B. B. Cael

B. B. Cael is an interdisciplinary climate and ocean scientist affiliated with the Department of the Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago and the Climate Systems Engineering Initiative. His work integrates data analysis and theoretical models to investigate global-scale questions about Earth's carbon cycle and climate system.

Cael's research interests span climate mitigation, climate sensitivity, climatic extremes, ocean biogeochemistry, plankton ecology, remote sensing, and paleoclimate. His publications focus on ocean carbon fluxes, climate feedbacks, and marine ecosystem dynamics, with recent work applying machine learning to oceanographic data.

His academic journey includes a PhD from the MIT-WHOI Joint Program, a Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, and a Principal Scientist role at the UK's National Oceanography Centre. Current research at UChicago addresses both carbon dioxide removal and solar geoengineering strategies.

• Scientific Awards
  • Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow