DGE Researcher Profile
 | Katharine Mach | Title: | Visiting Investigator | | Lab: | Field | | Phone: | 1-650-561-5640 | | Email: | kmach@carnegiescience.edu | | curriculum vitae |
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| Research Summary |
| Katharine Mach is a Senior Research Scientist at Stanford University and a Visiting Investigator at the Carnegie Institution for Science. She leads the Stanford Environment Assessment Facility (SEAF). Advancing foundations for action, her research is focused on integrative assessment of climate change risks and response options. The goal is innovating and evaluating new approaches to assessment, simultaneously applying them to inform decisions and policy. Priorities include advancing methods for integrating evidence, for applying expert judgment, and for communicating resulting syntheses of knowledge. From 2010 until 2015, Mach co-directed the scientific activities of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which focuses on impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability. This work culminated in the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report and its Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation. The associated global scientific collaborations have supported diverse climate policies and actions, including the Paris Agreement. Mach received her PhD from Stanford University and AB from Harvard College.
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2016
Hallegatte, S., J. Rogelj, M. Allen, L. Clarke, O. Edenhofer, C.B. Field, P. Friedlingstein, L. van Kesteren, R. Knutti, K.J. Mach, M. Mastrandrea, A. Michel, J. Minx, M. Oppenheimer, G.-K. Plattner, K. Riahi, M. Schaeffer, T.F. Stocker, and D.P. van Vuuren (2016). Mapping the climate change challenge. Nature Climate Change 6: 663-668.
Mach, K.J., M.D. Mastrandrea, T.E. Bilir, and C.B. Field (2016). Understanding and responding to danger from climate change: the role of key risks in the IPCC AR5. Climatic Change 136: 427-444.
IPCC (2016). Meeting Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Expert Meeting on Communication [Lynn, J., M. Araya, Ø. Christophersen, I. El Gizouli, S.J. Hassol, E.M. Konstantinidis, K.J. Mach, L.A. Meyer, K. Tanabe, M. Tignor, R. Tshikalanke, and J.-P. van Ypersele (eds.)]. World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 229 pp.
IPCC (2016). Meeting Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Expert Meeting on Scenarios [Riahi, K., J.C. Minx, V. Barros, M. Bustamente, T. Carter, O. Edenhofer, C.B. Field, E. Kriegler, J.-F. Lamarque, K.J. Mach, R. Mathur, B. O'Neill, R. Pichs-Madruga, G.-K. Plattner, D. Qin, Y. Sokona, T. Stocker, T. Zhou, J. Antle, N. Arnell, J. Edmonds, S. Emori, P. Friedlingstein, J. Fuglestvedt, F. Joos, H. Lotze-C ampen, X. Lu. M. Meinshausen, N. Nakicenovik, M. Prather, B. Preston, N. Rao, J. Rogelj, J. Rozenberg, P.R. Shukla, J. Skea, C. Tebaldi, and D. van Vuuren (eds.)]. IPCC Working Group Ill Technical Support Unit, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany, 56 pp.
Hallegatte, S., and K.J. Mach (2016). Make climate-change assessments more relevant. Nature 534: 613-615.
Mach, K.J., P.T. Freeman, M.D. Mastrandrea, and C.B. Field (2016). A multi-stage crucible of revision and approval shapes IPCC policymaker summaries. Science Advances 2: e1600421. (Press)
Helmuth, B., and 47 co-authors including K.J. Mach. Long-term, high frequency in situ measurements of intertidal mussel bed temperatures using biomimetic sensors. Scientific Data 3: 160087. (Press)
O’Neill, B., M. Oppenheimer, J. Birkmann, S. Hallegatte, B. Kopp, R. Licker, K.J. Mach, P. Marbaix, M. Mastrandrea, H. Poertner, J. Price, B. Scholes, K. Takahashi, J.-P. van Ypersele, R. Warren, and G. Yohe (In press). IPCC Reasons for Concern regarding climate change risks. Nature Climate Change.
2015
IPCC (2015). Meeting Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Expert Meeting on Climate Change, Food, and Agriculture [Mastrandrea, M.D., K.J. Mach, V.R. Barros, T.E. Bilir, D.J. Dokken, O. Edenhofer, C.B. Field, T. Hiraishi, S. Kadner, T. Krug, J.C. Minx, R. PichsMadruga, G.-K. Plattner, D. Qin, Y. Sokona, T.F. Stocker, M. Tignor (eds.)]. World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 68 pp.
Busch, D.S., M.J. O’Donnell, C. Hauri, K.J. Mach, M. Poach, S.C. Doney, and S.R. Signorini. (2015). Understanding, characterizing, and communicating responses to ocean acidification: Challenges and uncertainties. Oceanography 28(2): 30-39.
2014
IPCC (2014). Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Field, C.B., V.R. Barros, D.J. Dokken, K.J. Mach, M.D. Mastrandrea, T.E. Bilir, M. Chatterjee, K.L. Ebi, Y.O. Estrada, R.C. Genova, B. Girma, E.S. Kissel, A.N. Levy, S. MacCracken, P.R. Mastrandrea, and L.L. White (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.
