Tessa M. Hill

Education and Degree(s)

• Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara (2004)

Research Interests

• Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
• Geobiology and Paleobiology

Bio

Dr. Tessa Hill graduated with a B.S. in Marine Science from Eckerd College (1999) and a Ph.D. in Marine Science from UC Santa Barbara (2004). She was then a UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Davis, prior to starting a faculty position. Research interests include climate change, both past and present, and understanding the response of marine species to environmental perturbation. She is part of the Bodega Ocean Acidification Research  (BOAR) group at Bodega Marine Laboratory, which aims to understand the impact of ocean acidification on native species. Tessa leads an NSF-supported program with future (pre-service) K-12 science teachers to infuse their classrooms with climate change science, and an industry-academic partnership to understand the consequences of ocean acidification on shellfish farmers. Tessa is a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences and a panelist on the West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Panel.

Websites

https://hillbiogeochemistry.squarespace.com
https://marinescience.ucdavis.edu/people/tessa-hill
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Oceanography Minor at UC Davis
Marine & Coastal Science Major at UC Davis

Honors and Awards

• Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2020
• Academic Senate Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award, 2019
• AAAS Public Engagement Fellow of the Leshner Leadership Institute, 2016-17
• Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2016

Press

• From AAAS: Hard Times for Hard Shells: AAAS Fellow Tessa Hill Tackles the Threats to Our Oceans
• Science Friday 09/30/2016: For Oysters, Challenges and Hope in the Changing Ocean