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Member Since 1985
Liz L. Sikes
Distinguished Professor, Rutgers University New Brunswick
Liz Sikes’ studies the influence of the Southern Ocean on atmospheric CO2 and the interconnection between global carbon cycling, ocean circulation and climate change. She applies light stable isotopes, radiocarbon and organic biomarker compounds (e.g. alkenones) to paleoceanographic applications. She has been on 16 oceanographic voyages; 7 in the Southern Ocean, 3 as chief scientist. She received the AGU Emiliani Lecture in 2020 and the SCAR Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research in 2022.
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Professional Experience
Rutgers University New Brunswick
Distinguished Professor
2001 - Present
Education
MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography
Doctorate
1990
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Inter-basin comparison of benthic foraminiferal δ18O and δ13C traces Southern Ocean water mass geometry across the last deglaciation
CIRCULATION, BIOGEOCHEMISTRY, AND COUPLED PROCESSES IN THE INDIAN OCEAN: VARIABILITY AND VULNERABILITY TO ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGE II POSTER
climate and ocean change | 24 february 2026
High Latitude Core Top Foraminifera
UNDERGRADUATE AND EARLY-STAGE GRADUATE STUDENT PRESENTATIONS IN PALEOCEANOGRAPHY AND PALEOCLIMATOLOGY POSTER
paleoceanography and paleoclimatology | 16 december 2025
Tracking Glacial Meltwater and Circumpolar Deep Water Distribution in the Western Amundsen Sea using Stable Oxygen Isotopes
PHYSICAL AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES ON THE WARM ANTARCTIC CONTINENTAL SHELVES II POSTER
ocean sciences | 16 december 2025
Benthic Foraminiferal δ18O and δ13C Traces Southeast Indian Ocean Water Mass geometry Across the Last Deglaciation
ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION FROM PAST TO FUTURE: INSIGHTS FROM MULTIPLE APPROACHES II POSTER
ocean sciences | 15 december 2025
Upper water column structure in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean since the Last Glacial Maximum
ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSES, MECHANISMS, AND IMPACTS OF QUATERNARY ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE I POSTER
paleoceanography and paleoclimatology | 15 december 2025
The Influence of Aged Indo-Pacific Waters in the Southeast Indian Ocean Since the Last Glacial Maximum
WHAT DRIVES GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CO<SUB>2</SUB> CYCLES? NEW INSIGHTS FROM DATA AND MODELING PERSPECTIVES POSTER
paleoceanography and paleoclimatology | 13 december 2024
Propagation of Deglacial Changes in Water Mass Sourcing and Deep Ocean Carbon Storage in the Southern Indian Ocean During the Last Glacial Termination
ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION FROM PAST TO FUTURE: INSIGHTS FROM MULTIPLE APPROACHES I ORAL
paleoceanography and paleoclimatology | 09 december 2024
CO2 storage in the Glacial deep Southeastern Indian Ocean and CO2 outgassing across the last deglaciation tracked with Benthic foraminiferal δ13C
ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION FROM PAST TO FUTURE: INSIGHTS FROM MULTIPLE APPROACHES II POSTER
paleoceanography and paleoclimatology | 09 december 2024
Volunteer Experience
2022 - 2021
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Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Canvassing Committee
2021 - 2021
Member
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Emiliani Lecture Committee
2016 - 2019
Associate Editor
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2024
Cesare Emiliani Lecture
Received December 2020
Lecture Title: The Southern Ocean’s role in glacial cycles: Engine not caboose?
Lecture Title: The Southern Ocean’s role in glacial cycles: Engine not caboose?
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