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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.![Sarah Aarons](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/aarons_sarah.jpg)
Assistant Professor
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Professor
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ACAD PROG MGMT OFR
![Andreas Andersson](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/andersson_andreas_200x200.jpg)
Professor
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Research Affiliate
![Simone Baumann-Pickering](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/Simone-Baumann-Pickering.jpg)
Professor
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Associate Professor
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Associate Professor
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Researcher
![Paula Cessi](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/cessi_paola.jpg)
Professor
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Associate Professor
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Associate Professor
![Grant Deane](/sites/default/files/profilePhoto/exp_A_CAICE_WaveTank_002.jpg)
Research Oceanographer
![Andrew Dickson](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/dickson_andrew2007.jpg)
RECALL FACULTY
![Neal Driscoll](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/driscoll_neal_2019.jpg)
Professor
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Professor
![Amato Evan](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/evan_amato.jpg)
Professor
![Helen Fricker](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/fricker_helen_2020.jpg)
Professor
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Research Meteorologist
![Sarah Gille](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/gille_sarah_2015_headshot.jpg)
Professor
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Emeritus
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Emeritus
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Professor
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Emeritus / Professor of Graduate Division
![Nick Lutsko](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/lutsko.jpg)
Assistant Professor
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Professor
![Art Miller](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/art_symposium.jpg)
Researcher
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](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/profile-samantha.jpg)
EXEC DIR/MAS-MBC
![Joel Norris](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/norris_joel_2023.jpeg)
Professor
![Mark Ohman](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/ohman_mark2014.jpg)
Emeritus / Professor of Graduate Division
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Associate Researcher
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Professor Emeritus
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](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/prather_kim_400.png)
Professor
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Assistant Professor
![Ram Ramanathan](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/ramanathan2016.jpg)
Professor
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Associate Professor
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
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Professor
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Professor
![Jennifer Smith](/sites/default/files/profile_photo/smith_jennifer.jpg)
Professor
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Emeritus
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Professor
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Professor
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Emeritus
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Emeritus
![Shang-Ping Xie](/sites/default/files/profilePhoto/xie_web.jpg)
Professor
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Researcher