Pedro Gonzalez Espinosa
Post-doctoral Fellow
Education
- BSc, Marine Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
- MSc, Natural Resources and Conservation, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste
- PhD, Geography, University of British Columbia
Biography
Dr. Pedro González-Espinosa is a marine biologist from Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, México specializing in analyzing the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems and society through numerical models. He received his Ph.D. in Geography from the University of British Columbia, and an M.Sc. in Natural Resources Management from Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, México. Currently, Pedro is a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Resource and Environmental Management (REM) at Simon Fraser University (SFU), whose research is focused on developing quantitative models on the blue economy and equity based on distinct projected "Shared Socioeconomic Pathways” (SSPs).
Pedro likes cooking, biking, camping and dancing. He is a sports fan, especially soccer and American football. He is learning how to play piano, and taught himself how to play the ukulele and harmonica. He likes to play boardgames with his kiddos.