Climate Change in the Past, Present and Future


Earth's climate has experienced tremendous change throughout Earth history, from ice ages to greenhouse worlds, and is currently undergoing unprecedented warming due to human activities. The Climate Change Research Group at the University of Michigan, led by Professor Chris Poulsen, investigates these changes using both theoretical and observational methods in order to ultimately understand climate dynamics, feedbacks, and variability. 

Opportunities

Interested in climate change, paleoclimate, or water isotopes as a tracer of hydrological processes? Contact Chris for both post-doctoral and graduate student opportunities. Information for applying to our graduate program can be found here.

Recent News

28 Dec. Alex publishes a paper in EPSL showing that Holocene leaf waxes from West Africa may be preserving soil rather than precipitation isotope values and suggesting that precipitation amounts might have been lower than previously thought.
5 Nov. Our review paper--Past climates inform our future-- is finally out in Science!  This was a group effort culminating from an AGCI workshop in Aspen, CO.
26 Aug. Check out this press release describing our work with Jess Tierney at Arizona to quantify last glacial cooling.

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Meet Chris

Chris directs the UM Climate Change Lab and is a Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Learn more about Chris and his interests here.