Matthew LaPlante is a journalist, author, public radio host, university professor, and climate scientist who has led or contributed to more than 20 studies on climate variability and climate change. He is the co-investigator and site manager for an ongoing study of sap flow in one of the most widespread trees in North America, the quaking aspen, and he is the co-owner of 1833, a zero-proof craft cocktail bar in Salt Lake City.