Humans of CIRES: Mark Serreze
NSIDC Director rocks to his own tunes
Spotlight | NSIDC
Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and professor of Geography at CU Boulder, studies the rapidly changing Arctic — from shrinking sea ice to rain-on-snow events — and how those changes impact Arctic communities and the world. Serreze is passionate about teaching people how our planet works. He grew up in coastal Maine — and he creates and records his own music!
Left: Field photo from the North Slope of Alaska.
Middle: Field photo from the bug-infested boreal forest in Alaska.
Right: Getting ready to play music.
Humans of CIRES Q&A
Tell us about your work at CIRES.
I conduct research on the Earth's cryosphere, especially in the Arctic, teach Earth science, and oversee activities at NSIDC.
What are you most passionate about professionally?
Teaching people about how our planet works.
Tell us about a hobby of yours.
I compose and record rock music and other genres. I do keyboards and voice.
Where did you grow up?
Coastal Maine, when we used to have real winters.
