Sadie Cwikiel

Bio

Sadie is a PhD student at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management in the Past and Future Climates Lab, working at the nexus of climate science, oceanography, and marine ecology. Her research spans different ecosystems across the tropical Pacific Ocean, focusing on how temperature variability and physical connectivity shape coral reefs in French Polynesia and investigating how future climate change scenarios could impact bycatch risk for sharks, turtles, and rays in the industrial tuna fisheries of the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP). She’s passionate about conducting solutions-oriented science and is excited to be partnering with emLab on efforts to reduce bycatch of vulnerable species in the ETP. Before coming to Bren, she received her M.S. and B.S. in Earth Systems at Stanford University. When she’s not thinking about the impact of climate change on marine ecosystems, she loves skiing, scuba diving, doing ceramics, and baking bread!