Academic research interests

As both a scientist and national security professional, my research interests include:

  • the biogeochemistry, governance and ethical dimensions of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods, incluing natural climate solutions (NCS), that can help us reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and avoid new carbon emissions,
  • the relationship climate change and national security, particularly in low-lying island nations and polar regions,
  • the science and policy of marine oil spill response, and
  • the various biological and abiotic processes that degrade organic matter and cycle nutrients in marine and aquatic ecosystems.