Leah May Ver

Leah May Ver is a Lecturer at the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus), holding this position since 2003. Previously, she served as a Post-Doctoral Fellow (1999–2001) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Department of Oceanography. Her research focuses on understanding the global oceans' response to environmental and climate change, particularly biogeochemical processes, carbon cycles, and human impacts on coastal zones.

Ver holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Oceanography (1998) from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, with a thesis on global kinetic models of coupled biogeochemical cycles. Her M.S. (1989) and B.S. (1979) degrees are in Agricultural Engineering and Chemical Engineering, respectively. Her interdisciplinary work spans collaborations with researchers in climate science, terrestrial ecology, and sociology to address human dimensions of environmental change.

Her research highlights include quantifying human-induced nutrient effects on coastal carbon sequestration, reconstructing historical CO2 dynamics, and modeling interactions between biogeochemical cycles. She has contributed to global assessments of coastal zones as carbon sinks/sources and explored how climate change alters ocean circulation and CO2 exchange.

Her expertise bridges natural and human systems, emphasizing the coastal margin's role in regulating climate change through biogeochemical feedbacks. No academic awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided materials.