Kimberly Novick

Kimberly Novick is Professor and Paul H. O'Neill Chair at Indiana University's Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, serving as Faculty Chair for Environmental Science and Fischer Faculty Fellow. Her research focuses on land-atmosphere interactions, terrestrial carbon cycling, and nature-based climate solutions in Eastern US ecosystems, integrating meteorology, plant physiology, and hydrology to address climate change impacts.

She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Duke University (2010) and a B.S.E. from Duke University (2002), with expertise spanning ecology, hydrology, and sustainability. Her work emphasizes drought responses in forest ecosystems and leverages environmental networks like AmeriFlux and NEON for multi-scale analysis from leaf to continental levels.

Recent publications reveal critical trends in vapor pressure deficit impacts on plant physiology, reforestation's biophysical cooling effects, and land-atmosphere feedback loops in carbon cycling. These studies span environmental science, climate change, and forestry disciplines, highlighting subfields including plant-water relations, carbon sequestration mechanisms, and nature-based mitigation strategies.

Her scientific honors include the AGU Early Career Award (2021), NSF CAREER Award (2016), Thomas Hilker Award (2019), and multiple IU teaching awards. She serves on editorial boards and scientific councils for major environmental networks while co-organizing the international Fluxcourse workshop.

Novick directs the Environmental Science PhD program and mentors a research group conducting field studies and data synthesis. Her leadership extends to the Environmental Resilience Institute and IU Research Preserve, where she co-develops the award-winning "Educating for Environmental Change" K-12 workshop series, demonstrating commitment to both research excellence and science education.