Oregon State University Climate Change Research Oral History Collection

Originally from Arras, France, Dominique Bachelet came to the US in 1979 to pursue a PhD in botany and plant pathology. Her work on vegetation modeling has taken her from rice paddies in the Philippines to desert ecosystems in the American Southwest.…

Envisioning a career in medicine as a child in southern California, Jeff Bethel’s academic path brought him to the field of epidemiology and human health risk. A fellowship and subsequent position with the Centers for Disease Control following his…

An undergraduate geology course at St. Lawrence University inspired Peter Clark’s interest in glacial history and subsequent multi-decade academic career. His work on glaciers, ice sheets, and paleoclimatology has been integral to understanding not…

Travelling abroad as an undergraduate student inspired William Jaeger to pursue applied economics as a means of understanding economic disparity. This interest led Jaeger to Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer and again as a PhD student at Stanford…

Childhood lessons in forest cycles from her grandfather in Minnesota laid the groundwork for Beverly Law’s future career as a prominent researcher in forest ecosystem processes. She has studied and researched in both the Southeast and Pacific…