His research is in the area of climate science with a focus on creating a better understanding of sources and sinks of atmospheric radiative trace gases and their trends using naturally occurring isotopes. Some of his recent work is also directly policy-informative: in 2010 as an author of the first Oregon Climate Change Assessment Report as part of OCCRI, and more recently in 2014 as part of a Oregon State Legislative study of the economic and emissions impacts of a carbon tax. Dr. Rice is hoping to contribute to this work through his scientific expertise on regional and global greenhouse gas budgets and efforts to mitigate their emissions. Collaborating Organization(s)