Event Details 

Advances in Science -- 2/18/21 Daypass -- Welcome to the Anthropocene
Professor Ben van der Pluijm

Today’s rapid environmental change from human actions and ongoing geologic activity of our planet require that modern human society is able to prepare,
absorb, respond and adapt to adverse conditions, captured by the concept of ‘Societal Resilience’. Scientific understanding of the challenges is
required for meaningful action.

Ben van der Pluijm is BR Clark Collegiate Professor of Geology and Professor of the Environment at the University of Michigan. His research areas are
Structure/Tectonics, dealing with the geologic evolution of Earth’s crust from minerals to mountains, and Geohazards and Societal Resilience, dealing
with planet-human interactions.