A Conversation with Arctic Climatologist and Glaciologist Dr. Jason Box

Center for Environment & Society

Join us for Part III of CES' series "A Polar Expedition with WC," featuring Arctic Climatologist and Glaciologist  Jason Box.

Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre

He has appeared in three <a href="https://youtu.be/aK5Xrb_6f5U" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">films</a> (<a href="https://youtu.be/nl9GKZPD9xQ" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">one produced by Leonardo DiCaprio</a>), was dubbed "The Ice Maverick" by <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/interactive/feature-greenland-melting/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rolling Stone Magazine</a>, made 30 separate expeditions to Greenland, camped on the ice for over a year, and was even arrested in front of the White House while <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/aug/18/climate-scientist-tar-sands-pipeline-protest" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">protesting a pipeline project</a>. After learning all of this, one has to wonder if there's anything Dr. Jason Box hasn't attempted.C﻿ome find out this February 28th, when Washington College hosts Dr. Box at the <a href="https://www.garfieldcenter.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Garfield Center for the Arts</a> in historic Chestertown, Maryland. Dr. Box will speak about "Arctic Climate &amp; Greenland Ice - Global Connections." A wine and cheese reception will follow his talk in the theater lobby.This event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required as seating is limited.

<h2>About Dr. Jason Box–</h2>When he's not maintaining a network of 40 weather stations on Greenland’s inland ice, Dr. Box is a fierce climate policy advocate as well as a professor in Glaciology and Climate at the Geologic Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS). Dr. Box's research has appeared in 174 publications and been cited over 10,000 times. Most recently, he was the lead author on <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/08/30/1120025637/zombie-ice-will-raise-sea-levels-more-than-twice-as-much-as-previously-forecast" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">a study about "zombie ice,"</a> warning the world that current predictions for sea level rise are underestimated.Since 1994, Professor Jason Box has installed and maintained measurement networks on the Greenland ice. He is a lead author for the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) and a contributing author to the most recent three Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment reports. Dr. Box is an outspoken advocate for climate change risk management, participating on panels to evaluate climate altering technologies.Dr. Box specializes in satellite observations of snow and ice and mass balance modeling. He has degrees in Geography and Atmospheric and Oceanic Science from the University of Colorado. For nine years, he taught university courses in micro-climatology, climate change and environmental science at The Ohio State University.T﻿o learn more about Dr. Box, see his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Box" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Wikipedia Page</a> and his <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Q9Rf20QAAAAJ&hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Google Scholar Page</a>. Also, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmBT2z6hnEygLfaM5Of7BRA" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">follow him on YouTube</a>.

T﻿his event is organized by Washington College's Center for Environment &amp; Society (CES), which educates the next generation of environmental leaders through hands-on, interdisciplinary studies and real-world experiences in its environmental research and conservation programs, improving life for all across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This event is sponsored in part by the Department of Environmental Science and Studies with generous support from the William James Forum Fund and the Phi Beta Kappa Chapter of Washington College. <ul><li><a href="https://www.washcoll.edu/learn-by-doing/ces/index.php" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">L﻿earn more about CES</a></li><li><a href="https://us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=eea3cb6c33dbaa67254cb1f0f&id=1401c0970d" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">J﻿oin our Email List</a></li><li><a href="https://www.washcoll.edu/learn-by-doing/ces/make-a-gift.php" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">S﻿upport CES</a></li></ul>

<h2>NOT TO MISS!</h2>The Center for Environment and Society is excited to present "Into the Ice", a thrilling documentary shown EXCLUSIVELY at Washington College, which follows three scientists in their research and adventures on the Greenland ice sheets. Arctic Climatologist and Glaciologist, Dr. Jason Box, stars in this film. This screening is free and open to the public. See the film trailer <a href="https://youtu.be/inTPFADBWt0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a> and watch the full documentary February 7th at 7:00 p.m. in <a href="https://www.washcoll.edu/about/campus/william-smith-hall/directions-and-parking.php" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Norman James Theater</a> on the Washington College Campus. This screening is presented by CES.Also, c﻿atch Dr. Jason Box in Leonardo DiCaprio's documentary, Before the Flood, to be shown at Washington College's <a href="https://www.washcoll.edu/about/campus/william-smith-hall/directions-and-parking.php" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Norman James Theater</a> on February 16th at 7:00 p.m. See the <a href="https://www.washcoll.edu/academic_departments/communication-and-media-studies/film-series.php" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">WC Film Series Page</a> for more information. This event is sponsored in part by WC's Center for Environment &amp; Society.