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Spruce W. Schoenemann, PhD

I am a scientist, environmentalist, and climate specialist whose primary mission is tackling the climate crisis and building resilience. My research investigates changes in Earth’s past to improve our understanding of the long-term context of human-driven changes and current/future impacts on our climate system. 

I have over 20 years of expertise in geology, environmental studies, and climate science, with a strong personal interest in boldly addressing the challenges of climate change through education & community engagement, natural climate solutions, sustainable resource management, renewable energy, and decarbonization.

I’m passionate about protecting our winters and wild places, and securing a livable climate for future generations.

Member of the Academics for Climate Advocacy Working Group-Second Nature

MY CURRENT RESEARCH

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Ongoing investigations using tree-ring based SWE records, along with lake sediment core records of calcite, and water isotopes of snowpack and precipitation, correlated with historical climate records to reconstruct past climate from high-alpine, snow dominated lakes.

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Current & Previous Projects

  • Co-PI, Polar Places and Spaces (PolarPASS), 2020-24, NSF Grant 

  • Lead PI, Pioneer Mountains LGM Glacier Reconstruction, 2020-2023, NSF Grant

  • Lead PI, Foy Lake Sediment and Tree-ring based SWE Reconstruction 2018-20

  • Greenland Subglacial Geochemistry, 2012

  • Mt. Waddington Ice Core Project, 2010

  • WAIS Divide Ice Core Project, 2008-2015

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