Dr. Kimberley R. Miner

Dr. Kimberley R. Miner is a Climate Scientist and Program Manager at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab and a Climate Change Institute Research Assistant Professor. Her research on climate risks has taken her to the planet’s extreme environments- from the North Pole to Antarctica and Mt. Everest.

Dedicated to science communication, Kimberley’s research teams have reached international audiences with features in the BBC, NYT, GQ, and a 2020 Guinness World Record.

Before coming to NASA, Kimberley worked on climate security for the Department of Defense in DC and holds research professorships at the University of Maine and Virginia Tech.

Kimberley is a graduate of Columbia University (MPA) and the University of Maine (Ph.D.). She is also a Fellow at the Center for Climate and Security in DC and Co-chair of the NASA Interagency Forum on Climate Change Risks, Impacts, and Adaptation. During her Ph.D. she was awarded fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and the Switzer Foundation. Kimberley is a Black belt, wilderness Firefighter, and lives in a fishing harbor on the Pacific Ocean.