Dr. Kate Ricke

Associate Professor

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Biography

Kate Ricke is an associate professor at the University of California, San Diego, holding the Edward Frieman Endowed Presidential Chair for Climate Sustainability. She is a climate change scientist who integrates tools from both physical and social sciences to analyze various climate policy problems. Her central work focuses on accounting for uncertainty and heterogeneity, including the effects of climate change and preferences. Ricke served as a research associate at the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University and was also a fellow at the Carnegie Institution for Science. Her current research encompasses a range of topics, including regional climate effects, international relations, implications of solar geoengineering, and the influence of decadal climate variability on international climate agreements. She has also assessed the uncertainties surrounding various phenomena and the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs, as well as the warming effects of carbon dioxide emissions.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).