# Andrea Dutton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andrea_Dutton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andrea_Dutton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Dutton > Source revision: 1339097538 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox person | name = Andrea Dutton | image = Dr. Andrea Dutton.jpg | alma_mater = Amherst College (BA), University of Michigan (MS and PhD), Australian National University (POSTDOC) | occupation = Professor of Geology at University of Wisconsin–Madison, paleoclimatologist, carbonate geologist. | awards = MacArthur Fellow, Geological Society of America Fellow, Faculty Fellow of the Thompson Earth Institute, 2016 Global Fellow at University of Florida }} '''Andrea Dutton,''' a [2019 MacArthur Fellow](/source/MacArthur_Fellows_Program),'''{{Cite web|url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/1035/|title=Andrea Dutton - MacArthur Foundation|website=www.macfound.org|access-date=2019-09-25}}''' is a Professor of [Geology](/source/Geology) in the Department of Geoscience at the [University of Wisconsin–Madison](/source/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Madison) where she studies [paleoclimate](/source/paleoclimate), [sedimentology](/source/sedimentology), [carbonate](/source/carbonate) [geochemistry](/source/geochemistry), and paleo-oceanography.{{Cite web|url=http://geoscience.wisc.edu/geoscience/people/faculty/andrea-dutton/|title=Andrea Dutton|website=Department of Geoscience|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-25}} Her research centers on [sea level](/source/sea_level) changes during [interglacial periods](/source/Interglacial) to predict future [sea level rise](/source/sea_level_rise).{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@cierabrodkin/dr-andrea-dutton-a-climate-scientist-whos-message-has-become-more-important-than-her-science-3b0e8a4759fb|title=Dr. Andrea Dutton: A climate scientist whose message has become more important than her science.|last=Brodkin|first=Ciera|date=2018-12-09|website=Medium|access-date=2019-05-11}} == Early life and education == Andrea Dutton was born in [Fairfax, Virginia](/source/Fairfax%2C_Virginia) and spent most of her childhood in [Atlanta, Georgia](/source/Atlanta) and [Westport, Connecticut](/source/Westport%2C_Connecticut). Dutton graduated from [Staples High School](/source/Staples_High_School) in [Westport, Connecticut](/source/Westport%2C_Connecticut) in 1991. From 1991 to 1995, Dutton attended [Amherst College](/source/Amherst_College) where she studied music and focused on classes that would prepare her for the [MCAT](/source/MCAT). Dutton took her first [geology](/source/geology) class at Amherst, and immediately "fell in love" with the [geological sciences](/source/Geology). This altered the direction of her career towards [geology](/source/geology). She credits her [https://ls.wisc.edu/news/how-this-professor-became-a-world-class-climate-scientist interdisciplinary education] as the reason for her unique approach to environmental issues. She graduated from Amherst College in 1995 with a [BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in music. Following her time at Amherst, Dutton taught 3rd, 6th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade science at [Saint Ann's School](/source/Saint_Ann's_School_(Brooklyn)) in Brooklyn Heights, New York City.{{cite web|url=https://forecastpod.org/2018/12/26/episode-60-andrea-dutton/|title=Episode 60: Andrea Dutton|last1=White|first1=Michael|website=FORECAST: CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS WITH MICHAEL WHITE|date=2018-12-26}} There she learned a lot about public speaking on scientific topics, which stimulated her attention to [scientific communication](/source/scientific_communication) in her future work. In 2003, Dutton returned to academic study and earned an [M.S.](/source/Master_of_Science) (2000) and a [Ph.D.](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) (2003) in Geological Sciences from the [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan). She continued her research as a Postdoctoral Scholar (two years) and