Peter B. de Menocal
American oceanographer and paleoclimatologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter B. de Menocal is an oceanographer and paleoclimatologist. He is the president and director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, a research facility in Massachusetts.[1]
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Peter B. de Menocal | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | St. Lawrence University, University of Rhode Island, Columbia University |
Known for | African climate and human evolution, founding the Center for Climate and Life at Columbia University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Oceanography Paleoclimatology |
Institutions | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
Thesis | Pliocene-Pleistocene Evolution of Tropical Aridity |
Doctoral advisor | William F. Ruddiman |
Website | de Menocal's homepage |
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