Adeyemi Adebiyi

Dr. Adeyemi Adebiyi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Merced, and a member of the Environmental Systems Graduate Group. His research focuses on aerosol-climate interactions, particularly dust and smoke aerosols' impacts on regional and global climate systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography from the University of Miami and an M.Sc.-equivalent diploma in Earth System Physics from the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy.

Key affiliations include leadership of the Aerosol-Climate Group, collaboration with DOE labs (e.g., PNNL, LLNL), and participation in initiatives like the DUSTIEAIM field campaign. He has been awarded grants from DOE, UC Merced, and UC Multicampus programs. His work addresses dust sources in California, African dust dynamics, and aerosol effects on clouds and climate.

Research interests span aerosol health impacts, air quality, and climate modeling. Notable contributions include studies on dust radiative forcing, dust-cloud interactions, and the role of dust in climate feedback mechanisms. His group actively mentors students and postdocs, with current advisees focusing on dust-climate interactions in the Central Valley and West Africa.

Dr. Adebiyi has published extensively in journals like Communications Earth & Environment and Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, and contributes to global initiatives such as the CMIP6 modeling efforts. Awards include the 2025 AMS Outstanding Early Career Award for his pioneering work in aerosol-climate science.