Richard Alley

Richard Alley
Richard Alley in 2014, portrait via the Royal Society
Born
Richard Blane Alley

(1957-08-18) 18 August 1957
Alma mater
Known for
AwardsForMemRS 2014 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Heinz Award with special focus on the Environment (2011)
Roger Revelle Medal (2007)
AGU Fellow (2000)
Scientific career
InstitutionsPennsylvania State University
ThesisTransformations in polar firn (1987)
Doctoral advisorCharles R. Bentley
Websitewww.geosc.psu.edu/academic-faculty/alley-richard

Richard Blane Alley (born 18 August 1957) is an American geologist and Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University. He has authored more than 240 refereed scientific publications about the relationships between Earth's cryosphere and global climate change, and is recognized by the Institute for Scientific Information as a Highly Cited Researcher.