Dr Kieran O’Hara is a Professor Emeritus from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Kentucky. O’Hara is a Geologist with more than 25 years of experience researching in and teaching in the Earth and Environmental Sciences, with his research focusing more on structural geology and geochemistry. He has published 30 papers and has recently published books for a variety of audiences on Geology, Climate Change and Environmental Impacts. His areas of research have included the geochemical and structural study of pseudotachylytes and geological evidence of paleoclimates, including assessing methane levels.