Richard Murray, PhD, Professor of Earth and Environment, Boston University. See Dr. Murray's appearance on SftPublic's June 03 2014 Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations program, What Ocean Sediments Reveal about Climate Change. He explains why ocean sediments are one of the most valuable records of Earth's climate change history and how scientists gather and analyze these sediments. Dr. Murray also discusses his role as Selectman in Scituate, MA and on the Massachusetts Coastal Erosion Commission.

update 8/28/14: Professor Murray appointed Ocean Science Division Director at National Science Foundation