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Baker Perry
Professor of climatology and the Nevada State climatologist in the Department of Geography at the University of Nevada, Reno, and a National Geographic Explorer
He works at the highest elevations of the planet to understand the critical water towers that sustain over a billion people downstream. Perry led the expeditions that installed the highest altitude weather station network in the world on the south side of Mount Everest in Nepal. Perry also has worked extensively at the highest reaches of the Andes Mountains in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru, where he and his teams have investigated cryosphere changes and associated impacts on water resources. In his current role as Nevada State climatologist, Perry is actively working to enhance and expand observational networks in the western U.S. Perry has over 30 years of alpine mountaineering experience that includes multiple ascents to over 26,000 ft on Mount Everest in Nepal Himalaya and over 21,000 ft in the Andes as part of scientific research expeditions. He has spent extensive time working on glaciers above 16,000 ft – over six months in total, including almost six weeks above 20,000 ft. Since receiving his Ph.D. in 2006, Perry has published 47 research papers that have been cited over 1,000 times. He is a member of the American Meteorological Society, American Geophysical Union and the American Association of Geographers.