Greg de Wet

Hello everyone, I am a PhD student at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in the Geosciences department. I have always loved how Geology has allowed me to get outside with a purpose, and in light of anthropogenic climate change, that purpose is becoming increasingly important. As a paleoclimatologist, it is my job to understand what climate was like before we had weather instruments that could take direct measurements. Knowing what climate was doing in the past is the only way we can contextualize what we are seeing today and accurately predict what the future might bring. I really love my research and am very excited about combining paleoclimate analysis with a much more tangible human element (and who doesn’t love Vikings??) for this project.

July 2013