Event
Sea-level rise from ice sheets: How bad could it be?
Dr. Richard Alley
The Department of Earth & Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania
Invites you to attend a EES Colloquium
Friday, March 21, 2025 - 3:00 PM
"Sea-level rise from ice sheets: How bad could it be?"
Dr. Richard Alley
Professor
Department of Geosciences
Penn State University
Dr. Richard Alley (PhD 1987 Wisconsin; Evan Pugh University Professor, Geosciences, Penn State) studies the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets to help predict future climate and sea-level changes. He has been honored for research, teaching, and service, including election to the US National Academy of Sciences and The Royal Society, and the US National Medal of Science. He participated in the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (co-recipient, 2007 Nobel Peace Prize), and provided requested advice to high government officials from both major political parties. He has authored or coauthored over 400 scholarly publications. His was presenter for the PBS TV miniseries Earth: The Operators’ Manual, based on his book. His popular account of climate change and ice cores, The Two-Mile Time Machine, was Phi Beta Kappa’s science book of the year. He is happily married with two grown daughters, two stay-at-home cats, a bicycle, and a pair of soccer cleats.