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Professor Steven L. Forman
Dept. of Earth & Env. Sciences
Univ. of Illinois
845 W. Taylor St.
Phone: 312-413-9404 Fax: 312-413-2279
Email: slf@uic.edu
Having recieved a BS in Geological Science at the
University of Illinois in 1981, Steven went on to
finish his PhD at the University of Colorado,
1986.Presently he is a professor of Earth and
Environmental Science at the University of Illinois
at Chicago.
Steven has presented to teacher conferences and
workshops and large school groups of both elementary
and junior high school students. His lecture titles
include 20th climate change: A midwest to Arctic
perspective and The Last Big Ice Sheets Megadroughts
in North America. Steven is often in the field July
through August. His research intrests include
paleoclimatology, climate change, Arctic
paleoenvironments, Russian/Eurasian Arctic, and
extreme climate events. His goal is to provide
up-to-date summary of various aspect of climate
change science and to convey the excitement and
challenges of research. As an educator, he hopes to
present new material and insights to excite the next
generation of developing scientists.

