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Sophia is a Project Scientist in the Paleo and Polar Climate Section of the Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory. She earned a PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences from the University of Michigan in 2021, and trained as a postdoc at the University of California, Davis in 2022, before joining NCAR in 2023.
Sophia is broadly interested in past and future changes in regional to global water cycling. Sophia studies the water cycle from the perspectives of vegetation-atmosphere interactions, hydrological processes that underlie variations in water isotope ratios, and extreme rainfall events using Earth system modeling and paleoclimate proxy data.
Sophia is the science lead of the 2026 Community Earth System Model Tutorial and a steering committee member of the NSF NCAR Early Career Scientist Assembly.
Research interests
- Earth system modeling
- Paleoclimate
- Extreme rainfall
- Vegetation-climate interactions
- Climate variability and change
- Water isotopes
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Education/Academic qualification
Environmental Science, BS, University of California at Santa Barbara
Environmental Science, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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Vegetation Turnovers Reduced Water Availability During the Last Icehouse
Matthaeus, W. J., Macarewich, S., Montañez, I., Richey, J., White, J. D., Wilson, J. P. & McElwain, J. C., 2025, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vegetation Turnovers Reduced Water Availability During the Last Icehouse
Matthaeus, W. J., Macarewich, S. I., Montañez, I. P., Richey, J. D., White, J. D., Wilson, J. P. & McElwain, J. C., Sep 2025, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 34, 9, e70117.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Systems Approach to Understanding How Plants Transformed Earth's Environment in Deep Time
Matthaeus, W. J., Macarewich, S. I., Richey, J., Montañez, I. P., Mcelwain, J. C., White, J. D., Wilson, J. P. & Poulsen, C. J., May 31 2023, In: Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 51, p. 551-580 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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North Atlantic meltwater during Heinrich Stadial 1 drives wetter climate with more atmospheric rivers in western North America
Oster, J. L., Macarewich, S., Lofverstrom, M., de Wet, C., Montañez, I., Lora, J. M., Skinner, C. & Tabor, C., Nov 2023, In: Science advances. 9, 46, eadj2225.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Glacial-Interglacial Controls on Ocean Circulation and Temperature During the Permo-Carboniferous
Macarewich, S. I. & Poulsen, C. J., Nov 2022, In: Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 37, 11, e2022PA004417.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access11 Scopus citations
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Nature Communications (Journal)
Macarewich, S. (Reviewer)
Aug 5 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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Chandler Morris
Macarewich, S. (Host) & Zhu, J. (Host)
Jul 14 2025 → Jul 23 2025Activity: Host a visitor › Hosting an intern/student
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Paleoclimate Applications with CESM: Past climates inform our future
Macarewich, S. (Lecturer)
Jul 10 2025Activity: Teaching/Mentoring › Teaching or Training at Workshops/Tutorials/Colloquia
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Investigating the role of biogenic emissions in land-atmosphere interactions during the Mid-Piacenzian Warm Period
Macarewich, S. (Speaker)
Jun 9 2025Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Poster
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Isabel González
Macarewich, S. (Host) & Zhu, J. (Host)
Jun 9 2025 → Jun 26 2025Activity: Host a visitor › Hosting an intern/student