Robert Fofrich

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Title: 
Postdoctoral Associate/UC President's Postdoctoral Fellow
Company: 
Climate Impact Lab - Rutgers University (The Institute of the Environment at UCLA beginning in January 2023)
Education: 

Ph.D., Earth System Science - University of California, Irvine (2022); Dissertation: Constraints to climate change mitigation and adaptation

MS, Earth System Science - University of California, Irvine (2019)

BS, Earth System Science - University of California, Irvine (2016)

AA, Liberal Arts & Science: Math, Sciences & Computer Science, West Los Angeles College (2014) magna cum laude

Career Path: 

I'm an earth system scientist and currently a postdoctoral associate in the Climate Impact Lab and the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at Rutgers University.

My research focuses on global environmental change and human society.

Specifically, climate change impacts to global society, climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges, inequity of climate change, environmental justice, anthropogenic land-use drivers, and human-driven habitat reduction, biodiversity loss, and wildlife decline.

I received my Ph.D. and bachelor's in Earth System Science from the University of California, Irvine where my research focused on constraints to climate change mitigation and adaptation with an emphasis on energy and agricultural systems. Before this, I was at the Center for Climate Sciences at NASA-JPL researching wildfire smoke atmospheric injection heights, and global climate change. During my undergrad at UC Irvine, my research focused on the relationship between climate change and invasive species in Southern California.

I'm also a recipient of the 2022 UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, and a past NSF Ridge to Reef Fellow and Jet Propulsion Laboratory Scholar at NASA-JPL.

Career Experience: 
Earth system science, climate science, geoscience, ecology, and conservation
Affiliations: 
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
European Geosciences Union (EGU)
Society for Conservation Biology
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Society for Leadership and Success
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Theta Kappa
Personal Interests: 
I love to travel and experience new places and cultures. I also love to go on hikes, photography, comedy clubs, music concerts, and am a huge foodie.
Type of Students: 
First-generation students and those from underrepresented groups.
Also, anyone who thinks they can use a helping hand, doesn't know what they want out of a career, wants to make the world a better place, or wants to learn more about geoscience/conservation.
Number of Students I can Mentor: 
1
Joined Date: 
1 year 10 months ago
Ideal Mentoring Relationship: 
I'm here to serve as a resource and to guide students through complex academic/career routes. I am a first-generation American and first-generation college student (and have attained the highest level of education amongst my closest friends and peers).
Therefore, I understand how challenging the system can be for many students.
Overall, I would like to be someone the student can rely on and confide in, and I would also like to get to know the students personally and stay in touch even after the program ends.
Remote Mentor: 
YES