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Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division

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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

Setting up a portable eddy-covariance system to measure carbon and water flux in the San Francisco Delta. Portable solar panels provide power.

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.

Setting up a portable eddy-covariance system to measure carbon and water flux in the San Francisco Delta. Portable solar panels provide power.

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: 510-486-6084
mldubey@lbl.gov

David Ackerly

Faculty Scientist

Phone: 510-643-6341
dackerly@lbl.gov

Lisa Alvarez-Cohen

Mechanical Faculty Scientific Engineer

Phone: 510-643-5969
lalvarez-cohen@lbl.gov

Jillian Banfield

Faculty Scientist

Phone: 510-642-9488
jfbanfield@lbl.gov

Emily Bercos-Hickey

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 510-486-5983
ebercoshickey@lbl.gov

Markus Bill

Senior Scientific Engineering Associate

Phone: 510-486-5659
Fax: 510-486-5496
mbill@lbl.gov

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Sébastien Biraud

Staff Scientist

Climate Sciences Department Head

Phone: 510-486-6084
scbiraud@lbl.gov

James K. Bishop

Senior Faculty Scientist

Phone: 510-642-6110
Fax: 510-486-5686
jkbishop@lbl.gov

Niklas Blanadet

Research Associate

Phone: 415-717-2325
nblanadet@lbl.gov

Barbara Bomfim

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 530-220-3291
bbomfim@lbl.gov

William Ronald Boos

Faculty Scientist

Phone: 510-495-2407
wrboos@lbl.gov

Nicholas J. Bouskill

Research Scientist

Phone: 510-486-7490
Fax: 510-486-5686
njbouskill@lbl.gov

Hanna Breunig

Research Scientist

Phone: 510-486-4046
hannabreunig@lbl.gov

Eoin Brodie

Microbiologist, Senior Scientist

Deputy Director, Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division;

Lead, Environmental & Biological Systems Sciences Program Domain

Phone: 510-486-6584
Fax: 510-486-7152
elbrodie@lbl.gov

Christin Buechner

Program Manager

cbuechner@lbl.gov

Cristina Castanha

Principal Research Associate

Phone: 510-486-7500
ccastanha@lbl.gov

Oriana Elizabeth Holtz Chafe

Research Associate

Phone: 510-505-4497
oechafe@lbl.gov

Romy Chakraborty

Ecology Department Head

Staff Scientist

Phone: 510-486-4091
Fax: 510-486-7152
rchakraborty@lbl.gov

Jeffrey Chambers

Faculty Scientist

Phone: 510-495-2932
jchambers@lbl.gov

Wai-Yin Stephen Chan

Senior Scientific Engineering Associate

Phone: 510-486-4194
swchan@lbl.gov

Kuang-Yu Chang

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 510-486-8141
ckychang@lbl.gov

Mingfei Chen

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 510-486-4091
mingfeichen@lbl.gov

John Chun Hong Chiang

Faculty Scientist

jcchiang@lbl.gov

Chunwei Chou

Research Scientist

chunweichou@lbl.gov

Housen Chu

Research Scientist

Phone: 510-486-6138
hchu@lbl.gov

Fabio Ciulla

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 510-495-8890
fciulla@lbl.gov

William D. (Bill) Collins

Associate Laboratory Director, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area

Phone: 510-495-2407
Fax: 510-486-5686
wdcollins@lbl.gov

Mark Conrad

Isotopic Geochemist & Geologist

Staff Scientist

Phone: 510-486-6141
Fax: 510-486-5496
msconrad@lbl.gov

Baptiste Dafflon

Staff Scientist

Phone: 510-486-4735
bdafflon@lbl.gov

Yi Dai

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 510-495-8048
yidai@lbl.gov

Joan Damerow

Project Scientist

Phone: 510-685-3120
joandamerow@lbl.gov

Marla Ellyn DeKlotz

Research Associate

Phone: 510-486-5538
marladeklotz@lbl.gov

Sigrid Dengel

Scientific Engineering Associate

Phone: 510-486-4978
Fax: 510-486-5686
sdengel@lbl.gov

Alan V. Di Vittorio

Research Scientist

avdivittorio@lbl.gov

Dipankar Dwivedi

Research Scientist

Phone: 510-486-4005
Fax: 510-486-5686
ddwivedi@lbl.gov

Ricardo Jorge Eloy Alves

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 510-486-6180
rjealves@lbl.gov

Brandon C. Enalls

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

bcenalls@lbl.gov

Nicola Falco

Research Scientist

nicolafalco@lbl.gov

Daniel Feldman

Staff Scientist

Phone: 510-495-2171
Fax: 510-486-7775
drfeldman@lbl.gov

Yanlei Feng

Graduate Student Research Assistant

Phone: 510-495-2932
yanleifeng@lbl.gov

Patricia M. Fox

Senior Scientific Engineering Associate

Phone: 510-495-2037
pmfox@lbl.gov

Inez Fung

Faculty Scientist

Phone: 510-643-9367
ifung@lbl.gov

Xiulin Gao

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 806-445-4865
xiulingao@lbl.gov

Cynthia Gerlein-Safdi

Project Scientist

Phone: 609-865-5428
cgerleinsafdi@lbl.gov

Andrew S. Graus

Associate Software Developer

Phone: 510-486-5792
agraus@lbl.gov

Zhao Hao

Principal Scientific Engineering Associate

Phone: 510-486-7335
zhao@lbl.gov

Sara Hefty

Administrator to the Division Director

Phone: 510-486-4271
shefty@lbl.gov

Jennifer A. Holm

Research Scientist

Phone: 510-495-8083
Fax: 510-486-5686
jaholm@lbl.gov

Kripa Akila Jagannathan

Research Scientist

Phone: 415-335-5834
kajagannathan@lbl.gov

Kolby Jeremiah Jardine

Research Scientist

Phone: 510-495-8231
kjjardine@lbl.gov

Andrew D. Jones

Staff Scientist

Program Domain Lead for Earth Systems and Society

Phone: 510-486-5114
adjones@lbl.gov

Ulas Karaoz

Research Scientist

Phone: 510-486-4118
ukaraoz@lbl.gov

Noel Keen

Software Developer

Phone: 510-486-5140
ndkeen@lbl.gov

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Trevor Keenan

Faculty Scientist

Phone: 510-486-5537
Fax: 510-486-5686
trevorkeenan@lbl.gov

Ryan G. Knox

Software Developer

Phone: 510-495-2153
rgknox@lbl.gov

Charles Dunbar Koven

Staff Scientist

Phone: 510-486-6724
cdkoven@lbl.gov

Lara Kueppers

Faculty Scientist

Phone: 510-486-5813
Fax: 510-486-5686
lmkueppers@lbl.gov

Jack Lamb

Student Assistant

Phone: 925-951-7768
jlamb@lbl.gov

Gregory Lemieux

Software Developer

Phone: 510-486-5049
glemieux@lbl.gov

Philip E. Long

Guest Scientist
Deputy Lead, Sustainable Systems Science Focus Area

Affiliate

Phone: 509-531-2987
Fax: 510-486-5686
pelong@lbl.gov

Marcos Longo

Research Scientist

mlongo@lbl.gov

Gianna Marschmann

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 510-486-6899
glmarschmann@lbl.gov

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Zelalem A. Mekonnen

Research Scientist

Phone: 510-486-7072
zmekonnen@lbl.gov

Midhun (Mikey) Mohan

Graduate Student Research Assistant

Phone: 510-345-7683
mid_mohan@lbl.gov

Andrew Moyes

Senior Scientific Engineering Associate

Phone: 510-486-6246
abmoyes@lbl.gov

Hannah Naughton

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 510-486-6584
hnaughton@lbl.gov

