Jacqueline Mary Grebmeier
Academic background
EducationBSc, Zoology, 1977, University of California, Davis
MA, biology, Stanford University
MA, Marine Affairs, University of Washington
Ph.D., 1987, University of Alaska Fairbanks
ThesisThe ecology of benthic carbon cycling in the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas (1987)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
University of Tennessee

Jacqueline M. Grebmeier is an American ecologist who specializes in polar biological oceanography.

Early life and education

Grebmeier completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from the University of California, Davis in 1977 before enrolling at Stanford University for her first Master's degree in Biology. Following this, she earned her second master's degree in Marine Affairs from the University of Washington in 1983,[1] specializing in applications of Arctic science to Arctic resource utilization policy, and her PhD in Biological Oceanography from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1987.[2]

Career

Upon completing her PhD, Grebmeier joined the faculty at the University of Tennessee in 1989. As a research associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, she was the project co-leader on a joint U.S.-Russian study of ecosystems in the Bering and Chukchi seas and an advisor to the National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Foundation. In 2000, Grebmeier was selected by President Bill Clinton to serve on the Arctic Research Commission in order to develop and recommend an integrated national policy on research in the Arctic.[3] Following this, she served as part of a team studying the relationship between plankton in the ocean surrounding Antarctica and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.[4] In 2006, Grebmeier and her colleagues published the seminal paper, "A major ecosystem shift in the northern Bering Sea" in Science,[5] which showed the harms of global warming in the ecology of the Bering Sea.[6]

Grebmeier was appointed a research professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, working in the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, in 2008.[7] While serving in this role, she chaired the International Pacific Arctic Group to establish a Distributed Biological Observatory in the North American Arctic.[8] As a result of her "exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic" Grebmeier was awarded the 2015 IASC Medal[9] and the Alaska Ocean Leadership Award from the Alaska SeaLife Center.[10] The following year, she won the 2016 President's Award for Excellence in Application of Science for her "exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic."[11]

In 2018, Grebmeier was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[12] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Grebmeier raised the alarm on the rising disappearing Alaskan sea ice and its significant impact on the Arctic marine ecosystem.[13]

Personal life

Grebmeier is married to Lee Cooper, an oceanographer,[14] and they have one daughter together.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Grebmeier, Jacqueline Mary (1983). The role of science in the Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing decision process (Thesis). OCLC 10168522.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Jacqueline M. Grebmeier". University of New Hampshire. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  3. ↑ "President Picks UT Oceanographer". University of Tennessee. March 13, 2000. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Antarctic Plankton Reduces Greenhouse Gases". University of Tennessee. April 10, 2000. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  5. ↑ Grebmeier, Jacqueline M.; Overland, James E.; Moore, Sue E.; Farley, Ed V.; Carmack, Eddy C.; Cooper, Lee W.; Frey, Karen E.; Helle, John H.; McLaughlin, Fiona A.; McNutt, S. Lyn (March 10, 2006). "A Major Ecosystem Shift in the Northern Bering Sea". Science. 311 (5766): 1461–1464. Bibcode:2006Sci...311.1461G. doi:10.1126/science.1121365. PMID 16527980. S2CID 23505224. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  6. ↑ "UT Research Shows Ecological Impact of Global Warming". University of Tennessee. March 9, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jacqueline M. Grebmeier". umces.edu. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  8. ↑ "BIOLOGISTS LEAD INTERNATIONAL TEAM TO TRACK ARCTIC RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE". University of Maryland. February 20, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  9. ↑ "DR. JACQUELINE GREBMEIER AWARDED IASC MEDAL". University of Maryland. March 9, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  10. ↑ "ARCTIC SCIENTISTS RECEIVE MARINE RESEARCH AWARD". University of Maryland. January 30, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  11. ↑ "DR. JACQUELINE GREBMEIER HONORED WITH PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR SCIENCE APPLICATION". University of Maryland. May 18, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  12. ↑ "ARCTIC RESEARCHER JACQUELINE GREBMEIER NAMED AAAS FELLOW". University of Maryland. November 27, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Disappearing Alaskan sea ice is significant for Arctic marine ecosystem". Science Daily. April 22, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Arctic Life Not Damaged By Nuclear Waste Dumping (400)". University of Tennessee. June 9, 1998. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  15. ↑ Holden, Emily (November 13, 2020). "'We packed long underwear and never wore it': Arctic scientists shocked at warming". The Guardian. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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