Aaron Ninokawa

Aaron Ninokawa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF). His research focuses on organism-environment interactions, climate change impacts on aquatic ecosystems, and the sensitivity of shell formation to carbonate chemistry. He currently advises two PhD students in Environ & Forest Chemistry and teaches FCH 152: General Chemistry Lecture II.

Education:

• PhD in Ecology, Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California Davis (2021)
• BS Biology with Marine Biology Concentration, California State University Fullerton (2013)
• BA Chemistry with Environmental Chemistry Emphasis, California State University Fullerton (2013)

Research Interests:

• Effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems
• Organism responses to decoupled carbonate chemistry
• Ecological consequences of habitat modification by ecosystem engineers
• Natural and anthropogenic drivers of environmental chemistry variability

Professional Experience:

• 2023–present: Assistant Professor at SUNY ESF
• 2021–2023: NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Friday Harbor Laboratory, University of Washington
• 2013–2015: Junior Specialist/Technician at Bodega Ocean Acidification Research group

Labs/Teams: Ninokawa Lab explores interdisciplinary approaches to environmental chemistry and ecology.