Jessica Needham

Research Scientist

Phone: 510-486-6724
jfneedham@lbl.gov

Robinson I. Negron-Juarez

Staff Scientist

Phone: 510-486-7690
Fax: 510-486-5686
robinson.inj@lbl.gov

Michelle Newcomer

Research Scientist

Phone: 510-486-7057
mnewcomer@lbl.gov

Noele Norris

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 510-486-6584
nnorris@lbl.gov

Travis A. O’Brien

Visiting Faculty

Phone: 812-269-2051
Fax: 510-486-5686
taobrien@lbl.gov

Dylan O’Ryan

Research Associate

Phone: 209-471-5786
dporyan@lbl.gov

Mohammed Ombadi

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 949-981-0969
ombadi@lbl.gov

Ulysse Pasquier

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 510-486-5128
upasquier@lbl.gov

Elaine Pegoraro

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 407-412-8881
elainepegoraro@lbl.gov

John E. Peterson

Principal Scientific Engineering Associate

Phone: 510-486-4267
Fax: 510-486-5686
jepeterson@lbl.gov

Rachel C. Porras

Senior Research Associate

Phone: 510-495-2226
rcporras@lbl.gov

Satyarth Praveen

Data Scientist

satyarth@lbl.gov

Nigel William Trevelyan Quinn

HydroEcological Engineering Advanced Decision Support (HEADS)

Group Leader, Staff Scientist

Phone: 510-486-7056
Fax: 510-486-7152
nwquinn@lbl.gov

Ken Reichl

Senior Scientific Engineering Associate

Phone: 805-813-1488
kreichl@lbl.gov

Robert Rhew

Guest Faculty Scientist

Affiliate

Phone: 510-643-6984
rrhew@lbl.gov

Alan Rhoades

Hydroclimate Research Scientist

Phone: 530-210-8344
arhoades@lbl.gov

William J. Riley

Director (Acting), Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division;

Senior Scientist

Phone: 510-486-5036
Fax: 510-486-7070
wjriley@lbl.gov

Mark Risser

Mark Risser

Research Scientist

Phone: 330-201-1857
mdrisser@lbl.gov

David Romps

Faculty Scientist

Phone: 510-486-7175
Fax: 510-486-5686
dromps@lbl.gov

André Santos

Research Associate

Phone: 510-495-2153
aldsantos@lbl.gov

Shijie Shu

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 510-495-8083
sshu@lbl.gov

Whendee L. Silver

Faculty Scientist

Phone: 510-486-6223
wlsilver@lbl.gov

Florian A. Soom

Scientific Engineering Associate

Phone: 510-486-4788
flosoom@lbl.gov

Patrick Oliver Sorensen

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 510-486-4390
posorensen@lbl.gov

Matthias Sprenger

Earth Research Scientist

Phone: 510-486-5266
msprenger@lbl.gov

Julia Szinai

Graduate Student Research Assistant

jszinai@lbl.gov

Jinyun Tang

Staff Scientist

Phone: 510-486-5792
Fax: 510-486-7070
jinyuntang@lbl.gov

Jing Tao

Project Scientist

jingtao@lbl.gov

Neslihan Tas

Research Scientist

Phone: 510-486-5538
Fax: 510-486-7152
ntas@lbl.gov

Haiyan Teng

Climate & Atmosphere Processes Program Domain Lead

Staff Scientist

Phone: 510-495-2407
hteng@lbl.gov

Margaret Torn

Margaret S. Torn

Ecologist & Biogeochemist

Senior Scientist

Phone: 510-495-2223
Fax: 510-486-7775
mstorn@lbl.gov

Evan S. Um

Project Scientist

Phone: 510-495-2172
Fax: 510-486-5686
esum@lbl.gov

Pouya Vahmani

Research Scientist

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Phone: 510-486-5128
pvahmani@lbl.gov

