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Research Interests
Glaciers and ice sheets, sea level change, paleoclimatology and abrupt climate change
Biography
Education
B.S. with Honors (major), St. Lawrence University, 1978M.S. Geology, University of Waterloo, 1980Ph.D. Geology, University of Colorado, 1984Experience
2016 - present: Distinguished Professor of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University2018 - present: Professor of Quaternary Studies, University of Ulster1997 - 2016: Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University2013 - 2015: Professor of Quaternary Studies, University of Ulster2012: Visiting Scholar, Harvard University2010: The Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship, University of Edinburgh2009: Visiting Scholar, Harvard University2001: Marie Curie Visiting Scientist, University of Ulster1992 - 1997: Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University1988 - 1992: Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University1984 - 1988: Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Illinois at ChicagoProfessional Activities
- Associate Editor, Journal of Climate, 2017-present
- Associate Editor, Atmosphere-Ocean, 2012-2017.
- Editor, Journal of Climate, 2012-2015.
- Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 13 (Sea Level Change), Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 2010-2013.
- Editorial Advisory Board, Quaternary Science Reviews, 2006-2012.
- Associate Editor, Journal of Climate, 2003-2012.
- Coordinating Lead Author, Report to the U.S. National Science Foundation, “A Research Program for Projecting Future Sea-Level Rise from Land-Ice Loss” (2011).
- Coordinating Lead Author, U.S. Climate Change Science Program, Synthesis and Assessment Product on “Abrupt Climate Change” (2008).
- Member, Panel on the CLIVAR/PAGES Intersection, 2004-2008.
- Member, U.S. National Committee for International Union for Quaternary Research, 2004-2006.
- North American Editor, Quaternary Science Reviews, 1998-2005.
- Editorial Board, Geology, 2002-2004.
- Marine Earth System History (MESH) Steering Committee, NSF, 2003-2005.
- Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Committee, American Geophysical Union, 1996-2002.
- INQUA Commission on Glaciation, 1999-2003.
- Associate Editor, Geophysical Research Letters, 1998 - 2001.
- Chair, Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division, Geological Society of America, 1999-2000.
- 1st Vice-Chair, Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division, Geological Society of America, 1998-1999.
- Steering Committee, EPILOG (Environmental Processes at the Last Glacial Maximum: Land, Oceans, and Glaciers), IMAGES, 1998-2002.
- 2nd Vice-Chair, Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division, Geological Society of America, 1997-1998.
- Steering Committee, Terrestrial Aspects of Earth System History, U.S. Global Change Research Program, National Science Foundation, 1996 - 1997.
- Editorial Advisory Board, Quaternary Science Reviews, 1996-1997.
- Panel Member, Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division, Geological Society of America, 1995-1997.
- Editorial Board, Geology, 1995-1997.
- Councilor (Geohistory) - American Quaternary Association, 1994-1998.
- Associate Editor, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, 1985-1988.
Awards
2016 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science2016 Distinguished Professor, Oregon State University2016 Fellowship, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University (declined)2012 John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship2011 Carter Award, Outstanding and Inspirational Graduate Teaching, Oregon State University2010 Fellow, American Geophysical Union2008 F.A. Gilfillan Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Science, Oregon State University2007 Easterbrook Distinguished Scientist Award, Geological Society of America2002 Milton Harris Award for Exceptional Achievement in Basic Research, Oregon State University1997 Gladys W. Cole Memorial Research Award, Geological Society of America1997 Fellow, Geological Society of America1995 Thomas T. Sugihara Young Faculty Research Award, Oregon State University1987 Silver Circle Award, Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, University of IllinoisExpertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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A Revisionist View of the Mid-Pleistocene Transition
Clark, P. U., Shakun, J., Rosenthal, Y., Pollard, D., Köhler, P., Hostetler, S., Bartlein, P., Liu, Z., Zhu, C., Schrag, D. & Pisias, N., 8 Mar 2024, (Published online).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Enhanced ocean heat storage efficiency during the last deglaciation
Zhu, C., Sanchez, S., Liu, Z., Clark, P. U., He, C., Wan, L., Lu, J., Zhu, C., Li, L., Zhang, S. & Cheng, L., 20 Sept 2024, In: Science Advances. 10, 38, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global and regional temperature change over the past 4.5 million years
Clark, P. U., Shakun, J. D., Rosenthal, Y., Köhler, P. & Bartlein, P. J., 22 Feb 2024, (Published online) In: Science. 383, 6685, p. 884-890 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Freshwater forcing of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation revisited
He, F. & Clark, P. U., 31 May 2022, In: Nature Climate Change. 12, p. 449-454 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing population exposure to coastal flooding due to sea level rise
Hauer, M. E., Hardy, D., Kulp, S. A., Mueller, V., Wrathall, D. J. & Clark, P. U., 25 Nov 2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., 6900.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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