Earth Scientist
Earth Scientist

Biography

Maridee Weber is an Earth scientist at the Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI), run in partnership between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland. Weber's background is in global food systems, environmental science, natural resources, and geology. She has experience in multisector analysis related to energy transitions, including natural gas use in buildings in Poland, city-level modeling in Southeast Asia, and biofuels and bioproducts in the United States. Weber works on the development and application of the Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM).

Disciplines and Skills

  • Bioenergy
  • Energy policy
  • Energy systems
  • Food security
  • Global change
  • Integrated assessment
  • Modeling and simulation

Education

  • BS in food science and industry, with secondary majors in natural resources and environmental sciences and global food systems leadership, Kansas State University

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • American Geophysical Union

Publications

2025

Waite, T., B. B. Pradhan, P. Winyuchakrit, Z. Khan, M. Weber, L. Pressburger, A. Chaichaloempreecha, S. Rajbhandari, P. Pita, M. I. Westphal, A. Jonvisait, D. Jareemit, B. Limmeechokchai, and M. Evans. 2024. “Stakeholder-Driven Carbon Neutral Pathways for Thailand and Bangkok: Integrated Assessment Modeling to Inform Multilevel Climate Governance.” Frontiers in Energy Research 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2024.1335290.

Weber, M., L. Pressburger, L. W. Chau, Z. Khan, T. Waite, M. I. Westphal, G. H. T. Ling, C. S. Ho, and M. Evans. 2024. “Carbon Neutrality in Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur: Insights from Stakeholder-Driven Integrated Assessment Modeling.” Frontiers in Energy Research 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2024.1336045.

Weber, M., M. Wise, P. Lamers, Y. Wang, G. Avery, K. A. Morris, and J. Edmonds. 2024. “Potential Long-Term, Global Effects of Enhancing the Domestic Terrestrial Carbon Sink in the United States Through No-Till and Cover Cropping.” Carbon Balance Manage 19 (18). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13021-024-00256-2.

Bergero, C., M. Wise, P. Lamers, Y. Wang, and M. Weber. 2024. “Biochar as a Carbon Dioxide Removal Strategy in Integrated Long-Run Mitigation Scenarios.” Environmental Research Letters 19: 074076. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad52ab.

2023

Fuhrman, J., C. Bergero, M. Weber, S. Monteith, F. M. Wang, A. F. Clarens, S. C. Doney, W. Shobe, and H. McJeon. 2023. “Diverse Carbon Dioxide Removal Approaches Could Reduce Impacts on the Energy–Water–Land System.” National Climate Change 13: 341–350. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01604-9.

2020

Weber, M., D. Hao, G. R. Asrar, Y. Zhou, X. Li, and M. Chen. 2020. “Exploring the Use of DSCOVR/EPIC Satellite Observations to Monitor Vegetation Phenology.” Remote Sensing 12: 2384. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12152384.