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App State’s Dr. Baker Perry to be featured in National Geographic livestream June 13

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Dr. Baker Perry, professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning, on a study abroad in Pucarumi, Peru, at an altitude of 13,500 feet. Photo by Marie Freeman

Explorers Festival Archived Livestream
Explorers Festival Archived Livestream

National Geographic Society

As part of National Geographic’s three-day Explorers Festival, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Baker Perry talked as part of a livestreamed panel discussion titled “Fueling Earth’s Engines” about his recent Mount Everest research expedition.

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Inside the Everest expedition that built the world’s highest weather station
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By Linda Coutant
Posted June 12, 2019 at 4:34 p.m.

BOONE, N.C. — As part of National Geographic’s three-day Explorers Festival, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Baker Perry will talk as part of a livestreamed panel discussion titled “Fueling Earth’s Engines” Thursday, June 13, at 9:05 a.m. EDT.

The livestream can be accessed here.

Program information provided by National Geographic

“Mountains, rainforests and the ocean’s depths power the planet’s essential natural systems that support life on Earth. We’ll hear from explorers just back from National Geographic’s expedition to Earth’s highest peak, Mount Everest in Nepal, about the critical role of mountains in sustaining water supplies for billions of people around the world how mountains can inform scientific approaches to protecting our world. Expedition supported by Rolex.”

The “Fueling Earth’s Engines” discussion includes the following panelists:

  • Baker Perry, professor, Appalachian State University, and National Geographic Everest expedition team member.
  • Ananta Gujarel, geology department head, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus of Tribhuvan University, Nepal and National Geographic Everest expedition team member.
  • Tracie Seimon, director, Molecular Laboratory, Wildlife Conservation Society and National Geographic Everest expedition team member.
  • Paul Mayewski, glaciologist, climate scientist and lead scientist for the National Geographic Everest expedition.
  • Tom Matthews, climate scientist and National Geographic Everest expedition team member.
  • Tyler Dinley, National Geographic Society producer and Everest expedition team member.

The discussion will be moderated by Aurora Elmore, the National Geographic Society’s senior program manager.

The Explorers Festival features “some of the world’s most innovative scientists, conservationists, explorers, and storytellers from around the world” sharing “discoveries, insights and solutions for creating a more sustainable future,” according to National Geographic.

Explorers Festival Archived Livestream
Explorers Festival Archived Livestream

National Geographic Society

As part of National Geographic’s three-day Explorers Festival, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Baker Perry talked as part of a livestreamed panel discussion titled “Fueling Earth’s Engines” about his recent Mount Everest research expedition.

Watch now

About Dr. Baker Perry

Perry is a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning. He researches precipitation, snow and ice, tropical glacier–climate interactions and climate change in the tropical Andes and Appalachian Mountains. His work helps affected populations plan for the future.

Perry is recognized as one of the top experts in his field, one of a handful of researchers who have placed weather stations at high elevations worldwide to study the changes in climate and their impacts on populations.

Perry’s work has been published in dozens of scientific journals and conference proceedings, and has yielded grants totaling almost $2.5 million from the National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and various other organizations.

He has taken Appalachian students to the Andes Mountains 14 times for an education abroad experience offered through the university’s Office of International Education and Development.

Perry is also the great-great-grandson of D.D. Dougherty, who, along with his brother, founded Watauga Academy in 1899, now known as Appalachian State University.

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Inside the Everest expedition that built the world’s highest weather station
Inside the Everest expedition that built the world’s highest weather station
National Geographic

Sherpas and scientists faced extreme weather and record crowds as they struggled to install a crucial network of weather sensors.

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Dr. Baker Perry — 'cornerstone of research’ in Appalachia and the Andes
Dr. Baker Perry — 'cornerstone of research’ in Appalachia and the Andes
March 15, 2019

Dr. Baker Perry, professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, has involvement and research interests in the tropical Andes and Appalachian Mountains. His work in studying precipitation, snow and ice, tropical glacier–climate interactions and climate change helps affected populations plan for the future.

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Climbing into thin air for climate research
Climbing into thin air for climate research

A faculty-led study abroad in Peru supports NSF experiments and student learning

March 15, 2019

Appalachian students joined Dr. Baker Perry, one of the top experts in his field, to climb mountains and traverse glaciers in Peru, all while participating in climate research projects that may impact the world.

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Peak to peak — Mountaineers study abroad in Peru
Peak to peak — Mountaineers study abroad in Peru
March 15, 2019

Learn about the Peruvian study abroad experience and climate change research of Appalachian State University students and faculty through nine brief videos.

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From the Appalachians to the Andes
From the Appalachians to the Andes

A Peru study abroad becomes a metaphor for the Appalachian Experience

March 15, 2019

In summer 2018, two groups of students, led by Appalachian professors, trekked the highest peaks of Peru and explored the Amazon rainforest, sharing sustainability practices and conducting critical climate research along the way.

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About the Department of Geography and Planning

The Department of Geography and Planning promotes the understanding of the spatial dimensions of human behavior within the physical and cultural systems of the earth, and the role of planning in achieving improvement in those systems. The department offers degrees in geography and in community and regional planning. Learn more at https://geo.appstate.edu.

About the College of Arts and Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Appalachian State University is home to 17 academic departments, two centers and one residential college. These units span the humanities and the social, mathematical and natural sciences. CAS aims to develop a distinctive identity built upon our university's strengths, traditions and unique location. The college’s values lie not only in service to the university and local community, but through inspiring, training, educating and sustaining the development of its students as global citizens. More than 6,400 student majors are enrolled in the college. As the college is also largely responsible for implementing App State’s general education curriculum, it is heavily involved in the education of all students at the university, including those pursuing majors in other colleges. Learn more at https://cas.appstate.edu.

About Appalachian State University

As the premier public undergraduate institution in the Southeast, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The Appalachian Experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and to embrace diversity and difference. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Appalachian is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System. Appalachian enrolls nearly 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

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