Meet Mark Jellinek - Volcanologist & Earth Systems Scientist

January 31, 2022

Mark Jellinek is a Professor in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of British Columbia. He is an internationally-recognized geophysicist who works on problems in magmatic and volcanic processes and hazards, geodynamics, long-term climate change, surface processes and the evolution of Earth and other rocky planets. Mark is deeply committed to education and outreach, as chair of the Public and Internal Relations Committee and recipient of various prestigious teaching awards, including the UBC Killam teaching prize. In his spare time, Mark can be found mountain biking or backcountry skiing in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains.