
Katharine Mach
Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami; Faculty Scholar, UM Abess Center
Katharine Mach is a professor at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and a faculty scholar at the UM Abess Center, focused on environmental science and policy. Her research assesses climate change risks and response options to address increased flooding, extreme heat, wildfire, and other hazards. Previously, she was a senior research scientist at Stanford University. From 2010 until 2015, she co-directed the scientific activities of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Mach is a chapter lead for the US Fifth National Climate Assessment and was a lead author for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. She was the 2020 recipient of the Piers Sellers Prize for a world-leading contribution to solution-focused climate research.
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