Haruko Murakami Wainwright

Affiliate Scientist

Phone: 510-495-2038
hmwainwright@lbl.gov

Chen Wang

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

cwang4@lbl.gov

Shi Wang

Principal Research Associate

Phone: 510-495-2657
shiwang@lbl.gov

Stijn Wielandt

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Phone: 510-486-4274
stijnwielandt@lbl.gov

Kenneth H. Williams

Senior Scientist

Environmental Remediation and Water Resources Program Lead

Phone: 510-701-1089
Fax: 510-486-5686
khwilliams@lbl.gov

Todd J. Wood

Principal Scientific Engineering Associate

Phone: 510-332-9473
tjwood@lbl.gov

Yuxin Wu

Geophysics Department Head,

Staff Scientist

Phone: 510-486-4793
Fax: 510-486-5686
ywu3@lbl.gov

Zexuan Xu

Zexuan Xu

Research Scientist

Phone: 510-486-5128
zexuanxu@lbl.gov

Da Yang

Faculty Scientist

Phone: 510-486-5618
dayang@lbl.gov

Koong Yi

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

koongyi@lbl.gov

Jizhong Zhou

Visiting Faculty

Phone: 510-486-6223
jzzhou@lbl.gov

Yang Zhou

Research Scientist

Phone: 631-317-9566
yzhou2@lbl.gov

Qing Zhu

Research Scientist

Phone: 510-486-6546
Fax: 510-486-5686
qzhu@lbl.gov

Division Contacts

William J. Riley
Director (Acting), Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division;
Senior Scientist

Eoin Brodie
Deputy Director, Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division;
Lead, Environmental & Biological Systems Sciences Program Domain

Kim Sopher
Program Manager for the Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division

Sara Hefty
Administrator to the Division Director

News & Events

EESA Scientists Investigate How Tropical Soil Microbes Might Respond to Future Droughts

March 14, 2023

As the most biologically diverse terrestrial ecosystems on Earth, tropical rainforests are just as critical to sustaining environmental and human systems as they are beautiful. Their unique climate with high temperatures, humidity, and precipitation promotes high primary productivity, which offsets high respiration, resulting in these ecosystems being one of the largest carbon sinks on Earth,…

Doubling Protected Lands for Biodiversity Could Require Tradeoffs With Other Land Uses, Study Finds

March 3, 2023

This article first appeared on lbl.gov. Scientists show how 30% protected land targets may not safeguard biodiversity hotspots and may negatively affect other sectors – and how data and analysis can support effective conservation and land use planning Although more than half the world’s countries have committed to protecting at least 30% of land and oceans…

A Q&A With Rachel Ward

February 13, 2023

After witnessing tropical deforestation in Honduras and collaborating with farmers impacted by the degradation in these forests, Ph.D. candidate Rachel Ward knew what she wanted to study next–tropical forest regeneration. Ward’s passion to study the impact of tropical forests on both communities and the global carbon cycle led her to pursuing a Ph.D. with the…

A Q&A With Jessica Needham

After being immersed in the Bornean rainforest and surrounded by Dipterocarp trees–large tropical trees with winged seeds–during a field trip in Borneo, Research Scientist Jessica Needham’s life was changed. Since then, her passion to study forests has only grown stronger–and has even led her to modeling tree growth patterns all over the world.  Question: What…

A Q&A With Barbara Bomfim

Growing up in Brasilia, Postdoctoral Research Fellow Barbara Bomfim experienced the transformation of the savannas and rainforests that surrounded her. Now studying wind disturbance and nutrient cycling on the NGEE-Tropics project, Bomfim is passionate about tropical forest response to disturbances in the hopes of advancing science necessary for well-informed and effective forest management.  Question: What…

A Q&A with Marcos Longo

As he conducted field work in the Amazon, Research Scientist Marcos Longo experienced the deforestation of Amazon forests and witnessed the thick clouds of smoke from these ecosystems as they were on fire. Since then, Longo has dedicated his career towards researching the impacts of climate change and disturbance on tropical ecosystems.  What led you…

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