A Slippery Rock University professor is heading to Washington D.C. to help work on reversing the impact of climate change.
Julie Snow is a professor of geography, geology, and the environment at SRU and she was recently awarded a fellowship by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Snow will be working with the Pentagon for a year beginning on September 1st.
“Sometimes the federal government misses the mark when it comes to science, so the purpose of this fellowship program is to match scientists in offices to push policy that’s based on the reality of what the science is actually telling us,” Snow said. “We need more scientists to go into the policy realm, whether that’s in local or federal government, or with individual companies. We need more people voicing the scientific knowledge to help steer the decisions that are being made.”
She’ll be attending Congressional hearings and advising policymakers to help prepare the Department of Defense for adaptations it needs regarding climate change.
