Climate Change Experts

Faculty members and other researchers who've identified themselves as having some expertise in climate change

Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers are dedicated to studying Earth's changing climate, advancing our understanding of the earth system, working to find solutions and develop mitigation strategies, and training the next generation of scientific and environmental leaders. If you are a reporter interested in contacting a researcher to schedule an interview, or are interested in securing a speaker to discuss climate change at an upcoming event, please email scrippsnews@ucsd.edu.
Profile Photo
AARONS, SARAH
Assistant Professor
Research Profile
Cryosphere and Polar Science, Isotopic Geochemistry, Low Temperature Geochemistry, Marine, Atmospheric, and Aqueous Tracers, Atmospheric Aerosols and Chemistry, Climate Sciences, Past Climate Change
Profile Photo
ABURTO, OCTAVIO
Professor
Research Profile
Coastal Ecology, Conservation Ecology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Theory, Genomics, Metagenomics, and Bioinformatics, Population and Community Ecology
Profile Photo
ANDERSON, CLARISSA
ACAD PROG MANAGER
Research Profile
Coastal Ecology, Plankton Ecology and Food-Web Interactions
Andreas Andersson
ANDERSSON, ANDREAS
Professor
Research Profile
Biogeochemistry, Coastal Processes, Low Temperature Geochemistry, Marine Chemistry, Ocean Acidification
ANDREAE, M. O. "ANDI"
Research Affiliate
Research Profile
Biogeochemistry, Archaeology, Atmospheric Aerosols and Chemistry, Climate Sciences, Cloud Physics and Boundary Layer Processes, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions
Simone Baumann-Pickering
BAUMANN-PICKERING, SIMONE
Professor
Research Profile
Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Conservation Ecology, Deep-Sea Biology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Theory, Fisheries Biology and Management, Life History Strategies and Behaviors, Marine Mammal Biology, Polar Ecology, Population and Community Ecology, Ocean Acoustics
Profile Photo
BENMARHNIA, TARIK
Associate Professor
Research Profile
Climate Change and Health, Public Health and Epidemiology, Environmental Justice
Profile Photo
BOWMAN, JEFF
Associate Professor
Research Profile
Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Genomics, Metagenomics, and Bioinformatics, Marine Microbiology, Polar Ecology
Melissa Carter
CARTER, MELISSA
INFO SYS ANALYST
Plankton Ecology and Food-Web Interactions, Coastal Ecology
Profile Photo
CAYAN, DANIEL
Researcher
Research Profile
Climate Sciences, Land Surface Hydrology, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions
Paula Cessi
CESSI, PAOLA
Professor
Research Profile
Global Hydrography and Circulation, Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate
Profile Photo
CHOY, ANELA
Associate Professor
Research Profile
Deep-Sea Biology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Theory, Environmental Toxicology
Grant Deane
DEANE, GRANT
Research Oceanographer
Research Profile
Acoustics and Infrasound, Applied Ocean Sciences, Nonlinear and Surface Waves
Andrew Dickson
DICKSON, ANDREW
RECALL FACULTY
Research Profile
Marine Chemistry, Biogeochemistry and Greenhouse Gases, Climate Sciences, Ocean Acidification, Ocean Instrumentation and Technology
Neal Driscoll
DRISCOLL, NEAL
Professor
Research Profile
Coastal Processes, Marine Geology and Geophysics, Tectonics and Structural Geology
Matt Dzieciuch
DZIECIUCH, MATTHEW
Researcher
Research Profile
Acoustics and Infrasound, Ocean Acoustics
Yassir Eddebbar
EDDEBBAR, YASSIR
Assistant Researcher
Research Profile
EISENMAN, IAN
Professor
Research Profile
Climate Sciences, Ice in the Climate System, Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate, Past Climate Change, Physical Oceanography
Laure Engeman
ENGEMAN, LAURA
ACAD PROG MGMT OFR
Research Profile
Coastal Processes
Amato Evan
EVAN, AMATO
Professor
Research Profile
