Justin B. Ries Explained

Justin Baker Ries
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality:American
Fields:Ocean acidification, carbon sequestration, global warming, biomineralization, paleoceanography
Workplaces:Northeastern University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, California Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University
Alma Mater:Franklin and Marshall College Johns Hopkins University
Thesis Title:Experiments on the effect of secular variation in seawater Mg/Ca (calcite and aragonite seas) on calcareous biomineralization
Thesis Url:http://nuweb2.neu.edu/rieslab/THESIS_Ries_2005_Experiments_on_the_effects_of_seawater_Mg_Ca_on_calcareous_biomineralization.pdf
Thesis Year:2005
Known For:Ocean acidification, biomineralization, and carbon sequestration research
Awards:Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Fellowship (Germany), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean and Climate Change Postdoctoral Fellowship

Justin Baker Ries is an American marine scientist, best known for his contributions to ocean acidification, carbon sequestration, and biomineralization research.

Biography

Ries was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended the Friends School of Baltimore. He received a B.A. from Franklin and Marshall College and a Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University for a dissertation 'Experiments on the effect of secular variation in seawater Mg/Ca (calcite and aragonite seas) on calcareous biomineralization'. He received postdoctoral training at the Johns Hopkins University, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the California Institute of Technology. Ries was a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for five years before becoming a professor at Northeastern University in 2013. At Northeastern, he is affiliated with the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, the Marine Science Center, and the Institute for Coastal Sustainability.

Major discoveries

Ries is best known for his contributions to ocean acidification and biomineralization research. He and his colleagues made the publicized and controversial discovery that anthropogenic CO2-induced ocean acidification does not negatively impact all species of marine calcifying organisms, but can also have neutral and even positive effects on some species.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Ries also discovered that ocean acidification can alter the shell mineralogy,[10] shell structure,[11] predator-prey dynamics,[12] [13] [14] and calcifying fluid pH of marine organisms, and produced the first geochemical model of the calcifying fluid that could predict organisms' responses to future ocean acidification.[15] [16] Ries and colleagues are also credited with discovering that the current rate of CO2-induced ocean acidification is the fastest in Earth history[17] [18] [19] and that many species of marine calcifiers today inhabit seawater that is already undersaturated with respect to their shell mineral.[20] [21]

Inventions

Ries holds carbon sequestration patents describing biologically and geologically inspired methods for removing and mineralizing CO2 from the flue-streams of fossil-fuel-fired power plants and transoceanic vessels, production of carbon-negative cement, and alleviating bottlenecks in the global carbon cycle.[22] [23]

Honors

Honors include induction into the Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi honor societies, receipt of the German Award[24] [25] and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean and Climate Change Postdoctoral Fellowship. Ries was elected into the National Academy of Inventors in 2024.

