Jennifer Smith (scientist)

Jennifer Smith
Smith speaks to the World Economic Forum in 2020
Born
Jennifer E. Smith

1972 (age 5253)
Alma materCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Scientific career
FieldsMarine Ecology
Coral Reefs
Phycology
Seaweeds
InstitutionsUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
ThesisFactors influencing algal blooms on tropical reefs with an emphasis on herbivory, nutrients and invasive species (2003)
Doctoral advisorCelia Smith
Websitecoralreefecology.ucsd.edu

Jennifer E. Smith is an American marine ecologist and coral reef expert who works at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Her research investigates how physical and biological processes impact the function of marine communities.