Atmospheric Aerosols and Chemistry, Climate Sciences, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Remote Sensing and Satellite Oceanography, Tropical Meteorology and Oceanography
Helen Fricker
FRICKER, HELEN AMANDA
Professor
Research Profile
Cryosphere and Polar Science, Remote Sensing, Climate Sciences, Ice in the Climate System
Corey Gabriel
GABRIEL, COREY
EXEC DIR/MAS-CSP
GERSHUNOV, ALEXANDER
Research Meteorologist
Research Profile
Climate Sciences, Cloud Physics and Boundary Layer Processes, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Climate Change and Health
Sarah Gille
GILLE, SARAH
Professor
Research Profile
Applied Ocean Sciences, Autonomous Ocean Platforms and Global Observing Systems, Climate Sciences, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Physical Oceanography, Remote Sensing and Satellite Oceanography, Southern Ocean and High-Latitude Climate Studies, Upper Ocean and Submesoscale Processes
Profile Photo
GUZA, BOB
Emeritus
Research Profile
Coastal Oceanography, Internal Waves and Ocean Mixing, Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate, Nonlinear and Surface Waves, Physical Oceanography
Profile Photo
KAHRU, MATI
Emeritus
Research Profile
Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Plankton Ecology and Food-Web Interactions, Remote Sensing and Satellite Oceanography, Southern Ocean and High-Latitude Climate Studies
Profile Photo
KEELING, RALPH
Professor
Research Profile
Atmospheric Aerosols and Chemistry, Climate Sciences, Past Climate Change
Profile Photo
LEVIN, LISA
Emeritus / Professor of Graduate Division
Research Profile
Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Coastal Ecology, Conservation Ecology, Deep-Sea Biology, Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, Life History Strategies and Behaviors, Marine Benthic Ecology, Population and Community Ecology
Nick Lutsko
LUTSKO, NICHOLAS
Assistant Professor
Research Profile
Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate
Profile Photo
MERRIFIELD, MARK
Professor
Research Profile
Coastal Oceanography, Internal Waves and Ocean Mixing, Nonlinear and Surface Waves
Art Miller
MILLER, ART
Research Scientist Emeritus
Research Profile
Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Ecosystem Dynamics and Theory, Climate Sciences, Coastal Oceanography, Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Physical Oceanography, Tropical Meteorology and Oceanography, Upper Ocean and Submesoscale Processes
samantha murray
MURRAY, SAMANTHA
EXEC DIR/MAS-MBC
Research Profile
Fisheries Biology and Management, Conservation Ecology, Environmental Justice
Joel Norris
NORRIS, JOEL
Professor
Research Profile
Climate Sciences, Cloud Physics and Boundary Layer Processes, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions
Mark Ohman
OHMAN, MARK
Emeritus / Professor of Graduate Division
Research Profile
Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Deep-Sea Biology, Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, Life History Strategies and Behaviors, Plankton Ecology and Food-Web Interactions, Population and Community Ecology, Autonomous Ocean Platforms and Global Observing Systems
PARNELL, ED
Associate Researcher
Research Profile
Biological Impacts of Climate Change, Coastal Ecology, Conservation Ecology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Theory, Environmental Toxicology, Fisheries Biology and Management, Life History Strategies and Behaviors, Marine Benthic Ecology, Population and Community Ecology
PIERCE, DAVID
PROGRAMMER ANALYST
Research Profile
Profile Photo
PINKEL, ROBERT
Professor Emeritus
Research Profile
Acoustics and Infrasound, Coastal Processes, Instrumentation and Observational Networks, Remote Sensing, Applied Ocean Sciences, Autonomous Ocean Platforms and Global Observing Systems, Ice in the Climate System, Internal Waves and Ocean Mixing, Nonlinear and Surface Waves, Ocean Acoustics, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Ocean Instrumentation and Technology, Physical Oceanography, Southern Ocean and High-Latitude Climate Studies, Upper Ocean and Submesoscale Processes
