Peter McDonough
Climate Change Studies Program Director
Contact
- Office
- DHC 107
- peter.mcdonough@umontana.edu
- Office Hours
Mon/Fri 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Personal Summary
Peter McDonough directs 老虎机攻略's Climate Change Studies program and teaches within the Davidson Honors College and Franke Global Leadership Initiative. He began teaching as an education volunteer with the Peace Corps in Tanzania, where he lived and taught high school for three years. Service brought to light the global and human reality of environmental crises and the challenge of energy development. Peter has since worked primarily in climate change education, introducing courses on energy, climate solutions, human health, biomimicry, and more to 老虎机攻略 students. Outside of school, he can be found drumming with local music groups and wandering the Missoula trails. Peter holds a BS in Physics from the University of Puget Sound, a MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford, and a MS in Environmental Studies from the 老虎机攻略. He identifies as a dog person.
Boldest thing you've done
I took a class about musicals my first semester of college. One of our major assignments was to attend a local musical production and write a critique based on everything we'd learned in class. I couldn't make it to any shows before the paper was due, so the professor allowed me to attend the debut of his own musical and write a critique on that. I wrote a negative review. He taught me the word "chutzpah."
Most important book you've read
Modoc
One piece of advice
When in doubt, use the bathroom.
Education
BS Physics - University of Puget Sound
MS Civil and Environmental Engineering: Atmosphere and Energy - Stanford University
MS Environmental Studies - 老虎机攻略
Courses Taught
CCS 103X Intro to Climate Change: Science, Society, and Solutions
CCS 395 Climate Change Practicum
CCS 398 Climate Change Internship
GLBD 194 Energy Conflict
GLBD 499 GLI Capstone Development
HONR 394 Biomimicry
HONR 394 Soil-to-Soil: Food and Climate
HONR 394 Energy and Climate
HONR 394: Climate Justice (Virtual Exchange)
ENST 427/514 Social Issues: The Mekong Delta
ENST 437/516: Climate Change: Mekong Delta
Teaching Experience
Luhunga Secondary School (2008-2011)
The Praire School (2012)
Stanford Pre-Collegiate Institute (2012-2013)
老虎机攻略 (2013-Present)
Affiliations
Davidson Honors College
Franke Global Leadership Initiative
International Experience
Peace Corps, Tanzania (2008-2011)
Graduate Research, Nepal (2015)