Lee
Kump

Dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences,
Professor of Geosciences

Expertise:

Sustainability & Environment
Earth Science

Focus Areas:

Biofuels
Energy
Energy Use and Carbon Emissions Education
Atmospheric Science
Climate and National Security
Climate Change

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About

Kump has focused his research on understanding the forces at work behind climate change throughout history. He can speak to these and energy transition as it relates to climate change.
Kump's current research projects include the study of atmospheric oxygen levels, dynamics of the sedimentary record, paleoclimate data assimilation for deep time, and the modeling of Earth’s dynamic systems.
Kump has led a variety of research projects with the Environmental Protection Agency, NSF and NASA, among others.
Kump was recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the NAS is one of the highest honors given to a scientist or engineer in the United States and members are elected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

Lee Kump is Dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and Professor of Geosciences. He has focused his research on understanding the forces at work behind climate change throughout history. His current research projects include the study of atmospheric oxygen levels, dynamics of the sedimentary record, paleoclimate data assimilation for deep time, and the modeling of Earth’s dynamic systems. Kump has led a variety of research projects with the Environmental Protection Agency, NSF and NASA, among others.