The Marine Heatwaves international working group was initiated in May 2014​.

thomas wernberg

Professor of marine ecology at the School of Biological Sciences and the University of Western Australia's Oceans Institute Oceans Institute. Research focuses on linking ecophysiology, ecology and biogeography of marine organisms in changing environments.
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Dan Smale

Marine ecologist and NERC Independent Research Fellow based at the Marine Biological Association of the UK.  Research focuses on understanding patterns of coastal marine biodiversity and the processes that drive them, with a primary interest in anthropogenic stressors.
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Neil holbrook

Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania. A Physical Oceanographer by training with interests and expertise in the ocean's role in climate, ocean and climate variability, extremes, and climate change.
Neil.Holbrook@utas.edu.au

eric oliver

Assistant Professor of Physical Oceanography at Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia, Canada) with research interests in marine extremes, climate variability and climate predictability.
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alistair hobday

Marine scientist at CSIRO in Tasmania with a research focus on marine heatwaves, climate impacts and adaptation, sustainable fisheries, dynamic ocean management, and movement of large pelagic fishes
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Alex sen gupta

Associate Professor, Climate scientist and Physical Oceanographer at the Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales.
​Research focuses on the oceans role in the climate system.
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Pippa moore

Professor of Marine Biology, Newcastle, UK.
 My research has generally focussed on the consequences of climate change (global warming, marine heatwaves and ocean acidification) and other anthropogenic impacts (e.g. fishing, off-shore engineering, invasive species) on populations and communities of intertidal (rocky shores) and shallow subtidal systems (kelp forests).
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Mads Thomsen

Associate Professor, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
My research focuses on how human stressors, such as bio-invasions, pollution, and climate change, impact the structure, productivity and biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems. My research provides predictions on how coastal habitats will respond to human stressors and recommendations for conservation strategies needed to ameliorate their impacts.
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Mike burrows

Professor of Marine Ecology, Scottish Association for Marine Science., Scotland
Mike's research goal is to scale up from the ecology of individual animals and plants to populations, communities and ultimately whole ecosystems.
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Katie smith

Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Marine Biological Association, UK.
Marine ecologist with research focuses on understanding how marine communities can adapt to survive in a changing world.  Current research focuses on improving our understanding of the ecological and socioeconomic impacts of marine heatwaves in global coastal ecosystems.
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Karen filbee-dexter

Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences and UWA Oceans Institute, Western Australia
Research includes study of the drivers and patterns of long-term change in coastal ecosystems, particularly to kelp forests, including shifts to alternate ecosystems such as turf reefs and sea urchin barrens, and expansion along Arctic coasts.  Investigating links between social and ecological systems during regime shifts, and ethical questions associated with emerging use of genetic restoration techniques. 
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