RUTH MOORMAN

I am a physical oceanographer and Earth system scientist working to understand the complex suite of interacting oceanographic, cryospheric, and atmospheric processes driving Antarctic Ice Sheet mass loss. Our understanding of these systems is currently insufficient to confidently predict sea level rise, and better constrained projections are critically needed by coastal communities worldwide. My work spans a variety of processes, scales, and methodologies, but ultimately aims to address the question, how will Antarctica influence climate and sea-level over the coming decades and centuries? 

I am pursuing my PhD at Caltech under the guidance of Professor Andrew Thompson with generous financial support from the General Sir John Monash Foundation and the Resnick Sustainability Institute.

Originally from Australia, I now live in Pasadena, California. Outside my research work I love to make things (pottery, knitwear, lush environments for my pet fish...) and explore the outdoors (scuba diving, camping, hiking, looking at pretty rocks...).

Welcome to my research website!

contact: rmoorman@caltech.edu