Lindsay Dubbs

Research Associate Professor, Institute for the Environment, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Associate Director, North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program, Coastal Studies Institute, East Carolina University; Associate Director, Atlantic Marine Energy Center

2020 Education Award Winner

Lindsay Dubbs is a Research Associate Professor with the Institute for the Environment at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. She also holds dual appointments at the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) at East Carolina University: she is the Associate Director of both the North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program (NCROEP) at the CSI in Wanchese, North Carolina (Outer Banks), and the Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC), a university-led consortium dedicated to research and testing of renewable energy technologies that harness the power of the ocean.

Dubbs leads environmental assessment and permitting aspects of the NCROEP and AMEC at the Jennette’s Pier Wave Energy Test Center. Her research focuses on Gulf Stream ecology and environmental monitoring and impact assessment associated with marine energy. For the AMEC, Dubbs contributes to stakeholder engagement focused on making connections among marine energy stakeholders, creating exchange between them, and developing relevant research to support the marine energy sector and coastal communities.

For UNC Chapel Hill, Dubbs directs and teaches for the Outer Banks Field Site, a semester-long undergraduate program focused on multidisciplinary approaches to the sustainable management of coastal resources. She has developed and teaches undergraduate classes in coastal ecology and research methods, as well as coastal and offshore energy classes for both undergraduate and graduate students. Dubbs regularly involves students, interns, and young professionals in her research, and she engages with others interested in renewable energy through community and professional presentations, service on advisory boards and leadership committees, and organization of and participation in public outreach events.

Dubbs holds a PhD and an MS in Environmental Sciences and Engineering from the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC Chapel Hill and a BS in Biology and Environmental Studies from Tufts University.