Robert M. Carter, Ph.D. is a palaeontologist, stratigrapher, marine geologist, and environmental scientist with more than 30 years professional experience. He held academic staff positions at the University of Otago and James Cook University, where he was professor and Head of the School of Earth Sciences between 1981 and 1999. He is a lead author of the NIPCC's Climate Change Reconsidered series and received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement in Climate Science Award from The Heartland Institute.
