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Much of the past debate about global warming focused on whether or not it is occurring and, if it is, the causes. While these aspects of the debate have not disappeared, the debate is changing substantially, to one that is focused more on the importance of climate change to society and the steps that should be taken to adapt or mitigate climate change effects, including the sequestration of carbon. The geoscience community and the extensive geologic record of climate change, are important elements in this changing debate on global warming.
Dr. Eric J. Barron joined The University of Texas at Austin in 2006 as dean of the recently formed Jackson School of Geosciences after serving four years as dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State. Barron's research interests are in the areas of climatology, numerical modeling and Earth history. During his career, he has worked diligently to promote the intersection of the geological sciences with the atmospheric sciences and the field of earth system science. He served as chair of the Climate Research Committee of the National Research Council (NRC) from 1990 to 1996. In 1997, he was named co-chair of the Board on Atmospheric Sciences (BASC) of the NRC and since 1999 he has chaired the BASC. Barron is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the American Meteorological Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He received his Ph.D. in oceanography from the University of Miami.
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