Ellen Mosley-Thompson | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Marshall University (BS) Ohio State University (MA, PhD) |
Spouse | Lonnie Thompson |
Awards | Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Paleoclimatology, Glaciology, Atmospheric Science |
Institutions | Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, Ohio State University |
Website | bpcrc |
Ellen Mosley-Thompson is a glaciologist and climatologist. She is a Distinguished University Professor at Ohio State University and director of their Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center. She is known as a pioneer in the use of ice cores from the Polar Regions for paleoclimatic research and is an influential figure in climate science.[1][failed verification] She is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Geophysical Union and an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences.