Member Since 1991
Adina Paytan
Research Professor, UCSC
Editor, GeoHealth
Professional Experience
UCSC
Research Professor
Education
Doctorate
1996
Doctorate
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received 2018
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Willi Dansgaard Award
Received 2015
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Rachel Carson Lecture
Received 2013
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Publications
δ11B Variability in Ammonia parkinsoniana and Implications for Paleo‐pH in Coastal Margins

Boron isotopes have been used to reconstruct marine pH but less frequently in marginal marine environments (lagoons, coastal shelves), where paleo&...

February 11, 2025
AGU Abstracts
Characterizing the Atmospheric Mn Cycle and Its Impact on Terrestrial Biogeochemistry
NUTRIENT CYCLES UNDER GLOBAL CHANGE: MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING I POSTER
biogeosciences | 11 december 2024
Louis Lu, Longlei Li, Sagar D. Rathod, Peter G. He...
The role of manganese (Mn) in ecosystem carbon (C) biogeochemical cycling is gaining increasing attention. While soil Mn is mainly derived from bedroc...
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The WinG Collective: Empowering a community for Women and femmes of Color in the Geosciences
AGU LANDING ACADEMY: BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN GEOSCIENCE THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT POSTER
education | 10 december 2024
Sora Kim, Sarah M. Aarons, Asmeret A. Berhe, Kryst...
Women and femmes of Color in the Geosciences (WinG) face institutional and cultural barriers to thrive in academia and the workforce. Although there i...
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Local and Personally Relevant Science Learning: A Collaborative Approach to Engage High School Students in Geosciences at Scale.
FROM DATA-DRIVEN DISCOVERIES TO K–12 CLASSROOMS: INSPIRING EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS WITH THE LATEST RESEARCH TRANSLATED INTO ENGAGING INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES II ORAL
education | 09 december 2024
sarah pedemonte, Adina Paytan, Emily L. Weiss, Mic...
We know that students who experience real-world science and its local connections are more likely to see the relevance of science in their lives and d...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2026
Editor
GeoHealth
2024 - 2025
Member
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Fellows Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
Ocean Sciences Fellows Committee
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