Dr Mel Fitzpatrick - Decades of Climate Disinformation: A Scientist's Story

Dr Mel Fitzpatrick is a climate scientist and educator, who over the last two decades has concentrated on effective communication of climate science to both policymakers and the public.

A specialist in polar and alpine research, Mel has worked for the Australian Antarctic Program, the US Antarctic Program, and in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. Mel was an expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, contributing to the reports in both 2001 and 2007, and also worked for six years at the Union of Concerned Scientists as part of a small team developing a series of climate impact reports used for outreach and education in coastal and mountain areas.

Mel now works in the education sector, contributes as a member of the City of Hobart's Climate Futures Portfolio Committee and continues to be passionate about bridging science and policy. 

Title: Decades of Climate Disinformation: A Scientist's Story

Venue: Geology Lecture Theatre, UTAS, Sandy Bay Campus

Time: 3:30pm for pre-lecture drinks, 4pm for the lecture