Rate Professor Galen McKinley

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Galen McKinley earned her BS from Rice University in 1995 and her PhD in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from MIT in 2002.

Research Interests: Her research centers on ocean carbon cycles, climate change, and physical-chemical interactions in the global ocean.

Appointments: Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

Awards: Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.

Publications: Key papers on ocean carbon uptake in Nature Geoscience and Global Biogeochemical Cycles.

Additional Contributions: Contributes to international climate modeling initiatives and advises on ocean-based climate solutions.