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Jessica Tierney

Professor
Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair in Integrative Science
JESSICA PIC
(520) 621-6000
jesst@arizona.edu
Pronouns:
she/her/hers

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Tierney CV

Dr. Jessica Tierney is a Professor and the Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair in Integrative Science in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Arizona. She specializes in the study of past climate change (paleoclimatology) using organic geochemistry, climate modeling, and statistical climate reconstruction.

Research Interests:

Paleoclimatology, Organic Geochemistry, Climate Science

Awards and Recognitions:
  • The National Science Foundation Alan T. Waterman Award (2022)
  • Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering (2015-2020)
  • The University of Arizona College of Science Galileo Circle Curie Award (2019)
  • The University of Arizona Department of Geosciences Outstanding Faculty Award (2019)
  • The University of Arizona Honors College Excellence in Teaching Award (2017)
  • The European Association of Organic Geochemists Pieter Schenck Award (2015)
  • The American Geophysical Union James B. Macelwane Medal (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Geophysical Union