then Research Fellow (four years) at the [Australian National University](/source/Australian_National_University) (ANU). == Career and research == Dutton was an Assistant, then Associate Professor of Geology at the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida) in [Gainesville, Florida](/source/Gainesville%2C_Florida) from 2011 to 2019, and now is a Full Professor of Geology at the [University of Wisconsin–Madison](/source/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Madison). She co-led an international group that utilizes the [geological record](/source/Geologic_record) to understand [sea level rise](/source/sea_level_rise) from 2013 to 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://06880danwoog.com/2018/09/13/andrea-duttons-research-in-the-eye-of-a-hurricane/|title=Andrea Dutton's Research: In The Eye Of A Hurricane|date=2018-09-13|website=06880|access-date=2019-05-11}} For her Ph.D., Dutton researched [paleoclimate](/source/Paleoclimatology) between the [Cretaceous](/source/Cretaceous) and [Eocene](/source/Eocene) periods in the [Antarctic Peninsula](/source/Antarctic_Peninsula). During her time as a Research Fellow at ANU, Dutton worked in collaboration with [Kurt Lambeck](/source/Kurt_Lambeck), a geophysicist, to develop an interdisciplinary approach to reconstructing past sea levels using [radiometrically](/source/Radiometric_dating) dated [fossilized coral](/source/fossilized_coral). Dutton specializes in [paleoceanography](/source/paleoceanography) and [paleoclimatology](/source/paleoclimatology). Her most recognized work concentrates on reconstructing past sea level variation to predict future changes. To understand how sea level will fluctuate in the future, Dutton looks at what is preserved in the [rock record.](/source/Rock_Records) Specifically, Dutton utilizes [fossilized](/source/fossilized) [coral](/source/coral) and [limestone](/source/limestone) rocks to understand how past sea level increased during warming climates throughout earth's history.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfpMO4WLDLE|title=Reframing Sea Level Rise|website=TEDxUF|date=13 June 2017 }} She has explored the shores of Italy, Australia, America, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Seychelles, and Mexico to obtain data from fossilized coral reefs. Because [coral](/source/coral)s live in shallow waters, they can advantageously be used to track past sea level positions. Dutton also uses other sedimentary archives to further analyze geologic changes throughout earth's history. In 2019, Dutton was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to work with researchers in New Zealand to combine records of past sea level rise with models of Antarctic ice dynamics to better understand the effects of warming temperatures on sea levels.{{Cite web|url=https://news.wisc.edu/two-uw-madison-professors-named-macarthur-fellows/|title=Two UW–Madison professors named MacArthur Fellows|website=news.wisc.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.apg-wi.com/spooner_advocate/free/two-uw-madison-professors-among-genius-grant-winners/article_464618b6-e065-11e9-9ace-efcf92f21e49.html|title=Two UW-Madison professors among 'Genius' grant winners|last=RADIO|first=MARY KATE MCCOY and MELISSA INGELLS {{!}} WISCONSIN PUBLIC|website=APG of Wisconsin|date=26 September 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-09-29}} When assessing sea level fluctuations, Dutton studies the [geochemistry](/source/geochemistry), [geophysics](/source/geophysics) and [biology](/source/biology) of each [reef](/source/reef). In her research, Dutton uses [chemistry](/source/chemistry) techniques to find the age of the coral and combines this information with the elevation changes of the reef through time to understand sea level changes. This research also provides knowledge about how [ice sheet](/source/ice_sheet)s melted, which can better inform projections of ice sheet fluctuations with future [climatic changes](/source/Climate_change).