IPCC (2014). Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part B: Regional Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Barros, V.R., C.B. Field, D.J. Dokken, M.D. Mastrandrea, K.J. Mach, T.E. Bilir, M. Chatterjee, K.L. Ebi, Y.O. Estrada, R.C. Genova, B. Girma, E.S. Kissel, A.N. Levy, S. MacCracken, P.R. Mastrandrea, and L.L. White (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.
IPCC (2014). Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Field, C.B., V.R. Barros, D.J. Dokken, K.J. Mach, M.D. Mastrandrea, T.E. Bilir, M. Chatterjee, K.L. Ebi, Y.O. Estrada, R.C. Genova, B. Girma, E.S. Kissel, A.N. Levy, S. MacCracken, P.R. Mastrandrea, and L.L. White (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.
Field, C.B., V.R. Barros, K.J. Mach, M.D. Mastrandrea, et al. (2014). Technical Summary. In: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Field, C.B., V.R. Barros, D.J. Dokken, K.J. Mach, M.D. Mastrandrea, T.E. Bilir, M. Chatterjee, K.L. Ebi, Y.O. Estrada, R.C. Genova, B. Girma, E.S. Kissel, A.N. Levy, S. MacCracken, P.R. Mastrandrea, and L.L. White (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.
IPCC (2014). Glossary [Agard, J., E.L.F. Schipper, J. Birkmann, M. Campos, C. Dubeux, Y. Nojiri, L. Olsson, B. Osman-Elasha, M. Pelling, M.J. Prather, M.G. Rivera-Ferre, O.C. Ruppel, A. Sallenger, K.R. Smith, A.L. St. Clair, K.J. Mach, M.D. Mastrandrea, and T.E. Bilir (eds.)]. In: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part B: Regional Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Barros, V.R., C.B. Field, D.J. Dokken, M.D. Mastrandrea, K.J. Mach, T.E. Bilir, M. Chatterjee, K.L. Ebi, Y.O. Estrada, R.C. Genova, B. Girma, E.S. Kissel, A.N. Levy, S. MacCracken, P.R. Mastrandrea, and L.L. White (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.
IPCC (2014). Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and New York, NY, USA. [Mach, K.J., Core Writing Team member]
IPCC (2014). Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and New York, NY, USA. [Mach, K.J., Core Writing Team member]
2013
Gattuso, J.-P., Mach, K.J., and Morgan, G. (2013). Ocean acidification and its impacts: an expert survey. Climatic Change 117: 725-738.
Mach, K.J. (2013). Mechanisms of ecological change: research to management. [Review of the book Ecological consequences of climate change: mechanisms, conservation, and management, ed. E.A. Beever and J.L. Belant]. Ecology 94(1): 257-258.
Denny, M.W., Mach, K.J., Tepler, S., and Martone, P. (2013). Indefatigable: an erect coralline alga is highly resistant to fatigue. Journal of Experimental Biology 216: 3772-3780. (Press)
Kundzewicz, Z.W., Kanae, S., Seneviratne, S.I., Handmer, J., Nicholls, N., Peduzzi, P., Mechler, R., Bouwer, L.M., Arnell, N., Mach, K., Muir-Wood, R., Brakenridge, G.R., Kron, W., Benito, G., Honda, Y., Takahashi, K., and Sherstyukov, B. (2013). Flood risk and climate change: global and regional perspectives. Hydrological Sciences Journal 59(1): 1-28.
2012
IPCC (2012). Workshop Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Workshop on Socio-Economic Scenarios [Edenhofer, O., R. Pichs-Madruga, Y. Sokona, V. Barros, C.B. Field, T. Zwickel, S. Schloemer, K. Ebi, M. Mastrandrea, K. Mach, C. von Stechow (eds.)]. IPCC Working Group III Technical Support Unit, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam Germany, pp. 51.
IPCC (2012). Meeting Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Expert Meeting on Geoengineering [O. Edenhofer, R. Pichs-Madruga, Y. Sokona, C. Field, V. Barros, T.F. Stocker, Q. Dahe, J. Minx, K. Mach, G.-K. Plattner, S. Schlömer, G. Hansen, M. Mastrandrea (eds.)]. IPCC Working Group III Technical Support Unit, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany, pp. 99.
IPCC (2012). Meeting Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Expert Meeting on Economic Analysis, Costing Methods, and Ethics [Field, C.B., V. Barros, O. Edenhofer, R. Pichs- Madruga, Y. Sokona, M.D. Mastrandrea, K.J. Mach, and C. von Stechow (eds.)]. IPCC Working Group II Technical Support Unit, Carnegie Institution, Stanford, California, United States of America, pp. 75.
IPCC (2012). Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation. A Special Report of Working Groups I and II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Field, C.B., V. Barros, T.F. Stocker, D. Qin, D.J. Dokken, K.L. Ebi, M.D. Mastrandrea, K.J. Mach, G.-K. Plattner, S.K. Allen, M. Tignor, and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, and New York, NY, USA, 582 pp.
