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Biography
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 was the science lead of the 2026 Community Earth System Model Tutorial.
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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A sea ice free Arctic: CMIP7 Assessment Fast Track abrupt-127k experimental protocol and motivation
Sime, L. C., Diamond, R., Stepanek, C., Brierley, C., Schroeder, D., Kageyama, M., Pollock, M., Malmierca-Vallet, I., Blockley, E., West, A., Feltham, D., Ridley, J., Braconnot, P., Williams, C. J. R., Shi, X., Otto-Bliesner, B. L., Macarewich, S. I., Ramos Buarque, S., Zhang, Q. & LeGrande, A. & 11 others, , Jul 7 2026, In: Geoscientific Model Development. 19, 13, p. 5881-5905 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Collapsed Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation during Heinrich Stadials triggered by Cordilleran Ice Sheet Meltwater
Sun, C., Zhu, J., Otto-Bliesner, B., Brady, E. C. & Macarewich, S., Jul 4 2026, In: Nature Communications.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Widespread tropical cyclone activity during the Late Paleozoic Ice Age
Yan, Q., Macarewich, S., Jiang, N., Kemp, D. B., Huan, D., Poulsen, C. J., Zhang, J., Zhang, Z. & Wang, H., Dec 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 8879.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Widespread tropical cyclone activity during the Late Paleozoic Ice Age
Yan, Q., Macarewich, S., Jiang, N., Kemp, D., Huan, D., Poulsen, C. J., Zhang, J., Zhang, Z. & Wang, H., Jul 21 2026, In: Nature Communications.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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Activities
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Exploring paleo-aerosol uncertainty for the Pliocene
Macarewich, S. (Contributor)
Apr 2 2026Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Tracking Atmospheric Rivers From Ancient Climates to a Warmer Future
Macarewich, S. (Contributor)
Apr 2026Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Climate of the Past (Journal)
Macarewich, S. (Reviewer)
Feb 2026 → May 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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Nature Communications (Journal)
Macarewich, S. (Reviewer)
Jan 2026 → Aug 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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Geophysical Research Letters (Journal)
Macarewich, S. (Reviewer)
Jan 2026 → Apr 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review