Robert Fofrich

I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Geography at Dartmouth College, where I work with Justin Mankin. My research focuses on developing sustainable, equitable, and economically viable solutions to mitigate the drivers of climate change and attribute climate damages. Within this framework, my research has explored energy system decarbonization, power plant stranded asset risks, and sustainable carbon removal pathways.

I completed my Ph.D. in Earth System Science at the University of California, Irvine, under the supervision of Steven J. Davis. My dissertation examined constraints to climate change mitigation and adaptation, with a focus on energy systems and decarbonization. Before joining Dartmouth, I held postdoctoral positions at UCLA as a UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow with Elsa Ordway, and at Rutgers University with Robert Kopp and Kelly McCusker.

My work has been published in Nature Sustainability, Science, Environmental Research Letters, and other leading journals. I am also deeply committed to mentorship, equity in STEM, and science communication across policy and community audiences.