Kim Prather at SOARS
PRATHER, KIMBERLY
Professor
Research Profile
Marine Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Marine Microbiology, Atmospheric Aerosols and Chemistry, Climate Sciences, Cloud Physics and Boundary Layer Processes
Profile Photo
PURKEY, SARAH
Assistant Professor
Research Profile
Autonomous Ocean Platforms and Global Observing Systems, Climate Sciences, Global Hydrography and Circulation, Physical Oceanography, Remote Sensing and Satellite Oceanography, Southern Ocean and High-Latitude Climate Studies
Ram Ramanathan
RAMANATHAN, RAM
Professor
Research Profile
Atmospheric Aerosols and Chemistry, Climate Sciences, Cloud Physics and Boundary Layer Processes, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Tropical Meteorology and Oceanography
RIVERA-COLLAZO, ISABEL
Professor
Research Profile
Coastal Ecology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Theory, Acoustics and Infrasound, Coastal Processes, Paleoceanography and Paleoecology, Sedimentary Processes, Geomorphology, Archaeology, Climate Sciences, Coastal Oceanography, Past Climate Change, Tropical Meteorology and Oceanography, Environmental Justice
Profile Photo
ROEMMICH, DEAN
Professor
Research Profile
Autonomous Ocean Platforms and Global Observing Systems, Climate Sciences, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Ocean Instrumentation and Technology, Physical Oceanography, Remote Sensing and Satellite Oceanography
Profile Photo
SANDIN, STUART
Professor
Research Profile
Coral Reef Biology and Ecology
Profile Photo
SCHARTUP, AMINA
Associate Professor
Research Profile
Environmental Toxicology, Biogeochemistry
Profile Photo
SEVERINGHAUS, JEFFREY
Professor
Research Profile
Biogeochemistry and Greenhouse Gases, Climate Sciences, Ice in the Climate System, Past Climate Change, Southern Ocean and High-Latitude Climate Studies
Jennifer Smith
SMITH, JENNIFER
Professor
Research Profile
Coastal Ecology, Conservation Ecology, Coral Reef Biology and Ecology, Marine Benthic Ecology, Ocean Acidification
Profile Photo
SOMERVILLE, RICHARD
Emeritus
Research Profile
Climate Sciences, Cloud Physics and Boundary Layer Processes, Ice in the Climate System, Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions
Profile Photo
STRANEO, FIAMMA
Professor
Research Profile
Cryosphere and Polar Science, Climate Sciences, Ice in the Climate System, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Physical Oceanography
Profile Photo
TALLEY, LYNNE
Professor
Research Profile
Climate Sciences, Global Hydrography and Circulation, Ice in the Climate System, Internal Waves and Ocean Mixing, Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions, Physical Oceanography, Southern Ocean and High-Latitude Climate Studies
VERNET, MARIA
Emeritus
Research Profile
Plankton Ecology and Food-Web Interactions, Polar Ecology
Profile Photo
WEISS, RAY
Emeritus
Research Profile
Atmospheric Aerosols and Chemistry, Biogeochemistry and Greenhouse Gases, Climate Sciences, Global Hydrography and Circulation, Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate
Profile Photo
WORCESTER, PETER
Emeritus
Research Profile
Acoustics and Infrasound, Applied Ocean Sciences, Ocean Acoustics, Physical Oceanography
Shang-Ping Xie
XIE, SHANG-PING
Professor
Research Profile
Climate Sciences, Modeling and State Estimation of the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate, Physical Oceanography, Tropical Meteorology and Oceanography
Profile Photo
YOUNG, ADAM
Researcher
Research Profile
Coastal Processes, Marine Geology and Geophysics, Remote Sensing, Sedimentary Processes, Coastal Oceanography, Nearshore and Surf Zone Processes
Nathalie Zilberman
ZILBERMAN, NATHALIE
Associate Researcher
Research Profile
Global Hydrography and Circulation