Published on the 17th November 2015 by ANSTO Staff
Researcher-adventurer James Hooper (pictured above), a member of the Royal Society of Geographers and a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, will be at ANSTO on 1 December at 4pm for a presentation organised by the Young Researchers Club.
James Hooper is an experienced expeditioner, having climbed Everest at the age of 19.Two years later he completed the first ever expedition from pole to pole using only human and natural power.
James’ travels have taken him to some of the most diverse environments and cultures on earth, and inspired him to learn more about our planet’s biogeochemical cycles and how humans interact with them.
He will deliver an immersive presentation using photos and videos from his adventures to illustrate how his early expeditions to climb Everest and travel from pole to pole using only human and natural power, led him to pursue his current research and a PhD at the University of Wollongong into anthropogenic impacts on atmospheric dust flux.
He continues adventuring while undertaking fieldwork around the world.
The British born researcher, who speaks fluent Korean, recently participated in a Korean Government funded study into desertification in Mongolia and a study investigating the effects of climate change on Arctic permafrost at the Korean Polar Research Institute.