Paul Andrew Mayewski

Background

Mayewski, Paul Andrew was born on July 5, 1946 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Came to the United States.

Education

Bachelor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1973.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow institute quaternary studies, U. Maine, Orono, 1973-1975; from assistant professor to professor department earth science and institute for the study of earth, ocean and space, U. N.H., Durham, 1975-1985; director climate change research center, U. N.H., Durham, since 1979; professor department earth science, U. N.H., Durham, since 1985. Field assistant Wright Valley, Antarctica, 1968-1969, Kingfield, Maine, 1968. Field associate Queen Maud Mountains, Antarctica, 1970-1971, Wyoming, 1967.

Staff lecturer, research scientist Master of Science Lindblad Explorer, West Antarctica, 1976-1977. Consultant Hydroelec. Power Development Program, Kashmir-Jammu, India, 1980.

Director Glacier Research Group, since 1980, U. Research Development, 1985-1986, Climate Change Research Center, since 1996. Coordinator Geochem. Sys. Laboratory, 1987-1988.

Visiting senior scientist Laboratory Glaciologie Geophysical Environmental St. Martin Heres, France, 1989-1990. Chief scientist, chairman of the executive committee, director science management office, Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2, since 1989. Field party leader, principal investigator Nepalese Himalayas, 1992, Control Greenland, 1993, Dhauligiri Region, Nepal, 1993, Siple Dome, West Antarctica, 1994, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica, 1995, others.

Member Mount WashingtonObservatory Research Committee, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica Planning Committee, west ice sheet stability project, National Science Foundation, Ocean Process Analysis Laboratory, 1984-1986, polar ice coring office drill review team National Science Foundation, earth system history committee National Science Foundation, since 1994, global change research committee National Research Council, since 1995, International Ice Core Forum, steering committee International Symposium Snow Ice Hydrology, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1992, others. Presenter, lecturer in field.

Achievements

• Paul Andrew Mayewski has been listed as a noteworthy Geologist, researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Explorers Club. International Glaciological Society (vice president N.E. North America branch 1981-1983, elected county since 1996), American Geophysical Union (member snow and ice committee, chair committee climate paleoclimate since 1996), Sigma Xi, Phi KappaPhi.