To advance understanding of dynamic biosphere-atmosphere interactions involving greenhouse gases, water and energy, such as respiration, photosynthesis, and ecosystem carbon storage.
Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division
Our Mission
To develop the foundational knowledge and capabilities needed to understand, predict, and advance stewardship of Earth’s Climate and Ecosystems.
Our Vision
A future where society can make informed decisions about the sustainable use of our planet’s resources based on advanced knowledge of the integrated Earth system.
Program Domains

Climate & Atmosphere Processes
Climate and Atmosphere Processes scientists study the processes that drive variability and change in the atmosphere and broader climate system. They develop modeling tools to predict these changes at different time and space scales.

Earth Systems and Society
Our mission is to provide decision-relevant insight at the interface of human and natural systems to support resiliency of energy, water, agriculture, and built environments in the face of global and regional change.

Environmental & Biological Systems Science
Develop a predictive understanding of environmental processes and microbial metabolic diversity that mediate biogeochemical cycles, and develop robust environmental solutions.

Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions
To advance understanding of dynamic biosphere-atmosphere interactions involving greenhouse gases, water and energy, such as respiration, photosynthesis, and ecosystem carbon storage.

Climate & Atmosphere Processes
Climate and Atmosphere Processes scientists study the processes that drive variability and change in the atmosphere and broader climate system. They develop modeling tools to predict these changes at different time and space scales.

Earth Systems and Society
Our mission is to provide decision-relevant insight at the interface of human and natural systems to support resiliency of energy, water, agriculture, and built environments in the face of global and regional change.

Environmental & Biological Systems Science
Develop a predictive understanding of environmental processes and microbial metabolic diversity that mediate biogeochemical cycles, and develop robust environmental solutions.

Mohit Dubey
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Phone:
mldubey@lbl.gov

David Ackerly
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
dackerly@lbl.gov

Lisa Alvarez-Cohen
Mechanical Faculty Scientific Engineer
Phone:
lalvarez-cohen@lbl.gov

Jillian Banfield
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
jfbanfield@lbl.gov

Emily Bercos-Hickey
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
ebercoshickey@lbl.gov

Markus Bill
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
Fax:
mbill@lbl.gov

Sébastien Biraud
Staff Scientist
Climate Sciences Department Head
Phone:
scbiraud@lbl.gov

James K. Bishop
Senior Faculty Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
jkbishop@lbl.gov

Niklas Blanadet
Research Associate
Phone:
nblanadet@lbl.gov

Barbara Bomfim
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
bbomfim@lbl.gov

William Ronald Boos
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
wrboos@lbl.gov

Nicholas J. Bouskill
Research Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
njbouskill@lbl.gov

Hanna Breunig
Research Scientist
Phone:
hannabreunig@lbl.gov

Eoin Brodie
Microbiologist, Senior Scientist
Deputy Director, Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division;
Lead, Environmental & Biological Systems Sciences Program Domain
Phone:
Fax:
elbrodie@lbl.gov

Christin Buechner
Program Manager

Cristina Castanha
Principal Research Associate
Phone:
ccastanha@lbl.gov

Oriana Elizabeth Holtz Chafe
Research Associate
Phone:
oechafe@lbl.gov

Romy Chakraborty
Ecology Department Head
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
rchakraborty@lbl.gov

Jeffrey Chambers
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
jchambers@lbl.gov

Wai-Yin Stephen Chan
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
swchan@lbl.gov

Kuang-Yu Chang
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
ckychang@lbl.gov

Mingfei Chen
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
mingfeichen@lbl.gov

John Chun Hong Chiang
Faculty Scientist

Chunwei Chou
Research Scientist

Housen Chu
Research Scientist
Phone:
hchu@lbl.gov

Fabio Ciulla
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
fciulla@lbl.gov

William D. (Bill) Collins
Associate Laboratory Director, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area
Phone:
Fax:
wdcollins@lbl.gov

Mark Conrad
Isotopic Geochemist & Geologist
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
msconrad@lbl.gov

Baptiste Dafflon
Staff Scientist
Phone:
bdafflon@lbl.gov

Joan Damerow
Project Scientist
Phone:
joandamerow@lbl.gov

Sigrid Dengel
Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
Fax:
sdengel@lbl.gov

Alan V. Di Vittorio
Research Scientist

Dipankar Dwivedi
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
ddwivedi@lbl.gov

Ricardo Jorge Eloy Alves
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
rjealves@lbl.gov

Brandon C. Enalls
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Nicola Falco
Research Scientist

Daniel Feldman
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
drfeldman@lbl.gov

Patricia M. Fox
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
pmfox@lbl.gov

Inez Fung
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
ifung@lbl.gov

Xiulin Gao
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
xiulingao@lbl.gov

Cynthia Gerlein-Safdi
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
cgerleinsafdi@lbl.gov

Andrew S. Graus
Associate Software Developer
Phone:
agraus@lbl.gov

Zhao Hao
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
zhao@lbl.gov

Sara Hefty
Administrator to the Division Director
Phone:
shefty@lbl.gov

Jennifer A. Holm
Research Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
jaholm@lbl.gov

Kripa Akila Jagannathan
Research Scientist
Phone:
kajagannathan@lbl.gov

Kolby Jeremiah Jardine
Research Scientist
Phone:
kjjardine@lbl.gov

Andrew D. Jones
Staff Scientist
Program Domain Lead for Earth Systems and Society
Phone:
adjones@lbl.gov

Ulas Karaoz
Research Scientist
Phone:
ukaraoz@lbl.gov

Noel Keen
Software Developer
Phone:
ndkeen@lbl.gov

Trevor Keenan
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
trevorkeenan@lbl.gov

Ryan G. Knox
Software Developer
Phone:
rgknox@lbl.gov

Charles Dunbar Koven
Staff Scientist
Phone:
cdkoven@lbl.gov

Lara Kueppers
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
lmkueppers@lbl.gov

Jack Lamb
Student Assistant
Phone:
jlamb@lbl.gov

Gregory Lemieux
Software Developer
Phone:
glemieux@lbl.gov

Philip E. Long
Guest Scientist
Deputy Lead, Sustainable Systems Science Focus Area
Affiliate
Phone:
Fax:
pelong@lbl.gov

Marcos Longo
Research Scientist
Phone:
mlongo@lbl.gov

Gianna Marschmann
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
glmarschmann@lbl.gov

Zelalem A. Mekonnen
Research Scientist
Phone:
zmekonnen@lbl.gov

Midhun (Mikey) Mohan
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Phone:
mid_mohan@lbl.gov

Andrew Moyes
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
abmoyes@lbl.gov

Hannah Naughton
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
hnaughton@lbl.gov

Jessica Needham
Research Scientist
Phone:
jfneedham@lbl.gov

Robinson I. Negron-Juarez
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
robinson.inj@lbl.gov

Michelle Newcomer
Research Scientist
Phone:
mnewcomer@lbl.gov

Travis A. O’Brien
Visiting Faculty
Phone:
Fax:
taobrien@lbl.gov

Dylan O’Ryan
Research Associate
Phone:
dporyan@lbl.gov

Elaine Pegoraro
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
elainepegoraro@lbl.gov

John E. Peterson
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
Fax:
jepeterson@lbl.gov

Rachel C. Porras
Senior Research Associate
Phone:
rcporras@lbl.gov

Satyarth Praveen
Data Scientist

Nigel William Trevelyan Quinn
HydroEcological Engineering Advanced Decision Support (HEADS)
Group Leader, Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
nwquinn@lbl.gov

Ken Reichl
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
kreichl@lbl.gov

Alan Rhoades
Hydroclimate Research Scientist
Phone:
arhoades@lbl.gov

William J. Riley
Director (Acting), Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division;
Senior Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
wjriley@lbl.gov

Mark Risser
Research Scientist
Phone:
mdrisser@lbl.gov

David Romps
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
dromps@lbl.gov

André Santos
Research Associate
Phone:
aldsantos@lbl.gov

Shijie Shu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
sshu@lbl.gov

Whendee L. Silver
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
wlsilver@lbl.gov

Florian A. Soom
Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
flosoom@lbl.gov

Patrick Oliver Sorensen
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
posorensen@lbl.gov

Anna Spiers
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Matthias Sprenger
Earth Research Scientist
Phone:
msprenger@lbl.gov

Julia Szinai
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Jinyun Tang
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
jinyuntang@lbl.gov

Jing Tao
Research Scientist

Neslihan Tas
Research Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
ntas@lbl.gov

Haiyan Teng
Climate & Atmosphere Processes Program Domain Lead
Staff Scientist
Phone:
hteng@lbl.gov

Margaret S. Torn
Ecologist & Biogeochemist
Senior Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
mstorn@lbl.gov

Evan S. Um
Project Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
esum@lbl.gov

Pouya Vahmani
Research Scientist
Phone:
pvahmani@lbl.gov

Haruko Murakami Wainwright
Affiliate Scientist
Phone:
hmwainwright@lbl.gov

Chen Wang
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Shi Wang
Principal Research Associate
Phone:
shiwang@lbl.gov

Stijn Wielandt
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
stijnwielandt@lbl.gov

Kenneth H. Williams
Senior Scientist
Environmental Remediation and Water Resources Program Lead
Phone:
Fax:
khwilliams@lbl.gov

Todd J. Wood
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
tjwood@lbl.gov

Yuxin Wu
Geophysics Department Head,
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
ywu3@lbl.gov

Zexuan Xu
Research Scientist
Phone:
zexuanxu@lbl.gov

Da Yang
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
dayang@lbl.gov

Koong Yi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Jizhong Zhou
Visiting Faculty
Phone:
jzzhou@lbl.gov

Yang Zhou
Research Scientist
Phone:
yzhou2@lbl.gov

Qing Zhu
Research Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
qzhu@lbl.gov