{{cite web|url=https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-systems/blog/andrea-dutton-looks-into-earths-past-to-predict-future-sea-level-rise/|title=Andrea Dutton Looks into Earth's Past to Predict Future Sea-Level Rise|last1=Burton|first1=Rebecca|date=April 23, 2019|website=Florida Museum}} Dutton primarily focuses on sea level rise from 125,000 years ago, when temperatures were similar to today's. She studies sea level rise throughout the world, including [Florida](/source/Florida), the [Seychelles Islands](/source/Seychelles), and [Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula](/source/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula).{{Cite web|url=https://www.uff.ufl.edu/your-impact/andrea-dutton-looking-back-look-forward/|title=From Music Major to Rock Star|website=University of Florida Advancement|access-date=2019-05-11}} One of her research objectives is to determine when the West Antarctic ice sheet collapsed in the past to help us understand when and how this may occur in the future. The findings of Dutton's work are influential for [urban planners](/source/City_planners) as coastal communities struggle to adapt to rising seas. On June 13, 2025, a team of researchers led by Dutton published findings from their investigation into corral fossils in the journal Science Advances, concluding that sea levels could be rising faster and higher than expected, due to climate change.{{Cite web |date=2025-06-13 |title=Fossil corals point to possibly steeper sea level rise under a warming world |url=https://news.wisc.edu/fossil-corals-point-to-possibly-steeper-sea-level-rise-under-a-warming-world/ |access-date=2025-11-10 |website=News |language=en-US}} == Awards and honors == *[MacArthur Fellow](/source/MacArthur_Fellow){{Cite web|url=https://www.macfound.org/programs/fellows/|title=MacArthur Fellows Program — MacArthur Foundation|website=www.macfound.org|access-date=2019-09-25}} *Fulbright Scholar (2019–20) *Geological Society of America Fellow{{cite web|url=https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/About/awards/GSA_Fellows/GSA/Awards/Fellows-New.aspx|title=GSA Fellowship}} *Faculty Fellow of the Thompson Earth Institute{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-systems/blog/category/faculty-fellows/|title=Faculty Fellows – Thompson Earth Systems Institute|website=www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu|date=23 April 2019 |access-date=2019-05-08}} * 2016 Global Fellow at University of Florida{{Cite web|url=https://internationalcenter.ufl.edu/faculty-engagement/funding-opportunities/global-fellows-program|title=Global Fellows Program {{!}} International Center University of Florida|website=internationalcenter.ufl.edu|access-date=2019-05-08}} *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone) Magazine's "25 People Shaping the Future in Tech, Science, Medicine, Activism and More"{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/25-people-shaping-the-future-in-tech-science-medicine-activism-and-more-116138/|title=25 People Shaping the Future|last1=Brassil|first1=Jeff Goodell, Mark Binelli, Tessa Stuart, Ben Wofford, Amanda Chicago Lewis, Zoe Carpenter, Alexander Zaitchik, Jonah Weiner, Tim Dickinson, Saul Elbein, Justin Nobel, Brian Patrick Eha, Gillian|last2=Stone|first2=Rolling|date=2017-11-17|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2019-05-08}} *2015 Faculty Fellow of the Florida Climate Institute{{Cite web|url=http://www.floridaclimateinstitute-uf.org/faculty-fellows/|title=Florida Climate Institute at the University of Florida » Faculty Fellows|access-date=2019-05-08}} == Public engagement == Andrea Dutton often shares the results of her research work with the public outside the scientific community. [Climate communication](/source/Climate_communication) has been something that Dutton has emphasized since her teaching experiences at the [Saint Anne's School](/source/Saint_Ann's_School_(Brooklyn)) in Brooklyn, New York. She has shared her research to the general public through a variety of media forums such as: *[TEDxUF](/source/TED_(conference)): Theme: Transparent (2017){{Cite web|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/19873|title=TEDxUF {{!