Amelia Shevenell

Dr. Amelia Shevenell is a Professor in the Geological Oceanography program at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science. She holds a PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara (2004) and has held academic positions at the University of Washington (2005) and University College London (2007). Her research focuses on reconstructing Antarctic ice sheet development over the last 50 million years and high-latitude ocean-climate interactions across glacial-interglacial cycles.

Research Themes:

• Antarctic Ice Sheet stability over geological timescales
• Paleoceanographic reconstruction using foraminiferal and biomarker proxies
• Carbon cycling in the Southern Ocean during climate transitions
• Integration of marine sediment records with climate modeling

Her laboratory's work directly contributes to IPCC climate change assessments through paleo records of polar ice melt and sea level rise. Shevenell actively participates in the International Ocean Discovery Program, serving as both expedition scientist and advisory panel member.

Scientific Leadership:

• Elected Geological Oceanography Counselor (The Oceanography Society)
• Associate Editor, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology (AGU, 2020)
• Recipient of USF Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award (2019)
• AGU Outstanding Reviewer (2016)

Training the next generation, she mentors graduate students in geochemical techniques and field expedition leadership, with her students participating in major Antarctic drilling campaigns. Shevenell maintains an active sea-going research program, recently leading sediment coring expeditions in the Ross Sea and Sabrina Coast regions.