Dr. Kimberly R. Miner
USA
Climate Scientist and Assistant Research Professor
Dr. Kimberley R. Miner is a climate scientist with a focus on risk assessment and systems dynamics. At JPL, Kimberley works with international teams on the Arctic Methane Project looking at the impacts of climate change in the Arctic. She is a graduate of Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (MPA) and University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute (Ph.D.) where she continues her work as a Research Assistant Professor looking at global risks from climate change. In this capacity, she manages pollution research for the 2019 Rolex/National Geographic trip to Mt. Everest. She is a Fellow at the Center for Climate and Security and Co-chair of the NASA Interagency Forum on Climate Risks, Impacts, and Adaptation.
During her Doctoral research, Kimberley worked with multi-national teams in Canada, Switzerland, and Alaska to develop the first risk assessment of glacial meltwater pollution. For this research, she was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and fellowships from the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and the Switzer Foundation.
Prior to her Ph.D., Kimberley worked at Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the NYC Office of Emergency Management, creating platforms for scientists and emergency managers to engage with the public after Hurricane Sandy. Based on this work, she was invited to join a 2014-2015 NSF research trip to Antarctica where she traveled by boat from Chile to Palmer Station.