Shaina Sadai

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  • Visiting Assistant Professor in Geology and Geography
Shaina Sadai, Visiting Assistant Professor in Geology and Geography, 2024

Dr. Shaina Sadai (she/her) is a climate scientist and critical physical geographer who conducts interdisciplinary research combining physical and social sciences. Dr. Sadai鈥檚 research areas include sea level rise, climate modeling, climate justice, ice sheet dynamics, climate attribution, and corporate accountability for industrial polluters. She is passionate about using science in service of local and global communities by working with community organizers and providing scientific support for climate litigation, including on cases at the International Court of Justice and International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

Recent Publications

Gomez, N., Sadai, S., et al., (2024) The influence of realistic 3D mantle viscosity on Antarctica鈥檚 contribution to future global sea levels. Sci. Adv.10, eadn1470. DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adn1470

Sadai, S., Spector, R. A., DeConto, R., & Gomez, N. (2022). The Paris Agreement and climate justice: Inequitable impacts of sea level rise associated with temperature targets. Earth鈥檚 Future. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022ef002940

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