Peter Clark Oral History Interview

Interviewee: Peter Clark
Interviewer: Elizabeth Thorley
Interview Date: December 15, 2017
Location: The Valley Library, Oregon State University
Duration: 0:57:53
 

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.

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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.

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