Program happening in The North Atlantic Triennial exhibition
Free; registration encouraged
Join Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s Climate Center Director Dr. Dave Reidmiller as he explores what we can learn about glacial melt and the climate crisis through artworks by Down North artists Ragnar Axelsson (RAX), Justin Levesque, and Peter Soriano. Dr. Reidmiller will also debut information from the Institute’s annual warming report, which details the state of the Gulf of Maine.
This program will last 45 minutes, take place in the exhibition unless otherwise noted, and have limited capacity.
Dave Reidmiller is the Director of the Climate Center at GMRI, where he draws across the breadth of the organization to help people, communities, and businesses understand and anticipate how climate change affects them. Prior to joining GMRI, Dave served in a variety of senior positions for the federal government, including most recently as a climate advisor to the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition Team. As Acting Director of the Northeast and Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASC) with the U.S. Geological Survey, he oversaw a unique partnership between the federal government and university consortia to advance and deliver science to help fish, wildlife, habitat, and people adapt to a changing climate. Before joining the CASC Network, Dave directed the Fourth National Climate Assessment as part of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where he coordinated the work of 300+ volunteer experts from across the country in an effort to understand and address climate risks facing the nation. Dr. Reidmiller has deep international experience, as well, having served as the State Department's Chief Climate Scientist for five years under the Obama Administration, where he led U.S. engagement in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and was the lead U.S. science and technology negotiator for the Paris Agreement. Dave also served as a Fellow in the U.S. Senate where he advised Senator Mark Udall on a range of energy, environment, and public lands issues, as well as a Mirzayan Fellow at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
