The Marine Cloud Brightening Research Program is an open collaboration of atmospheric scientists and other experts to study how clouds respond to particles — also called aerosols — in the atmosphere.

The Program’s intent is to serve as an exemplary model for open, public-interest research and field studies of clouds and aerosols, and as a resource for scientists, regulators, stakeholders and the public for understanding and engaging with cloud-aerosol and marine cloud brightening research. Appreciating the importance of engagement with international, climate-vulnerable, youth and historically underserved partners, the program supports and fosters diverse and inclusive engagement and input.

Read more about the Marine Cloud Brightening Research Program here.

Principals

Robert Wood
Lead Scientist, Marine Cloud Brightening Research Program
Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science, University of Washington

Sarah Doherty
Program Director, Marine Cloud Brightening Research Program
Senior Research Scientist, Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies, University of Washington
Affiliate Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science, University of Washington

Philip Rasch
Affiliate Professor & Distinguished Faculty Fellow, Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science, University of Washington

Jessica Medrado
Scientist, PARC

Kelly Wanser
Executive Director, SilverLining

Scientific Review Board

Dilip Ganguly
Associate Professor, Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology

Nicolás Huneeus
Assistant Professor, Deptartment of Geophysics, Universidad de Chile
Research Scientist, Center for Climate and Resilience Science, Chile

James W. Hurrell
Professor and Scott Presidential Chair in Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado State University

Allison McComiskey
Director, U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research’s Earth Observing Lab

Armin Sorooshian
Professor and University Distinguished Scholar, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona
Professor, Departments of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Public Health, and Optical Sciences, University of Arizona
Professor, Global Change Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, University of Arizona

Paul Wennberg
R. Stanton Avery Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Science & Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Director, Ronald and Maxine Linde Center for Global Environmental Science, California Institute of Technology

Partner Organizations

The Marine Cloud Brightening Research Program is led by the University of Washington College of the Environment in Seattle, Washington, and is a partnership of the UW, SRI International and SilverLining.

SRI International
An independent non-profit institute headquartered in Silicon Valley, SRI is a global leader in research and development. We collaborate across technical and scientific disciplines to create a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future. For more than 75 years, SRI has had a profound impact on every one of our lives through the discovery and development of groundbreaking technologies and products and by bringing many of the world’s most extraordinary innovations and ideas to the marketplace. Learn more at www.sri.com.

SilverLining
SilverLining is an independent non-profit organization headquartered in Washington DC dedicated to ensuring that society has sufficient options to protect the world’s people and ecosystems from the most severe impacts of near-term climate change. Like a medical foundation, SilverLining works to advance research, promote effective and equitable policies, and engage with stakeholders and the public in its efforts to ensure a safe climate. For more information, visit www.silverlining.ngo.

Funders

The University of Washington’s Marine Cloud Brightening Research Program is funded by SilverLining’s Safe Climate Research Initiative and the generous support of a growing consortium of individual and foundation donors, including:

Quadrature Climate Foundation
Pritzker Innovation Fund
Simons Foundation
SilverLining
Larsen Lam Climate Change Foundation
Kissick Family Foundation
Cohler Charitable Fund

Alan Eustace
Armand Neukermans
Chris and Crystal Sacca
Dan Scales