}} TED|website=www.ted.com|access-date=2019-05-08}} *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times): Gillis, Justin. (2017). The Sea Level Did, in Fact, Rise Faster in the Southeast U.S{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/climate/the-sea-level-did-in-fact-rise-faster-in-the-southeast-us.html|title=The Sea Level Did, in Fact, Rise Faster in the Southeast U.S.|last=Gillis|first=Justin|date=2017-08-09|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-08|issn=0362-4331}} * Forecast: Climate Conversations with Michael White{{Cite web|url=https://forecastpod.org/2018/12/26/episode-60-andrea-dutton/|title=Episode 60: Andrea Dutton|last=White|first=Michael|date=2018-12-26|website=Forecast: climate conversations with Michael White|access-date=2019-05-08}} *[NPR](/source/NPR): Greene, David. (2018) U.S. Faces 'Immediate Threat" From Climate Change, Report Says.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/26/670752921/u-s-faces-immediate-threat-from-climate-change-report-says|title=U.S. Faces 'Immediate Threat' From Climate Change, Report Says|website=NPR.org|access-date=2019-05-07}} *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post): Mooney, Chris (2015). Why the Earth's past has scientists so worried about sea level rise.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/07/09/why-the-earths-past-has-scientists-so-worried-about-sea-level-rise/|title=Why the Earth's past has scientists so worried about sea level rise|last=Mooney|first=Chris|newspaper=The Washington Post}} *[The Atlantic](/source/The_Atlantic): Lieberman, Amy (2016). Preparing for the Inevitable Sea-Level Rise{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/rising-sea-levels/471417/|title=Preparing for the Inevitable Sea-Level Rise|last=Lieberman|first=Amy|date=2016-02-29|website=The Atlantic|access-date=2019-05-08}} *[The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal): Dutton, Andrea. Mann, Michael. (2018) Water is Rising Because It's Getting Warmer{{Cite web|url=https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/05/22/waters-rising-because-its-getting-warmer|title=Water's Rising Because It's Getting Warmer|website=Common Dreams|access-date=2019-05-08}} == Publications == * A Dutton, K Lambeck (2012) Ice volume and sea level during the last interglacial (Science).{{Cite journal|last1=Lambeck|first1=K.|last2=Dutton|first2=A.|date=2012-07-13|title=Ice Volume and Sea Level During the Last Interglacial|journal=Science|volume=337|issue=6091|pages=216–219|doi=10.1126/science.1205749|issn=0036-8075|pmid=22798610|bibcode=2012Sci...337..216D|s2cid=206534053}} *A Dutton, AE Carlson, AJ Long, GA Milne, PU Clark, R DeConto, BP Horton, S Rahmstorf, ME Raymo (2015) Sea-level rise due to polar ice-sheet mass loss during past warm periods (Science).{{Cite journal|last1=Raymo|first1=M. E.|last2=Rahmstorf|first2=S.|last3=Horton|first3=B. P.|last4=DeConto|first4=R.|last5=Clark|first5=P. U.|last6=Milne|first6=G. A.|last7=Long|first7=A. J.|last8=Carlson|first8=A. E.|last9=Dutton|first9=A.|date=2015-07-10|title=Sea-level rise due to polar ice-sheet mass loss during past warm periods|journal=Science|volume=349|issue=6244|article-number=aaa4019|doi=10.1126/science.aaa4019|issn=0036-8075|pmid=26160951|s2cid=11571250|url=http://dro.dur.ac.uk/18054/1/18054.pdf|doi-access=free}} *A Dutton, BH Wilkinson, JM Welker, GJ Bowen, KC Lohmann (2005) Spatial distribution and seasonal variation in 18O/16O of modern precipitation and river water across the conterminous USA (Hydrological Processes: An International Journal).{{Cite journal|last1=Dutton|first1=Andrea|last2=Wilkinson|first2=Bruce H.|last3=Welker|first3=Jeffrey M.|last4=Bowen|first4=Gabriel J.|last5=Lohmann|first5=Kyger C.|date=2005|title=Spatial distribution and seasonal variation in 18O/16O of modern precipitation and river water across the conterminous USA|journal=Hydrological Processes|volume=19|issue=20|pages=4121–4146|doi=10.1002/hyp.5876|issn=1099-1085|bibcode=2005HyPr...19.4121D|hdl=2027.42/49284|s2cid=54706113 |hdl-access=free}} *F Antonioli, L Ferranti, A Fontana, A Amorosi, A Bondesan, C Braitenberg, A Dutton, G Fontolan, S Furlani, K Lambeck, G Mastronuzzi, C Monaco, G Spada, P Stocchi (2009) Holocene relative sea-level changes and vertical movements along the Italian and Istrian coastlines (Quaternary International).{{Cite journal|title=Holocene relative sea-level changes and vertical movements along the Italian and Istrian coastlines|issue=1–2|pages=102–133|journal=Quaternary International|volume=206|doi=10.1016/j.quaint.2008.11.008|date=September 2009|bibcode=2009QuInt.206..102A|last1=Antonioli|first1=F.|last2=Ferranti|first2=L.|last3=Fontana|first3=A.|last4=Amorosi|first4=A.|last5=Bondesan|first5=A.|last6=Braitenberg|first6=C.|last7=Dutton|first7=A.|last8=Fontolan|first8=G.|last9=Furlani|first9=S.|last10=Lambeck|first10=K.}} *M Greaves, N Caillon, H Rabaubier, G Bartoli, S Bohaty, I Cacho, L Clarke, M Cooper, C Daunt, M Delaney, P DeMenocal, Andrea Dutton, Stephen Eggins, Henry Elderfield, Dieter Garbe-Schoenberg, Ethan Goddard, D Green, J Groeneveld, D Hastings, E Hathorne, K Kimoto, Gary Klinkhammer, Laurent Labeyrie, David W Lea, Tom Marchitto, MA Martínez-Botí, Peter Graham Mortyn, Y Ni, Dirk Nürnberg, G Paradis, L Pena, Terrence Quinn, Y Rosenthal, Ann Russell, T Sagawa, Sindia Sosdian, L Stott, K Tachikawa, E Tappa, R Thunell, PA Wilson (2008) Interlaboratory comparison study of calibration standards for foraminiferal Mg/Ca thermometry (Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems).{{Cite journal|last1=Greaves|first1=M.|last2=Caillon|first2=N.|last3=Rebaubier|first3=H.|last4=Bartoli|first4=G.|last5=Bohaty|first5=S.|last6=Cacho|first6=I.|last7=Clarke|first7=L.|last8=Cooper|first8=M.|last9=Daunt|first9=C.|date=2008|title=Interlaboratory comparison study of calibration standards for foraminiferal Mg/Ca thermometry|journal=Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems|volume=9|issue=8|pages=n/a|doi=10.1029/2008GC001974|issn=1525-2027|bibcode=2008GGG.....9.8010G|s2cid=3840293 |url=http://ddd.uab.cat/record/181774|doi-access=free}} *A Dutton, KC Lohmann, WJ Zinsmeister (2002) Stable isotope and minor element proxies of Eocene climate and Seymour Island, Antarctica (Paleoceanography).{{Cite journal|last1=Dutton|first1=Andrea L.|last2=Lohmann|first2=Kyger C|last3=Zinsmeister|first3=William J.|date=May 2002|title=Stable isotope and minor element proxies for Eocene climate of Seymour Island, Antarctica: EOCENE CLIMATE OF SEYMOUR ISLAND|journal=Paleoceanography|volume=17|issue=2|pages=6–1–6–13|doi=10.1029/2000PA000593|hdl=2027.42/94846|url=https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/94846/1/palo900.pdf|hdl-access=free}} For a more complete list of Dutton's peer-reviewed publications see her Google Scholar Profile.{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=VV9vlKoAAAAJ|title=Andrea Dutton - Google Scholar Citations|website=scholar.google.com|access-date=2019-09-29}} == References == {{Reflist}} *{{Cite web |title=How This Professor Became a World-Class Climate Scientist {{!}} College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison |url=https://ls.wisc.edu/news/how-this-professor-became-a-world-class-climate-scientist |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=ls.wisc.edu |language=en}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutton, Andrea}} Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:American women geologists Category:21st-century American geologists Category:University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni Category:MacArthur Fellows Category:Amherst College alumni Category:Staples High School alumni Category:Fellows of the Geological Society of America Category:Academic staff of the Australian National University Category:University of Florida faculty Category:21st-century American women academics Category:21st-century American women scientists Category:21st-century American academics Category:Scientists from Virginia Category:Scientists from Connecticut Category:People from Fairfax, Virginia Category:People from Westport, Connecticut --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Andrea Dutton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Dutton) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Dutton?action=history)). 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