An Evening with Dr. Lonnit Thompson

Dr. Thompson, a distinguished, world renowned professor at The OSU School of Earth Sciences and a Research Scientist in the Byrd Polar Research Center. Dr. Thompson has led over 50 expeditions to mountains across the globe including; the Himalayas, Kilimanjaro and the Andes. His research has propelled the field of ice core paleoclimatology out of the Polar Regions to the highest tropical and subtropical ice fields. His community presentation will focus on the interconnectedness of the Earth system and how glacial retreat affects us all.