Aired December 14th, 2019 11:00AM
Dr. Paul Andrew Mayewski is Director of the Climate Change Institute and Distinguished Professor at the University of Maine. He has led more than 55 expeditions to some of the remotest polar and high altitude reaches of the planet; has more than 430 scientific publications; received numerous honors including: the first internationally awarded Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research, the Explorers Club Lowell Thomas Medal, honorary Ph.D. from Stockholm University, honorary fellow in the American Polar Society, and fellow in the American Geophysical Union, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Explorers Club; developed and led major climate change research programs in Antarctica, Greenland, Asia, and New England; worked with outreach entities such as the American Museum of Natural History and Boston Museum of Science; and has appeared hundreds of times in the media.
