ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST, PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

DIRECTOR, FRANCIS E. FOWLER IV CENTER FOR OCEAN AND CLIMATE

Interests: Sea level, Ocean circulation, Numerical modeling, Data analysis, Probabilistic Methods, Uncertainty quantification

Dr. Christopher Piecuch is a researcher, educator, and communicator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), where he is tenured Associate Scientist in the Physical Oceanography Department, Director of the Francis E. Fowler IV Center for Ocean and Climate, and faculty on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography and Applied Ocean Science and Engineering. His work advances understanding of the causes and consequences of modern sea-level rise. Piecuch has collaborated widely as a member of state, national, and international science teams on a range of topics in sea-level science, resulting in dozens of publications in leading peer-reviewed journals. He has engaged heavily in outreach to nonscientific audiences, having appeared in major media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and National Public Radio; briefed the Office of the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and Office of Global Change; spoken at a range of schools, libraries, and museums; and convened panel discussions on coastal risk and sea-level rise geared towards policy makers at the United Nations Climate Change Conferences in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt and Dubai, UAE. In this way, his efforts support of more resilient, prepared, secure coastal communities and economies.

EDUCATION

• BA Physics, Mathematics, and German; University of Rhode Island 2006
• MSc Oceanography (Biological); University of Rhode Island 2010
• PhD Oceanography (Physical); University of Rhode Island 2016