Margaret Leinen

Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Vice Chancellor for Marine Science
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego

Dr. Margaret Leinen is the Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Vice Chancellor for Marine Science of University of California at San Diego. She is an ocean biogeochemist and paleoceanographer whose research includes study of ocean carbon cycling and the role of the oceans in climate. Leinen is currently co-chair for the Decade Advisory Board for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. During 2017 and 2018 Leinen was a US Department of State Science Envoy for the oceans to Latin America and the Pacific. She served as Assistant Director for Geosciences, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) from 2000-2007. She has also served as the President of the American Geophysical Union, President of The Oceanography Society and Chair of the AAAS Section on Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Science. She is a Fellow of all three societies and an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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Multi-Sector Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration Driving Kelp Forest Restoration near San Diego

This session will outline the promising horizons of Scripps’ multi-stakeholder efforts around researching, initiating and scaling projects at the intersection of environmental regeneration and positive local impact. Notably, the talk will share an ... View More

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Multi-Sector Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration Driving Kelp Forest Restoration near San Diego

This session will outline the promising horizons of Scripps’ multi-stakeholder efforts around researching, initiating and scaling projects at the intersection of environmental regeneration and positive local impact. Notably, the talk will share an ... View More

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