Jessica Wan

I am a climate science PhD candidate in Dr. Kate Ricke’s lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California San Diego.

My primary research seeks to understand how climate geoengineering proposals might alleviate regional climate change impacts. Specifically, I study a type of geoengineering called marine cloud brightening, which cools the planet by adding sea salt particles to the lower atmosphere to form brighter marine clouds. I use Earth system models to simulate how different scenarios of marine cloud brightening could be leveraged for climate risk mitigation.

I am a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) fellow and an Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) scholar. Prior to coming to SIO, I graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Environment & Sustainability with Distinction in Research. Outside of research, I enjoy playing and coaching ultimate frisbee, cooking, painting, and anything active in the great outdoors.