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IMS Affiliated Faculty

Faculty are hired by their respective departments, to which they owe primary responsibility; however, the institute continues to be involved in the identification of hiring and faculty needs of the cross-disciplinary marine program through active involvement in new faculty searches and in support of departmental recommendations. Affiliated faculty and researchers are those individuals that utilize any of the ORU’s resources (space, seawater, equipment, etc) and/or individuals whose research falls within one of the seven research clusters supported by IMS. IMS only appoints affiliates in the ORU based on the individual researchers request to be associated with the ORU.
Borja Gonzalez Reguero
  • Title
    • Associate Research Prof.
  • Division Physical & Biological Sciences Division
  • Department
    • Institute of Marine Sciences
  • Affiliations Coastal Science & Policy Program
  • Phone
    831-459-1459
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Long Marine Lab Ocean Health Building, 209
    • US Geological Survey - Coastal and Pacific Center
  • Mail Stop Long Marine Lab
  • Faculty Areas of Expertise Coastal Science, Climate Change, Earth Sciences

Biography, Education and Training

Dr. Borja G. Reguero works on climate change, socioeconomic impacts of coastal hazards, and climate resilience and adaptation, with a special focus on nature-based solutions. His research is centered on ocean climate and the coastal physical processes that govern flooding and erosion impacts to assess how ecosystems influence risk. Borja also works on climate solutions such as the use of ecosystems in climate adaptation; risk financing innovations like the reef insurance in Mexico, the first insurance for an ecosystem globally; and coastal planning and sustainability management of coastlines. He develops his work in close partnership with academia and the public and private sector, in the U.S. and internationally. His work has been featured in media, U.S. Congressional briefings, and informed new policy proposals to protect coastlines and coastal infrastructure in the U.S. For this trajectory, Borja received an early-career award from the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Reguero holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Hydraulics and Civil Engineering. He also has training in Coastal and Port Engineering and Applied Economics. Borja currently leads the University of California Multicampus Coastal Resilience and Climate Adaptation Initiative.

Selected Publications