Dublin Core
Title
Peter Clark Oral History Interview
Description
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 only Earth’s past climate, but also to modeling its future. He collaborates with researchers working on climate change around the globe and co-authored the “Sea Level Change” chapter of the Fifth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment report.
Clark recounts his path from recreating in the outdoors of California as a child to researching and teaching at Oregon State University. He discusses his academic trajectory and research around North America and the Arctic. Going more in depth into climate change, Clark describes how ice sheets play a role in global climate and explains abrupt climate change. Other highlights include teaching, his work with the IPCC, and a broader discussion of climate change.
Clark recounts his path from recreating in the outdoors of California as a child to researching and teaching at Oregon State University. He discusses his academic trajectory and research around North America and the Arctic. Going more in depth into climate change, Clark describes how ice sheets play a role in global climate and explains abrupt climate change. Other highlights include teaching, his work with the IPCC, and a broader discussion of climate change.
Creator
Peter Clark
Source
Oregon State University Climate Change Research Oral History Collection (OH 39)
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
December 15, 2017
Contributor
Elizabeth Thorley
Format
Born Digital
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
oh39-clark-peter-20171215
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Elizabeth Thorley
Interviewee
Peter Clark
Location
The Valley Library, Oregon State University
Original Format
Born Digital
Duration
0:57:53
OHMS Object
Interview Format
video