As the largest reservoir of water, heat, and carbon on earth, the ocean acts as a thermostat that has kept the earth’s climate stable for millions of years. In this talk, we will explore how the ocean’s physical processes support the growth of phytoplankton, the transformation of organic matter, and the sequestration of carbon at depth. It is on account of these processes that the oceans have taken up more than a quarter of the carbon dioxide emitted by the burning of fossil fuels. How will the oceans respond to increasing temperatures? To what extent can the ocean’s biology help to mitigate global warming? Having triggered the most rapid perturbation to earth’s climate on record, it is important to understand how the workings of the ocean contribute to the uptake and cycling of carbon and whether these processes can help alleviate climate change in the future.
| Organization/Institution | Position | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Senior Scientist | 2013 - present |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Associate Scientist with Tenure | 2011 - 2013 |
| Mather House, Harvard University | Faculty Dean | 2017 - present |
| Joint Program with Woods Hole, MIT, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences | Affiliate | 2011 - present |
| School of Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Adjunct | 2011 - present |
| Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Adjunct | 2011 - present |
| Boston University, Department of Earth Sciences | Research Professor | 2011 |
| Boston University, Department of Earth Sciences | Associate Research Professor | 2003 - 2011 |
| Harvard University, Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences | Visiting Associate Professor | 2003 - 2006 |
| University of New Hampshire, Institute for the Study of Earth Oceans and Space | Assistant Research Professor | 2001 - 2003 |
| University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | Senior Research Associate | 2001 - 2003 |
| Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Cambridge, MA | Staff Scientist / Senior Research Associate | 1999 - 2001 |
| Harvard University, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences | Research Associate | 1997 - 1998 |
| University of Chicago, Department of Geophysical Sciences | Postdoctoral Research Associate | 1994 - 1997 |
| Stanford University, Environmental Fluid Mechanics Lab. and Scientific Computing & Computational Mathematics Program | Research Assistant | 1987 - 1994 |
