SPEAKERS:

Dr. Richard Alley (PhD 1987 Wisconsin; Evan Pugh University Professor, Geosciences, Penn State) studies the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets to help predict future climate and sea-level changes. He has been honored for research, teaching, and service. He participated in the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (co-recipient, 2007 Nobel Peace Prize), and provided requested advice to high government officials from both major political parties. He has authored or coauthored over 300 refereed scientific papers. His was presenter for the PBS TV miniseries Earth: The Operators’ Manual, based on his book. His popular account of climate change and ice cores, The Two-Mile Time Machine, was Phi Beta Kappa’s science book of the year. He is happily married with two grown daughters, a bicycle, and a pair of soccer cleats.

Jeremy Cox is a reporter with the Chesapeake Bay Journal, a nonprofit news organization that covers the environment in the 64,000-square-mile Chesapeake watershed. He also hosts the Journal’s official podcast, Chesapeake Uncharted. The first season focused entirely on climate change. Jeremy lives near Salisbury, Maryland, and enjoys kayaking, bird-watching and running.

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