Staff Profile

Heather Kim

Preferred Name: Heather H. Kim

Associate Scientist Without Tenure

Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry

Email: hkim@whoi.edu

Phone: 508 289 3444

Website: https://kimlab.whoi.edu/

Lab/Group Site: https://kimlab.whoi.edu/

Education

2017, Ph.D., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University

2012, M.S., Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island

2010, B.S., School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, South Korea

Research Statement

My lab aims to understand the impact and feedback of marine microbial processes on global carbon and biogeochemical cycles. We develop and utilize mechanistic biogeochemical models of differing complexity in conjunction with observational data, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), and other data-driven modeling approaches. Current research topics focus on how microbial-biogeochemical feedback impacts air-sea carbon flux and the ocean’s biological pump, developing multi-scale models that combine microbial metabolic and biogeochemical processes, and evaluating the potential benefits and risks of marine carbon dioxide removal approaches, especially ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE).