Ariana Sutton-Grier, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Silver Spring, Maryland

Lead the Climate Research and Development Program in the Ecosystems Mission Area of USGS.

College Park, MD

Develop and lead collaborative, team-based research projects focused on using nature to help solve societal challenges. Include multidisciplinary colleagues and develop diverse teams to tackle complex topics. Research areas include using natural infrastructure to help with coastal adaptation and resilience, leveraging the carbon stored in coastal wetlands.

NOAA And UMD Cooperative Institute For Climate And Satellites

Led interdisciplinary, team-based, research focused on methods for strengthening coastal community resilience in the face of climate change. Advised NOAA leadership providing science and policy recommendations for coastal resilience. Led NOAA’s blue carbon science, policy, and management team which meant managing a cross-NOAA team with ~6 core members and.

District Of Columbia, United States

Built relationships and used expert communication to lead regulatory reviews for EPA, NOAA, and DOI in the Natural Resources and Environment Branch of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). Top Three Accomplishments:1) Was one of the interagency leaders of the updates to the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gas estimates for the Biden.

Bethesda, MD

Led the Science Team at the Maryland/DC Chapter of TNC which involved supervising direct reports, leading a team of nine science staff, preparing and managing annual spending plans including a brand new “Science Innovation” budget line for the chapter. Coached science staff on career development. Hired staff to meet the science goals of the organization..

Silver Spring, MD

Led several team-based projects for NOS leadership. Worked with the Chief Science Advisor (Dr. Sandifer), the Deputy Assistant Administrator, and the Assistant Administrator of the National Ocean Service providing strategic technical and administrative advice to support NOAA’s ecosystem science and ecosystem services portfolios. Helped lead organizational.

Silver Spring, MD

Connected natural science and social science, via ecosystem services and environmental markets, to support NOAA policies and its habitat conservation mission. Established and led the NOAA Coastal Blue Carbon Team (core team of 6, large team of 20+) to summarize key scientific findings of the science and policy of coastal blue carbon and develop a strategic.

Edgewater, MD

Helped manage the annual spend plan for an NSF grant which examined competition between iron-reducing and methane-producing microbes in tidal freshwater marshes to understand wetland greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient cycling. Oversaw three full-time field and lab technicians. Advised two undergraduate research students and trained them in standard lab.

Durham, NC

Wrote grant and was selected for prestigious NSF graduate science fellowship and an American Association of University Women (AAUW) fellowship. Also was selected for a prestigious NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (DDIG). Prepared and managed annual spending plans for the NSF DDIG including overseeing over 20 part-time lab and field technicians.

Boston, MA

Performed nutrient analyses to determine element cycling in forest soil and plant samples. Assisted in the development of a 15N isotope dilution technique to measure gross rates of ammonium and nitrate production and consumption. Collected data on delta 13C values in leaves to compare water use efficiencies. Trained and oversaw dozens of undergraduate.

Phd, Ecology

Bs, Environmental Science

Bachelor'S, Environmental Science