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  NA2742 Harold “Hal” Borns interviewed by Pauleena MacDougall and Adam Lee Cilli

  Harold W. Borns Jr.

  NA2742 Harold “Hal” Borns, interviewed by Pauleena MacDougall and Adam Lee Cilli, July 25, 2013, in his office in Sawyer Hall at the University of Maine, Orono. Borns talks about the beginnings of his career in geology; his interest in glaciers; his early years at UMaine; founding the Climate Change Institute; obtaining funding; the definition of “quaternary”; conducting research in Maine and Antarctica; and the reality of anthropogenic climate change.

  Text: 12 pp. transcript
  Recording: mfc_na2742_audio001 61 minutes
  Photos: P12767 - P12773, P14029 - P14033 (photographs provided by H. Borns)

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  NA2743 George Jacobson, interviewed by Pauleena MacDougall and Adam Lee Cilli

  George L. Jacobson

  NA2743 George Jacobson, interviewed by Pauleena MacDougall and Adam Lee Cilli, July 8, 2013, in the Climate Change Institute’s conference room in Sawyer Hall at the University of Maine, Orono. Jacobson talks about the beginnings of his career in botany and ecology; the environmental movement; coming to UMaine; the importance of interdisciplinarity and collaboration; obtaining funding; working with administration; the contributions of the Climate Change Institute; his own research; his retirement; petitioning the state for more research funding; his role as State Climatologist; the present and future impact of anthropogenic climate change; and the future of the CCI.

  Text: 14 pp. transcript

  Recording: mfc_na2743_audio001 73 minutes

  Photo: P14034

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  NA2744 Brenda Hall, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli

  Brenda Hall

  NA2744 Brenda Hall, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli, February 12, 2014, in her office in the Bryand Global Sciences at the University of Maine, Orono. Hall talks about her early interest in glacial geology; conducting research in Antarctica; her contributions to the field; changes in the Climate Change Institute over time; her dual role as scientist and mother; and the CCI’s role in educating the public on climate change.

  Text: 9 pp. transcript

  Recording: mfc_na2744_audio001 34 minutes

  Photo provided by the Climate Change Institute.

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  NA2745 Daniel Dixon, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli

  Daniel D. Dixon

  NA2745 Daniel Dixon, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli, March 27, 2014, in his office in Alumni Hall at the University of Maine, Orono. Dixon talks about his experiences with the Climate Change Institute as a graduate student; conducting research in Antarctica; his role as Sustainability Coordinator at UMaine; and the contributions of the CCI, specifically the discovery of abrupt climate change.

  Text: 14 pp. transcript

  Recording: mfc_na2745_audio001 64 minutes

  Photo provided by the Climate Change Institute.

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  NA2746 Jacquelyn Gill, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli

  Jacquelyn Gill

  NA2746 Jacquelyn Gill, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli, March 27, 2014, in her office in Sawyer Hall at the University of Maine, Orono. Gill talks about her transition from the humanities to paleoecology; her research; her upcoming research trip to the Falkland Islands; her passion for outreach, particularly to women in science; the relationship between gender and the pursuit of science; the contributions of the Climate Change Institute; and her experiences as a young woman in the CCI.

  Text: 8 pp. transcript

  Recording: mfc_na2746_audio001 38 minutes

  Photo provided by the Climate Change Institute.

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  NA2747 Molly Schauffler, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli

  Molly Schauffler

  NA2747 Molly Schauffler, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli, February 10, 2014, in her office in Bryand Hall at the University of Maine, Orono. Schauffler talks about her research on spruce firs throughout Maine; her work with science teachers in data collection and interpretation; her pedagogical philosophy; the Climate Change Institute’s role in educating the public on climate change; and the CCI’s role in influencing climate change policy.

  Text: 7 pp. transcript

  Recording: mfc_na2747_audio001 36 minutes

  Photo provided by the Climate Change Institute.

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  NA2748 Dan Belknap, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli

  Daniel Belknap

  NA2748 Dan Belknap, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli, November 4, 2013, in his office in the Bryand Global Sciences Center at the University of Maine, Orono. Belknap talks about his beginnings at the Climate Change Institute; his interdisciplinary research with David Sanger, Daniel Sandweiss, and Harold Borns; changes in the CCI over the years; the reality of anthropogenic climate change; and conducting research in Maine and Peru.

  Text: 7 pp. transcript

  Recording: mfc_na2748_audio001 34 minutes

  Photo provided by the Climate Change Institute.

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  NA2749 Ron Davis, interviewed by Pauleena MacDougall and Adam Lee Cilli

  Ron Davis

  2749 Ron Davis, interviewed by Pauleena MacDougall and Adam Lee Cilli, September 13, 2013, in the Maine Folklife Center in South Stevens Hall at the University of Maine, Orono. Davis talks about the beginnings of his career in zoology; coming to UMaine; the beginnings of the Climate Change Institute; his affiliation with the CCI causing tension within his department; his own research on lake eutrophication and acid rain; and his experiences with the CCI.

  Text: 7 pp. transcript

  Recording: mfc_na2749_audio001 38 minutes

  Photo provided by the Climate Change Institute.

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  NA2750 Ann Deiffenbacher-Krall, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli

  Ann Dieffenbacher-Krall

  2750 Ann Dieffenbacher-Krall, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli, January 22, 2014, in her office in Murray Hall at the University of Maine, Orono. Dieffenbacher-Krall talks about working with other members of the Climate Change Institute, particularly her adviser George Jacobson; conducting research on lake cores in New Zealand; her research methods; the reality of anthropogenic climate change; and the opportunities for interdisciplinary research offered by the CCI.

  Text: 7 pp. transcript

  Recording: mfc_na2750_audio001 36 minutes

  Photo provided by the Climate Change Institute.

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  NA2751 George Denton, interviewed by Pauleena MacDougall and Adam Lee Cilli

  George H. Denton

  2751 George Denton, interviewed by Pauleena MacDougall and Adam Lee Cilli, October 2, 2013, in his office in Bryand Hall at the University of Maine, Orono. Denton talks about the beginnings of his career in geology; conducting research in Antarctica and meeting Hal Borns; finding said research unchallenging; the Climate Change Institute’s contributions, particularly the discovery of abrupt climate change; and his connections with faculty at Columbia University.

  Text: 11 pp. transcript

  Recording: mfc_na2751_audio001 41 minutes

  Photo: P14035

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  NA2752 James Fastook, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli

  James L. Fastook

  2752 James Fastook, interviewed by Adam Lee Cilli, November 5, 2013, in his office in Neville Hall at the University of Maine, Orono. Fastook talks about the beginnings of his career studying and modeling glaciers; his beginnings at the Climate Change Institute; conducting research in Antarctica; the CCI’s change of focus with the arrival of Paul Mayewski; and the reality of anthropogenic climate change.

  Text: 10 pp. transcript

  Recording: mfc_na2752_audio001 52 minutes

  Photo provided by the Climate Change Institute.