Kate Hedstrom

Kate Hedstrom is a Researcher in Physical Oceanography at the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. Her work focuses on advancing ocean and sea-ice modeling, grid generation, parallel programming, and code portability. She specializes in understanding climate-driven processes impacting marine ecosystems, particularly in the Bering Sea, California Current, and Benguela upwelling system.

Her research integrates biophysical models to study juvenile fish survival, ecosystem dynamics, and large-scale ocean circulation patterns. Notable contributions include analyses of Chinook salmon growth under climate variability and coupled end-to-end models for small pelagic fish populations.

Dr. Hedstrom’s expertise spans computational oceanography and interdisciplinary modeling. She collaborates on projects like the Multi-scale Modeling End-to-end fish model, advancing methodologies for climate-sensitive marine systems.