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David Hodell is a British-American geologist and paleoclimatologist serving as the Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge. He is the Director of the Godwin Laboratory for Palaeoclimate Research and a fellow of Clare College. He has led significant research initiatives including drilling expeditions with the International Ocean Discovery Program, contributing valuable insights into climate change and its impact on ancient civilizations, such as the Maya and the Indus Valley. His research focuses on high-resolution paleoclimate records derived from marine and lacustrine sediments to study past climate dynamics. He has published extensively on Quaternary climate fluctuations, ice sheet dynamics, and the climatic history of tropical regions. His ongoing projects aim to link tropical and high-latitude climatic interactions and explore the repercussions of climate change on human civilizations throughout history.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, United Kingdom
Leading research and teaching in the Department of Earth Sciences.
University of Florida • Gainesville, United States
Taught and researched in the Department of Geological Sciences, contributing to the understanding of paleoclimatology and geochemistry.
Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.