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= Joan Kleypas = Joan Kleypas is a marine scientist that investigates ocean acidification and the effects of carbon dioxide on marine ecosystems. She has a Bachelor of Science degree from Lamar University in Marine Biology, and a Master of Science degree in Marine Science from the University of South Carolina, with a specialisation in fish ecology. As a Fulbright scholar, she attended James Cook University and received a PhD due to her program of reef coring examination of reef history and how they grow differently depending on the area.

Career
Kleypas mainly focusses her research on on the preservation of coral reefs and how to prevent their bleaching over the next few decades due to the carbon dioxide increase. Through the use of high-resolution modelling, she is investigating the human effect on the Coral Triangle.

Awards
In 2011, Kleypas won the 2011 Heinz Award for her research on marine ecology and her 1999 paper on ocean acidification, which lead to more discussion on the subject.