Newswise — Grinnell College Experts Available to Discuss Climate Change
David Campbell. Henry R. Luce Professor of Nations and the Global Environment at Grinnell College since 1990; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins; teaches courses in "Nations and the Global Environment" and "An Environmental History of Food." His research is in the ecology and species composition of tropical and subtropical forests. Hundreds of Grinnell students have joined Campbell on research or teaching expeditions to the tropics. He is the author of The Ephemeral Islands, The Crystal Desert, Islands in Space in Time, and A Land of Ghosts.
Lawrence Aspler, assistant professor of physics (earth systems science); Ph.D., Carleton University (Canada); joined Grinnell faculty in 2007; teaches courses in "Arctic Thaw and the Earth Systems," "Environmental Challenges and Responses," and "Natural Hazards and Disasters." His research interests include natural hazards and use of the stratigraphic record to define recurrence intervals for potentially catastrophic events.
Peter Jacobson, associate professor of biology, joined the Grinnell faculty in 1998; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; teaches course in Climate Change, Development and the Environment. His research addresses the ecology and restoration of rivers and streams and the examination of how alterations of flow, both of natural and anthropogenic origin, affect the structure and functioning of these ecosystems.
William Ferguson, professor of economics, is a Grinnell graduate who joined the faculty in 1989; Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He teaches a first-year tutorial in climate change public policy.
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