Gillen D'Arcy Wood is Robert W. Schaefer Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, with appointments in English and the Department of Earth Science and Environmental Change, and is Associate Director at the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE). He directs the Certificate in Environmental Writing (co-sponsored by the English Department), and serves as editor of Q Magazine, dedicated to student environmental writing. He is the author of five books on nineteenth-century literature, culture, and environmental history, including the award-winning Tambora: The Eruption that Changed the World (2014) and, most recently, Land of Wondrous Cold: The Race to Discover Antarctica and the Secrets of its Ice (2020). His work has been translated into eight languages. His new book, The Wake of HMS Challenger: How a Legendary Victorian Voyage Tells the Story of our Oceans' Decline, revisits the iconic Challenger research expedition (1872-76), and marks the third and final installment in his eco-trilogy with Princeton University Press. The Challenger book project was awarded a Carnegie Foundation Fellowship for 2021-22, and will be published in Fall 2025.