Vitae

Biographical Sketch

RICHARD B. ALLEY, Department of Geosciences and EMS Environment Institute, Pennsylvania State University, Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA,

ph. 814-863-1700, fax 814-863-7823, email ralley@essc.psu.edu

(i) Professional Preparation .

Ohio St U, Geology, BSc (With Honors, With Distinction, Summa cum Laude) 1980; Ohio St U, Geology, MSc 1983; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Geology, PhD 1987; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, 1987-88

(ii) Appointments . Evan Pugh Prof (2000-), Prof (1996-), Assoc Prof (1992-96), Assist Prof (1988 -92), Dept Geosci & College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Environment Institute, Penn St U

(iii) Selected Publications (from ~150 refereed)

(i) Related Publications

Alley, R.B. Paleoclimatic insights into future climate challenges. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London , Series A 361(1810), 1831-1849 (2003), 10.1098/rsta.2003.1254.

Alley, R.B. The Younger Dryas cold interval as viewed from central Greenland . Quaternary Science Reviews19, 213-226 (2000).

Alley, R.B. and P.U. Clark. The deglaciation of the northern hemisphere: a global perspective. Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences27, 149-182 (1999).

Alley, R.B., S. Anandakrishnan and P. Jung. Stochastic resonance in the North Atlantic . Paleoceanography16(2), 190-198 (2001).

Alley, R.B., E.J. Brook and S. Anandakrishnan, A northern lead in the orbital band:

North-south phasing of ice-age events. Quaternary Science Reviews21(1-3), 431-441 (2002).

(ii) Other Publications

Alley, R.B., D.A. Meese, C.A. Shuman, A.J. Gow, K.C. Taylor, P.M. Grootes, J.W.C. White, M. Ram, E.D. Waddington, P.A. Mayewski and G.A. Zielinski. Abrupt increase in snow accumulation at the end of the Younger Dryas event. Nature362, 527-529 (1993).

Alley, R.B., R.C. Finkel, K. Nishiizumi, S. Anandakrishnan, C.A. Shuman, G.R. Mershon, G.A. Zielinski and P.A. Mayewski. Changes in continental and sea-salt atmospheric loadings in central Greenland during the most recent deglaciation. Journal of Glaciology41(139), 503-514 (1995).

Alley, R.B., P.A. Mayewski, T. Sowers, M. Stuiver, K.C. Taylor and P.U. Clark. Holocene climatic instability: A prominent, widespread event 8200 years ago. Geology25(6), 483-486 (1997).

Cuffey, K.M., G.D. Clow, R.B. Alley, M. Stuiver, E.D. Waddington and R.W. Saltus. Large Arctic temperature change at the glacial-Holocene transition. Science270, 455-458 (1995).

Severinghaus, J.P., T. Sowers, E.J. Brook, R.B. Alley and M.L. Bender. Timing of abrupt climate change at the end of the Younger Dryas interval from thermally fractionated gases in polar ice. Nature391(6663), 141-146 (1998).

(iv) Synergistic Activities .

1. Wrote The Two-Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and our Future (Princeton University Press, 2000), to make the startling new results on abrupt climate change available to a broad audience. (Phi Beta Kappa national Science Award Winner.)

2. Extensive outreach to the press to transmit research findings to a broad audience, including appearance on TV (Nova, BBC, etc.), radio (NPR, Earth and Sky, etc.), and print outlets (New York Times, Time Magazine, etc.); approximately twice-weekly contacts.

3. Chaired National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council panel on Abrupt Climate Change, to advise the U.S. Government on research activities to address the possibility of climate surprises (Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises, National Academy Press, 2002) and then led effort to publish synopsis for wider audience in Science; much additional advice on climate-change issues to government, including OSTP, NSF, EPA, NOAA, contacts in Mexico and Canada, much activity in the IPCC process, providing text to the NSF that was used in a speech by the U.S. President, meeting with the U.S. Vice President, and testifying before a U.S. Senate committee.

