Richard Norris

Richard Norris is a Professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, affiliated with the Geosciences Research Division at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

• B.S., University of California, Santa Cruz
• M.S., University of Arizona
• PhD, Harvard University

His research spans several interconnected disciplines in marine sciences, focusing on:

• Historical human impacts on shallow marine ecosystems
• Evolution of ocean ecosystem structures
• Dynamics of warm climates through ocean drilling
• Biogeography of marine plankton
• Extinction and speciation processes in oceanic environments

Dr. Norris integrates paleoceanography, marine chemistry, and climate sciences to study long-term ecological changes. His work bridges biological and geological timescales to understand climate-driven transformations in marine biodiversity.