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Syee Weldeab is a Professor in the Department of Earth Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), affiliated with the College of Letters and Science. His research focuses on paleoclimatology, paleoceanography, and proxy development to understand past climate changes, particularly forcings and feedback mechanisms of hydroclimate and ocean circulation changes. He uses marine sediments and cave deposits as climate archives, analyzing stable isotopes and trace elements to reconstruct historical climate conditions. Weldeab leads the Paleoclimate and Stable Isotope Lab, where advanced techniques like MAT 253 mass spectrometry and LA-ICP-MS are employed. He advises graduate students (e.g., Audra Bastress) and mentors undergraduates, offering opportunities in research projects. Teaching includes courses on Africa’s climate-human evolution nexus, stable isotope biogeochemistry, and geological oceanography. Collaborations span global sediment trap calibrations and climate model validations, with a focus on tropical Atlantic and Indian Ocean dynamics. Key research themes include methane hydrate destabilization during interglacial periods, Indian monsoon variability, and Holocene climate shifts.