Notes and References

  1. Ries. Justin B.. Cohen. Anne L.. McCorkle. Daniel C.. 2009-12-01. Marine calcifiers exhibit mixed responses to CO2-induced ocean acidification. Geology. en. 37. 12. 1131–1134. 10.1130/G30210A.1. 0091-7613. 2009Geo....37.1131R.
  2. News: Giant Lobsters From Rising Greenhouse Gases?. NPR.org. 2017-12-15. en.
  3. Web site: Ocean Acidification: A Risky Shell Game. Oceanus Magazine. en. 2017-12-15.
  4. News: Acidic Oceans May Be a Boon for Some Marine Dwellers. 2009-12-01. Science AAAS. 2017-12-15. en.
  5. Heffernan. Olive. 2009-12-10. Consider the lobster. Nature Reports Climate Change. 1. En. 1001. 2. 10.1038/climate.2010.130. free.
  6. News: In carbon dioxide-rich environment, some ocean dwellers increase shell production. ScienceDaily. 2017-12-15. en.
  7. News: Acidic Chesapeake Bay Water could threaten oysters. 2014-02-07. Fox News. 2017-12-15. en-US.
  8. Kerr. Richard A.. 2009. The Many Dangers of Greenhouse Acid. Science. en. 323. 5913. 459. 10.1126/science.323.5913.459a. 0036-8075. 19164726. 206584010.
  9. News: Crabs, supersized by carbon pollution, may upset Chesapeake's balance. Fears. Darryl. Washington Post. 2017-12-16.
  10. 2011-07-15. Skeletal mineralogy in a high-CO2 world. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 403. 1–2. 54–64. 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.04.006. 0022-0981. Ries. Justin B..
  11. Horvath. Kimmaree M.. Castillo. Karl D.. Armstrong. Pualani. Westfield. Isaac T.. Courtney. Travis. Ries. Justin B.. 2016. Next-century ocean acidification and warming both reduce calcification rate, but only acidification alters skeletal morphology of reef-building coral Siderastrea siderea. Scientific Reports. En. 6. 1. 29613. 10.1038/srep29613. 27470426. 4965865. 2045-2322. 2016NatSR...629613H.
  12. Dodd. Luke F.. Grabowski. Jonathan H.. Piehler. Michael F.. Westfield. Isaac. Ries. Justin B.. 2015. Ocean acidification impairs crab foraging behaviour. Proc. R. Soc. B. en. 282. 1810. 20150333. 10.1098/rspb.2015.0333. 0962-8452. 26108629. 4590471.
  13. News: Acidic Chesapeake Bay Water could threaten oysters. 2014-02-07. Fox News. 2017-12-16. en-US.
  14. News: Changing waters complicate NC's coastal ecology. Brumbaugh. Jared. Raleigh News and Observer. 2017-12-16. en.
  15. 2011-07-15. A physicochemical framework for interpreting the biological calcification response to CO2-induced ocean acidification. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 75. 14. 4053–4064. 10.1016/j.gca.2011.04.025. 0016-7037. Ries. Justin B.. 2011GeCoA..75.4053R.
  16. Ries. Justin. 2011. Biodiversity and ecosystems: Acid ocean cover up. Nature Climate Change. En. 1. 6. 294–295. 10.1038/nclimate1204. 1758-6798. 2011NatCC...1..294R.
  17. Hönisch . Bärbel . Bärbel Hönisch . Ridgwell . Andy . Schmidt . Daniela N. . Thomas . Ellen . Gibbs . Samantha J. . Sluijs . Appy . Zeebe . Richard . Kump . Lee . Ries . Justin B. . 2012-03-02 . The Geological Record of Ocean Acidification . Science . en . 335 . 6072 . 1058–1063 . 2012Sci...335.1058H . 10.1126/science.1208277 . 0036-8075 . 22383840 . 1983/24fe327a-c509-4b6a-aa9a-a22616c42d49 . 6361097.
  18. Sea Changes: Ocean Acidification Is Worse Than It's Been for 300 Million Years. Walsh. Bryan. Time. 2017-12-16. en-US. 0040-781X.
  19. News: Pace of Ocean Acidification Has No Parallel in 300 Million Years, Paper Says. Gillis. Justin. The New York Times. 2 March 2012 . 2017-12-16. en.
  20. Lebrato. M.. Andersson. A. J.. Ries. J. B.. Aronson. R. B.. Lamare. M. D.. Koeve. W.. Oschlies. A.. Iglesias-Rodriguez. M. D.. Thatje. S.. 2016. Benthic marine calcifiers coexist with CaCO3-undersaturated seawater worldwide. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. en. 30. 7. 2015GB005260. 10.1002/2015GB005260. 1944-9224. 2016GBioC..30.1038L. free.
  21. News: New insights into the impacts of ocean acidification. ScienceDaily. 2017-12-16. en.
  22. Constantz, B. R., Farsad, K., Camire, C., Patterson, J., Ginder-Vogel, M., Yaccato, K., Stagnaro, J., Devenney, M., Ries, J.B.. 2012. Methods and compositions using calcium carbonate. US Patent No. 8,137,455. 103.
  23. Web site: White Paper - Sustainably Amplifying the Natural Carbon Cycle . 2023-06-28 . www.runningtide.com . en.
  24. News: MSC faculty member receives prestigious German fellowship – Northeastern University College of Science. Northeastern University College of Science. 2017-12-15. en-US.
  25. Web site: New set-up at the MAREE: ZMT tests effects of ocean acidification and warming on corals. contentuser. www.leibniz-zmt.de. en-gb. 2017-12-16.

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