Benjamin Keisling is a postdoctoral fellow. He completed his PhD in Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts (2020) and his B.A. in Physics at Saint Olaf College (2013). He uses geochemical data coupled with numerical models to understand how the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica responded to past climate change. He is a member of the Greendrill project. For the last few years, he has served as a lead organizer for LGBTQIA+ events at the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU’s) Fall Meeting. As a graduate student, he co-founded the BRiDGE program to address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at University of Massachusetts, Amherst (USA). He also serves as a mentor to diverse undergraduate students through the STEMSEAS program and is co-PI on the All-ABOARD project funded in October 2020. Keisling is a member of the AGU’s DEI Advisory Committee and co-chairs the Lamont DEI Task Force.
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