Tessa M. Hill
Tessa Michelle Hill | |
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Hill in 2016 | |
| Born | Tacoma, Washington, USA |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Known for | ocean acidification, methane cycle in the ocean, climate change and the ocean, outreach to the public and K-12 |
| Awards | National Science Foundation CAREER Awards US Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers PECASE |
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| Institutions | University of California, Davis |
| Doctoral advisor | James P. Kennett |
| Website | bml |
Tessa Michelle Hill is an American marine geochemist and oceanographer. She is a professor at the University of California, Davis, and a resident professor at its Bodega Marine Laboratory. She is a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, and in 2016 was named a Leshner Public Engagement Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In that year she also received the US Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
Her research and wider public influence focuses on the effects of climate change on the global ocean, including ocean acidification.