Associate Professor
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
mpinsky@ucsc.edu
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Pinsky CV

Malin Pinsky, Associate Professor at the University of California Santa Cruz, is a biologist with expertise in the adaptation of ocean life to climate change, including ocean conservation. His more than 100 publications have appeared in Science, Nature, and other journals, and his research has been covered by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and BBC, among others. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an Earth Leadership Fellow, and an Early Career Fellow of the Ecological Society of America. He was named one of Science News’ ten scientists to watch in 2019. Pinsky serves on advisory boards for the Beijer Institute of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the non-profit Oceana, and the Chewonki Foundation. He has a Ph.D. in Biology from Stanford University and an A.B. in Biology and Environmental Studies from Williams College. He grew up exploring tidepools and mountains in Maine.