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Member Since 1992
Peter C. Griffith
Ecologist and Carbon Cycle Scientist, Carboncyclist.org
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Dr. Griffith is an Ecologist and Carbon Cycle Scientist with extensive experience leading expeditions in the North American Arctic-boreal zone, Amazonian forests, blue water and coastal oceans, and Caribbean coral reefs.
He is a passionate public speaker about the human impacts on the carbon cycle and their implications for ecosystems and climate change.
He was the founding director of NASA’s Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems Office (until 2025).
Professional Experience
Carboncyclist.org
Ecologist and Carbon Cycle Scientist
2025 - Present
Johns Hopkins University
Professor
2025 - 2027
Wilfrid Laurier University
Professor
2025 - 2027
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Director Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Office
2000 - 2025
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Education
University of Georgia
Doctorate
1988
University of Maryland
Masters
1982
Duke University
Bachelors
1978
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2026 - 2027
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Governance
2024 - 2025
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Open Science Prize Committee
2021 - 2023
Member
Biogeosciences DEI Steering Committe and DEI Working Group