Taking the Pulse of our Changing Planet
A public lecture and professional development series at Liberty Science Center
Pulse Bios: David Robinson
Dr. David A. Robinson is chairman of the Department of Geography at Rutgers University , and also serves as New Jersey 's State Climatologist. His bachelor's degree is from Pennsylvania 's Dickinson College and his doctorate from Columbia University . Before arriving at Rutgers, Dave was an associate research scientist at Columbia 's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and a visiting scientist at the National Climatic Data Center . He has been state climatologist since 1991.
Professor Robinson's research interests are in applied climate, especially related to New Jersey , and in climate dynamics and change, particularly focused on global snow cover. He currently chairs a National Research Council panel, sits on the American Meteorological Society's Applied Climatology Committee, is a member of the lead climate advisory committee for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and has recently joined Liberty Science Center 's Learning and Teaching Advisory Committee. Dave has chaired the American Meteorological Society's Polar Meteorology and Oceanography Committee, and was recently president of the American Association of State Climatologists.
