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Trevor Keenan portrait

Trevor Keenan

Faculty Scientist

Building 084, Room 0344

M/S 74R316C

Phone: 510-486-5537

Fax: 510-486-5686

trevorkeenan@lbl.gov

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Biography

Trevor F. Keenan is a Scientist in the Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and an Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, UC Berkeley. Prof. Keenan’s interests are centered on understanding the impacts of climate variability and long-term change on terrestrial ecosystem function and land surface dynamics, as well as related feedbacks to the atmosphere through ecosystem carbon cycling and water use. His work combines large ecological data sets (e.g., eddy-covariance, remote sensing), models of ecosystem state and function, and data assimilation/mining tools, with results from in-situ field studies and experiments, to gain a mechanistic understanding of key physical and biological processes. Prof. Keenan uses methods from diverse disciplines, including ecophysiology and biogeochemistry, micrometeorology, atmospheric science, mathematics, statistics and high-performance computing.

For more information on his research, visit: The Keenan Group, Berkeley.
For his current CV, see: Curriculum Vitae.

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As an Ecosystem Scientist, my work spans from individual organisms (primarily phototrophs) to ecosystems, landscapes and the globe. My interests are centered on understanding the terrestrial carbon cycle by examining the impacts of climate variability and long-term change on terrestrial ecosystem function and land surface dynamics. My work combines large ecological data sets (e.g., eddy-covariance, remote sensing), models of ecosystem state and function, and data assimilation/mining tools, with results from in-situ field studies and experiments, to gain a mechanistic understanding of key physical and biological processes. I enjoy using methods from diverse disciplines, including ecophysiology and biogeochemistry, micrometeorology, atmospheric science, mathematics, statistics and high-performance computing, and collaborating across fields to do so.

Education

  • Ph.D., CREAF Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain, 2009, Earth System Science
  • MRes., The University of York, England, 2005, Mathematics in the Living Environment
  • BSc., Dublin City University, Ireland, 2002, Mathematics

Experience

  • Asst. Professor, UC Berkeley, Dept. of Environmental Science Policy and Management, 2018-Present
  • Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, EESA, 2018-Present
  • Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, EESA, 2016-2018
  • Research Fellow/Lecturer, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 2013-2016
  • Research Associate, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, 2012-1013
  • Post-Doctoral Researcher, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, 2010-2012
  • Post-Doctoral Researcher, CREAF Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain, 2009-2010

Awards

  • Department of Energy SPOT Award for Excellence, Berkeley Lab, 2016
  • Early Stage Researcher of the Year, Macquarie University Commendation, 2014
  • Macquarie University Research Fellowship, Macquarie University, 2013
  • Best PhD Thesis in Mediterranean forestry, European Forest Institute, 2009
  • Marie Curie Fellowship, GREENCYCLES Research Training Network, 2005-2008

Professional Affiliations

  • American Geophysical Union (AGU)

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  • Member, Planning Committee, North American Carbon Program, 2017

Scholarly Service

  • Associate Editor, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (impact factor 4.46), 2016-Present
  • Associate Editor, Biogeosciences (impact factor 3.98), 2014-Present
  • Review Work (2016), Nature, Science, Nature Climate Change, Nature Communications, PNAS, Global Change Biology, New Phytologist, Biogeosciences, Journal of Geophysical Research, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Ecosphere, Journal of Climate, Geophysical Research Letters, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Ecological Modeling, International Journal of Biometeorology
  • Review Work (2015), Nature, Science, Nature Climate Change, PNAS, Global Change Biology, Remote Sensing of Environment, Biogeosciences, Journal of Geophysical Research, Ecology, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Global Ecology and Biogeography, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, International Journal of Biometeorology, NSF Population and Community Ecology Program

Media and Outreach

I enjoy communicating my results to a wide audience, and find interacting with journalists a great way to translate science results to the general public. Below are some of the outlets in which my work has been covered in the past.
  • Highlights: The New York Times, TIME Magazine, The Economist, The Guardian, The Washington Post, BBC News, New Scientist, Scientific American, ABC News. Feature podcast on PRI’s Living on Earth
  • 2016: Covered in over 75 news outlets worldwide, including the Economist, The Guardian, The Washington Post, El Pais, BBC News, New Scientist, ABC News (radio interview) and Public Radio International (radio interview), and science blogs such as The Carbon Brief and Future Earth.
  • 2015: Covered in Scientific American, ABC News, The Conversation, New Scientist, The Weather Network and Earth Gauge.
  • 2014: Covered in 12 news outlets including ABC radio, Science Daily, AccuWeather and Nature World News.
  • 2013: Covered in 24 international news outlets, including The New York Times, TIME Magazine, New Scientist, along with national press such as the Australian Tribune, and prominent science blogs such as The Carbon Brief.

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