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Lisa Gilbert

Lisa Gilbert is an Associate Professor of Geosciences and Marine Sciences at Williams College. Gilbert earned her Ph.D. in Oceanography from the University of Washington specializing in marine geology and geophysics. She teaches at the Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport. As part of the program, Gilbert regularly sails as chief scientist in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and leads interdisciplinary field seminars to our nation’s changing coastlines, including Louisiana, California, the Pacific Northwest, and Hawaii.