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American oceanographer and paleoclimatologist

Peter B. de Menocal 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

**Peter B. de Menocal** is an [oceanographer](/source/Oceanography) and [paleoclimatologist](/source/Paleoclimatologist). He is the president and director of the [Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution](/source/Woods_Hole_Oceanographic_Institution), a research facility in Massachusetts.[1]

## Education

De Menocal earned a B.S. in geology from [St. Lawrence University](/source/St._Lawrence_University) in 1982, an M.S. in oceanography from the [University of Rhode Island](/source/University_of_Rhode_Island) in 1986, and his Ph.D. in geology from [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University) in 1991.[2]

He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from St. Lawrence University in 2009.[3]

## Career

De Menocal spent much of his early career at [Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory](/source/Lamont%E2%80%93Doherty_Earth_Observatory) of [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University), where he was Thomas Alva Edison/Con Edison Professor and founding director of the [Center for Climate and Life](/source/Center_for_Climate_and_Life).[4]

De Menocal began working at Columbia University in 1986 as a graduate research assistant at Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory.[5] He was appointed dean of science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Columbia in 2016.[4]

He has authored more than 230 peer-reviewed publications.[6] De Menocal frequently appears in the media and talks about climate change with the public.[7][8][9]

### Research

De Menocal uses geochemical analyses of marine sediments to investigate past changes in ocean circulation and terrestrial climates. His goal is to understand how and why past climates have changed, with a specific interest in placing contemporary climate change trends within the context of climate changes during the prehistoric past.[10]

He has participated in 12 oceanographic research cruises and, in 2001, was on one of the last research cruises off the coast of northeast Africa before the region was declared off limits to scientists due to the threat posed by pirates.[11]

## Awards

In 2008, de Menocal received the Distinguished Columbia Faculty Award, "given annually to faculty of unusual merit."[12]

De Menocal was named a fellow of the [American Geophysical Union](/source/American_Geophysical_Union) in 2013.[13] In 2014, he was named the American Geophysical Union Emiliani lecturer.[14]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Who is Peter de Menocal? A Conversation with WHOI's new President & Director"](https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/who-is-peter-de-menocal-a-conversation-with-whois-new-president-director/). *WHOI Oceanus*. Retrieved 2021-03-11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Peter deMenocal - The Earth Institute - Columbia University"](http://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2692). *www.earth.columbia.edu*. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** McElfresh, Sarah B.Z. ["St. Lawrence Geology - Peter deMenocal"](http://it.stlawu.edu/~geoclub/alumni/PeterdeMenocal-commence2009.html). *it.stlawu.edu*. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_4-1) ["Peter de Menocal Named New Science Dean and Con Ed Professor"](http://news.columbia.edu/content/Peter-de-Menocal-Named-New-Science-Dean-and-Con-Ed-Professor). *Columbia News*. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Alumni Profiles - Peter deMenocal '78 - Brooks School"](https://alumniportal.brooksschool.org/AlumniProfiles/deMenocal). *alumniportal.brooksschool.org*. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Peter deMenocal - Google Scholar Citations"](https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=vmUkuKAAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=title). *scholar.google.com*. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Peter de Menocal"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2812912/). *IMDb*. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["peter demenocal - Google Search"](https://www.google.com/search?q=peter+demenocal&tbm=nws). *www.google.com*. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["How Texas Republicans are fighting to save the planet"](http://www.businessinsider.com/climate-change-undividing-america-2017-6). Retrieved 2017-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Peter B. de Menocal"](http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~peter/site/Home.html). *www.ldeo.columbia.edu*. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Schiffman, Richard. ["How Somali Pirates Almost (but Not Quite) Halted Vital Climate Change Research"](https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/10/how-somali-pirates-almost-but-not-quite-halted-vital-climate-change-research/280621/). *The Atlantic*. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Recognition and Awards | Faculty of Arts and Sciences"](http://fas.columbia.edu/home/highlights/recognition-and-awards#Distinguished%20Faculty). *fas.columbia.edu*. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["DeMenocal - Honors Program"](https://honors.agu.org/honorsfellow/1595-demenocal/). *Honors Program*. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Emiliani Lecture - Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology"](http://paleo.agu.org/emiliani-lecture/). *[Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology](/source/Paleoceanography_and_Paleoclimatology)*. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

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