Max (Gordon) Showalter, PhD

Max is an interdisciplinary scientist with experience facilitating the development and implementation of complex science-backed climate initiatives. Most recently, Max worked to advance state-level natural resource management, developing programs to conserve and recover kelp and eelgrass, accelerate salmon and watershed recovery, and improve stewardship of co-managed geoduck resources in Washington. Throughout his career, he has worked closely with Tribal nations to ensure meaningful co-stewardship.

With a dual PhD in Oceanography and Astrobiology, Max’s technical background spans field- and lab-based research as well as quantitative modeling performed during his dissertation work investigating microbial carbon cycling within Arctic sea ice.