Libby Jewett
Lecturer
Affiliate, Gund Institute for Environment
PRONOUNS she/her
- Ph.D., University of Maryland (2005)
- M.P.P., Harvard University
- B.A., Yale University
Areas of expertise
marine science, marine policy, ocean climate solutions, ocean acidification, oceanography
BIO
Dr. Libby Jewett spent the past nearly 20 years working for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Washington DC and then in Narragansett RI. Through her leadership of the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, she spent her career fostering relevant research on how anthropogenic carbon dioxide is affecting the ocean and marine life. She worked at the nexus between science and policy (national and international). She served as a lead author on the last three US National Climate Assessments and the last international assessment done under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Most recently, she worked for the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center in the Marine Development and Ecology Branch developing a research agenda assessing impacts of offshore wind on marine ecosystems and fisheries. She also led an international effort through the International Council on the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) to gather experts to assess the risks of marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (emerging technologies) on fisheries, aquaculture and indigenous communities. She is very interested in how climate change is impacting the ocean and in how the ocean may be leveraged, carefully, as one of many solutions. She is excited to bring marine expertise to the mountains of VT.
Courses
SEP 2990: Intro to Marine Policy
Awards and Achievements
Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award
3 NOAA Bronze Medals
IPCC Lead Author for AR 6 and 7
Bio
Dr. Libby Jewett spent the past nearly 20 years working for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Washington DC and then in Narragansett RI. Through her leadership of the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, she spent her career fostering relevant research on how anthropogenic carbon dioxide is affecting the ocean and marine life. She worked at the nexus between science and policy (national and international). She served as a lead author on the last three US National Climate Assessments and the last international assessment done under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Most recently, she worked for the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center in the Marine Development and Ecology Branch developing a research agenda assessing impacts of offshore wind on marine ecosystems and fisheries. She also led an international effort through the International Council on the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) to gather experts to assess the risks of marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (emerging technologies) on fisheries, aquaculture and indigenous communities. She is very interested in how climate change is impacting the ocean and in how the ocean may be leveraged, carefully, as one of many solutions. She is excited to bring marine expertise to the mountains of VT.
Courses
SEP 2990: Intro to Marine Policy
Awards and Achievements
Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award
3 NOAA Bronze Medals
IPCC Lead Author for AR 6 and 7