Dr. Maureen Raymo is a leading climate researcher teaching at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University. Maureen focuses on sea level rise, and paleo-oceanography to better understand past climate conditions and how the warming of the planet will affect sea level. The recipient of numerous accolades for her scholarly work, most notably she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and named one of Discover magazine’s 50 most important women in science. Now teaching for Columbia, she has taught at U of California - Berkley, MIT, and Boston University.