Seminar

Abstract

The release of emails purloined from the Climate Research Unit at East Anglia University inflamed the passion and politics that surround climate science. As one of the climate scientists whose emails were released, Professor Michael Mann, who I recruited to Penn State, became a focal point of this passion in the United States. Intense pressure was put on Penn State to investigate Professor Mann, initiating a process that led to his exoneration eight months later. As Professor Mann's department head, I was a participant in Penn State's investigative process. At David Fahey's request, I will tell what I can about Climategate, Michael Mann, and Penn State's investigation.