4. Membership on or chairing of assorted advisory bodies to improve national and international research, now or in past, including the Ice Core Working Group, West Antarctic Ice Sheet and West Antarctic Ice Cores Projects, NOAA Abrupt Climate Change Panel, Polar Research Board, and many more (~10 currently active).

5. Developing new classes including pedagogical materials that incorporate new research findings and now reach over 700 students/year including graduate, undergraduate-science, and undergraduate-nonscience students; teaching-award winner in my College.

(v) Collaborators and Other Affiliations :

(i) Collaborators: S. Anandakrishnan(PSU), N. Azuma(NagaokaUTech), G.S. Baker(UBuf), B.A. Barnett (UCa), R.A. Bindschadler (NASA GSFC), J.F. Bolzan (OSU), E.J. Brook (WSU), L.H. Burckle (LDEO), R.K. Campen (PSU), A. Clough (Leeds), H. Conway UWash), T.T. Creyts (UBC), K.M. Cuffey (UCa), S.B. Das (WHOI), J.D. Denner (USGS), C.L. DiPrinzio (OU), A.W. Droxler (Rice), N.W. Dunbar (NM), T.K. Dupont (PSU), S.L. Ensminger (NWMS), E.B. Evenson (Lehigh), R. Finkel (UCaRiver), J.J. Fitzpatrick (USGS), D. Germanoski (Lafayette), A.J. Gow (CRREL), A. Grachev (SIO), R.L. Hawley (Uwash), B.C. Hewitson (Capetown), W.R. Howard (AntarcticCRC/UTas), C.L. Hulbe (Port.SU), R.W. Jacobel (StOlaf), J. Jubenville (PSU), P. Jung (OU), M.A. King, O. Knudsen, A.V. Kurbatov (SIO), M.S. Lachniet (SyracuseU), G.W. Lamorey (DRI), G.J. Larson (MSU), D.E. Lawson (CRREL), D.R. MacAyeal (Uchi), J. Marotzke (Southampton), P.A. Mayewski (UMe), D.A. Meese (CRREL), E. Meyerson (UMe), K. Nishiizumi (Uca), W.D. Nordhaus Yale), J.T. Overpeck (Uaz), B.R. Parizek (PSU), F.J. Pazzaglia (Lehigh), J.T. Pearce (Lehigh), D.M. Peteet (LDEO), R.A. Pielke, Jr. (CIRES), R.T. Pierrehumbert (Uchi), R.Z. Poore (USGS), S. Rahmstorf (Potsdam), D.B. Reusch (PSU), P.B. Rhines (Uwash), J.P. Severinghaus (SIO), C.A. Shuman (NASA GSFC),T. Sowers (PSU)), M. Spencer (PSU), E.J. Steig (UWash), T.F. Stocker (Bern), L.D. Talley (SIO), K.C. Taylor (DRI), D.E. Voigt (PSU), E.D. Waddington (UWash), J.M. Wallace (UWash), J.W.C. White (UColo), L.A.Wilen (OU), G.A. Zielinski (UMe)

(ii) Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors: I. Whillans (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ohio St U, deceased), C. Bentley (Ph.D., postdoctoral, U. Wisconsin)

(iii) Thesis advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor: Graduate last five years: A Agustsdottir (Soil Conservation Service, Iceland), P Burkett (IRIS), S Das (WHOI), T Dupont (PhD 2004, Penn State), B Olsson (PhD active, WHOI), T Johnston (PhD active) B Parizek (MSc 2000; PhD 2003, Penn State), D Reusch (PhD 2003, Penn State), M Spencer (MSc 1999, PhD active), D Vacco (PhD active). Total including active and older than 5 years, 12 graduate students. Post-doctoral: C. Shuman (NASA GSFC), P. Fawcett (U New Mexico), S. Anandakrishnan (U. Alabama). Total including older than 5 years: 4 postdoctoral scholars.