Nationality United States Institutions University of Otago Institution University of Otago | Fields Paleoceanography Field Paleoceanography | |
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Alma mater BSc University Nebraska-Lincoln
PhD Stanford University Notable awards L’Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship For Women in Science (2015) | ||
Christina Riesselman is an American paleoceanographer whose research focus is on Southern Ocean response to changing climate.
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2015 l oreal unesco for women in science new zealand fellow christina riesselman
Early life and education
After completing her bachelor's degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Geology and English in 2001, Riesselman spent time at the Joint Oceanographic Institution in Washington DC, then moved to Stanford for her PhD which was completed in 2011.
Career
Following postdoctoral work as a Research Scientist with the US Geological Survey, she moved to the University of Otago, New Zealand in 2013.
Riesselman uses diatom micropaleontology and stable isotope geochemistry in marine sediments to examine the evolution of the Antarctic cryosphere through the Cenozoic. She also participates in collaborative investigations into the modern controls on phytoplankton community structure.
Awards and honors
Riesselman won the inaugural L’Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship for Women in Science New Zealand in 2015.