter 8 (Poverty, Livelihoods and Sustainable Development) in Working Group II of the IPCC’s forthcoming Sixth Assessment Report.
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About the College
The College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) at Oregon State University is an internationally recognized leader in the study of the Earth as an integrated system. It spans the natural science disciplines and creates strong linkages with the social sciences both within the college and university. With more than 100 faculty, 200 graduate students and 600 undergraduate students, CEOAS enables faculty and prepares students to explore new ideas and address complex issues of planetary-scale science.