Jacob Gunnarson is a PhD student in the Physical Oceanography division of the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa working with Dr. Malte Stuecker. He earned his BS in physics at the College of William & Mary and worked for two years at Hampton University researching the atmospheric dynamics of Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn. Jacob’s current research focuses on the effect of greenhouse gas emissions on future climate variability. He is particularly interested in future changes to the variability of sea surface temperature and wind-driven upwelling that could negatively impact marine ecosystems and fisheries. Jacob uses large ensemble climate models to investigate the physical mechanisms behind these changes in an effort to provide a better basis for understanding and adapting to climate change.