Our Philosophy.
The Big Picture.
Past climates are a guide to what might happen in the future as anthropogenic emissions rise. At paleoCAMP we focus on the “big questions” that can be answered with the study of ancient climates, like climate sensitivity, ecosystem responses, and shifts in the hydrological cycle. Our pedagogy is deliberately “timescale agnostic”, recognizing that Earth system responses and feedbacks operate across a continuum of timescales.
Diversity and Inclusion.
The Earth Sciences are one of the least diverse fields in science and technology. The lack of diversity in our field contributes to a loss of talent and perspective that is acutely needed to address global warming, and points to failures of our institutions to nurture diverse talent. paleoCAMP seeks to improve representation by maintaining a diverse leadership, instructor pool, and student pool and centering JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) principles in discussions of scientific practice and community.
Practical Skills.
Paleoclimatology is an interdisciplinary science and a diverse skillset is often needed to solve outstanding problems. paleoCAMP features hands-on tutorials on field techniques, proxy interpretation, climate modeling, and statistical analyses so that students can build their skillset beyond the specialty of their individual university laboratories.