Kent Moore

Professor Moore has a Ph.D. in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics from Princeton University and a B.Sc. in Theoretical Physics from the University Guelph. He is the Distinguished Professor of Theoretical Geophysics of Climate Change at the University of Toronto and the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation (VPRI) at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Professor Moore’s research interests include polar meteorology, high latitude air-sea-ice interactions, paleoclimatology and high altitude physiology. Professor Moore has published over 195 research papers in the peer-reviewed literature including papers in Science, Nature, Nature Climate Change, Nature Communications, the New England Journal of Medicine and the British Medical Journal. As a recognized authority in climate science, Professor Moore is frequently asked to speak or provide comment on current environmental issues. Professor Moore was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in recognition of his contributions to Arctic research.

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