R. Max Holmes
Woodwell Climate Research Center
President & Chief Executive Officer
Dr. R. Max Holmes is motivated by a vision of science that connects people with each other and the natural world, and which makes a positive impact in society. He joined Woodwell Climate Research Center as a scientist in 2005 and served as Deputy Director for five years prior to becoming President and CEO in 2021. His own research has spanned the globe–from the Siberian Arctic to the tropical Amazon–focusing on how climate change and other disturbances impact water and chemical cycles in the environment. He is also interested in the vast quantities of ancient carbon held in Arctic permafrost, which may be released as permafrost thaws, exacerbating global warming. Max remains active in Science on the Fly, an initiative that unites the fly-fishing and science communities to study and protect rivers around the world. He previously served as director of the US National Science Foundation’s Arctic Systems Science Program and was elected National Fellow of the Explorers Club in 2015.Dr. R. Max Holmes is motivated by a vision of science that connects people with each other and the natural world, and which makes a positive impact in society. He joined Woodwell Climate Research Center as a scientist in 2005 and served as Deputy Director for five years prior to becoming President and CEO in 2021. His own research has spanned the globe–from the Siberian Arctic to the tropical Amazon–focusing on how climate change and other disturbances impact water and chemical cycles in the environment. He is also interested in the vast quantities of ancient carbon held in Arctic permafrost, which may be released as permafrost thaws, exacerbating global warming. Max remains active in Science on the Fly, an initiative that unites the fly-fishing and science communities to study and protect rivers around the world. He previously served as director of the US National Science Foundation’s Arctic Systems Science Program and was elected National Fellow of the Explorers Club in 2015.