Katharine Mach
Professor, Environmental Science and Policy
Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science
kmach@miami.edu
Katharine Mach is Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science. During Spring 2025, she was the Coleman P. Burke Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Yale School of Environment. Her research assesses climate change risks and response options to address increased flooding, extreme heat, wildfire, and other hazards. Through innovative approaches to integrating evidence, she informs effective and equitable adaptations to the risks. Mach has served as a Chapter Lead and Author in the Fourth through Sixth US National Climate Assessments and as a Science Director and Lead Author for the IPCC Fifth and Sixth Assessment Reports. Mach was the 2020 recipient of the Piers Sellers Prize for world leading contribution to solution-focused climate research. She received her PhD from Stanford University and AB summa cum laude from Harvard College.
Keywords: hazard risk, response options, flooding, extreme heat, wildfire, solution-focused research