IPCC (2012). Summary for Policymakers. In: Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation [Field, C.B., V. Barros, T.F. Stocker, D. Qin, D.J. Dokken, K.L. Ebi, M.D. Mastrandrea, K.J. Mach, G.-K. Plattner, S.K. Allen, M. Tignor, and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. A Special Report of Working Groups I and II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, and New York, NY, USA, pp. 1-19.
Handmer, J., Y. Honda, Z.W. Kundzewicz, N. Arnell, G. Benito, J. Hatfield, I.F. Mohamed, P. Peduzzi, S. Wu, B. Sherstyukov, K. Takahashi, and Z. Yan (2012). Changes in impacts of climate extremes: human systems and ecosystems. In: Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation [Field, C.B., V. Barros, T.F. Stocker, D. Qin, D.J. Dokken, K.L. Ebi, M.D. Mastrandrea, K.J. Mach, G.-K. Plattner, S.K. Allen, M. Tignor, and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. A Special Report of Working Groups I and II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, and New York, NY, USA, pp. 231-290.
2011
Mach, K. J., Tepler, S. K., Staaf, A. V., Bohnhoff, J. C., and Denny, M. W. (2011). Failure by fatigue in the field: A model of fatigue breakage for the macroalga Mazzaella, with validation. Journal of Experimental Biology 214: 1571-1585.
Denny, M. W., Dowd, W. W., Bilir, L., and Mach, K. J. (2011). Spreading the risk: Small-scale body temperature variation among intertidal organisms and its implications for species persistence. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 400: 175-190.
Tepler, S. K., Mach, K. J., and Denny, M. W. (2011). Preference versus performance: Body temperature of the intertidal snail, Chlorostoma funebralis. Biological Bulletin 220: 107-117.
Mastrandrea, M. D., and Mach, K. J. (2011). Treatment of uncertainties in IPCC Assessment Reports: past approaches and considerations for the Fifth Assessment Report. Climatic Change 108: 659-673.
Mastrandrea, M. D., Mach, K. J., Plattner, G.-K., Edenhofer, O., Stocker, T. F., Field, C. B., Ebi, K. L., and Matschoss, P. R. (2011). The IPCC AR5 guidance note on consistent treatment of uncertainties: a common approach across the working groups. Climatic Change 108: 675-691.
IPCC (2011). Workshop Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Workshop on Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biology and Ecosystems [Field, C.B., V. Barros, T.F. Stocker, D. Qin, K.J. Mach, G.-K. Plattner, M.D. Mastrandrea, M. Tignor and K.L. Ebi (eds.)]. IPCC Working Group II Technical Support Unit, Carnegie Institution, Stanford, California, United States of America, pp. 164.
2010
Mastrandrea, M. D., Field, C. B., Stocker, T. F., Edenhofer, O., Ebi, K. L., Frame, D. J., Held, H., Kriegler, E., Mach, K. J., Matschoss, P. R., Plattner, G.-K., Yohe, G. W., and Zwiers, F. W. (2010). Guidance Note for Lead Authors of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report on Consistent Treatment of Uncertainties. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Helmuth, B., Yamane, L., Mach, K. J., Chhotray, S., Levin, P., and Woodin, S. (2010). All climate change is local: Understanding and predicting the effects of climate change from an organism’s point of view. Stanford Journal of Law, Science and Policy 2: 18-35.
Helmuth, B., Broitman, B. R., Yamane, L., Gilman, S. E., Mach, K., Mislan, K. A. S., and Denny, M. W. (2010). Organismal climatology: analyzing environmental variability at scales relevant to physiological stress. Journal of Experimental Biology 213: 995-1003.
Martone, P. T., Boller, M., Burgert, I., Dumais, J., Edwards, J., Mach, K., Rowe, N., Rueggeberg, M., Seidel, R., Speck, T. (2010). Mechanics without muscle: biomechanical inspiration from the plant world. Integrative and Comparative Biology 50 (5): 888-907.
2009
Harley, C. D. G., Denny, M. W., Mach, K. J., and Miller, L. P. (2009). Thermal stress and morphological adaptations in limpets. Functional Ecology 23: 292-301.
Mach, K. J. (2009). Mechanical and biological consequences of repetitive loading: crack initiation and fatigue failure in the red macroalga Mazzaella. Journal of Experimental Biology 212: 961-976.
2007
Ellis, J. C., Shulman M. J., Jessop, H., Suomala, R., Morris, S. R., Seng, V., Wagner, M., and Mach, K. (2007). Impact of raccoons on breeding success in large colonies of Great Black-backed Gulls and Herring Gulls. Waterbirds 30: 375-383.
Mach, K. J., Nelson, D. V., and Denny, M. W. (2007). Review. Techniques for predicting the lifetimes of wave- swept macroalgae: a primer on fracture mechanics and crack growth. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 2213-2230. (Press)
Mach, K. J., Hale, B. B., Denny, M. W., and Nelson, D. V. (2007). Death by small forces: a fracture and fatigue analysis of wave-swept macroalgae. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 2231-2243. (Press)
Miller, L. P., O’Donnell, M. J., and Mach, K. J. (2007). Dislodged but not dead: survivorship of a high intertidal snail following wave dislodgement. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 87: 735-739.
