Dr. Chip Fletcher, is the interim Dean of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, and Director of the Climate Resilience Collaborative research team. He is a professor and former Chair of the Department of Earth Sciences and former Chair of the Honolulu Climate Change Commission. He currently serves as special advisor for climate and resilience to Governor Josh Green.

Chip’s research focuses on assimilating global trends in decarbonization and climate projections, integrating climate projections for Hawai‘i to understand future shocks and stresses driving adaptation needs, and modeling the impacts of sea level rise in Hawai‘i.

Chip teaches Earth Science, and Climate Change, and with his students has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific research papers. Chip is a frequent public speaker, and contributor to both local and national media. He has been the principal advisor in funding and awarding over 35 graduate research degrees in Earth and Planetary Sciences.