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The guest of this episode is Kaustubh Thirumalai, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona. We talked about him growing up and studying in India, and changing his path from chemical engineering to climate. We also talked a lot about networking in academia. The paper we discussed is about how sources of methane in the atmosphere from paleo records are related to orbital variability, and the implications for modern climate change. Learning all the things we need to take into account when analyzing paleo records was eye- opening…. And his spectral analysis of long paleo records is absolutely interesting and potentially applicable to other fields… so listen on! You can find more info on Kau’s website https://thirumalai.geo.arizona.edu/.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-climate-academy/message

The guest of this episode is Kaustubh Thirumalai, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona. We talked about him growing up and studying in India, and changing his path from chemical engineering to climate. We also talked a lot about networking in academia. The paper we discussed is about how sources of methane in the atmosphere from paleo records are related to orbital variability, and the implications for modern climate change. Learning all the things we need to take into account when analyzing paleo records was eye- opening…. And his spectral analysis of long paleo records is absolutely interesting and potentially applicable to other fields… so listen on! You can find more info on Kau’s website <a href="https://thirumalai.geo.arizona.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thirumalai.geo.arizona.edu/</a>.--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-climate-academy/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/the-climate-academy/message</a>

S1/Ep. 2 Kaustubh Thirumalai: Methane in paleoclimate and future climate change

https://forecastpod.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/episode_47_kaustubh_thirumalai.mp3 People find science for all kinds of reasons. Some are born to it, but usually not. Most people find science by bumping into it at a bar, getting help from it while fixing a flat tire, seeing it alight on a leaf, iridescent, or watching it pass by on a subway car going the other way. Kau aboard the JOIDES Resolution as part of Expedition 353, sailing in the Bay of Bengal in 2015. Photo by Sungham Kim from the Korea Polar research Institute. For Kaustubh Thirumalai (Kau), the stage was set with burnout on chemical engineering in India coupled with a side job reviewing comics and black metal for a friend’s website. Then, almost randomly searching for an interesting internship, he hooked up with Prosenjit Ghosh, for whom he worked as a local fixer, helping to procure parts for the construction of a mass spec. After that, it was geosciences, full-on: a move to the US, interests in the techniques and concepts of paleoclimate, and an ever-expanding network of collaborators. But still comics and metal! Just now with a splash of trace metals — little bundles of strontium and company, waiting to be discovered. Intro music is from the album Terminal Redux by Vektor, ranked by Kau as the #1 metal album of 2016. Extro music is Quartz, by Kau himself. All music used by permission — thanks Dave and Kau! Photos are by Kau, used by permission.

<a href="https://forecastpod.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/episode_47_kaustubh_thirumalai.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://forecastpod.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/episode_47_kaustubh_thirumalai.mp3</a> People find science for all kinds of reasons. Some are born to it, but usually not. Most people find science by bumping into it at a bar, getting help from it while fixing a flat tire, seeing it alight on a leaf, iridescent, or watching it pass by on a subway car going the other way. Kau aboard the JOIDES Resolution as part of Expedition 353, sailing in the Bay of Bengal in 2015. Photo by Sungham Kim from the Korea Polar research Institute. For <a href="https://www.kaustubh.info/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kaustubh Thirumalai</a> (Kau), the stage was set with burnout on chemical engineering in India coupled with a side job reviewing comics and black metal for a friend’s website. Then, almost randomly searching for an interesting internship, he hooked up with Prosenjit Ghosh, for whom he worked as a local fixer, helping to procure parts for the construction of a mass spec. After that, it was geosciences, full-on: a move to the US, interests in the techniques and concepts of paleoclimate, and an ever-expanding network of collaborators. But still comics and metal! Just now with a splash of trace metals — little bundles of strontium and company, waiting to be discovered. Intro music is from the album Terminal Redux by <a href="https://vektor.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Vektor</a>, ranked by Kau as the <a href="https://www.kaustubh.info/paleowave/2017/3/2/year-in-review-2016-metal" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">#1 metal album of 2016</a>. Extro music is Quartz, by Kau himself. All music used by permission — thanks Dave and Kau! Photos are by Kau, used by permission.

Episode 47: Kaustubh Thirumalai