Miguel Mies

Miguel Mies is an oceanographer and climate scientist specializing in coral bleaching. He is currently a professor at the Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo (IO-USP) and leads the Coral Reefs and Climate Change Laboratory (LARC). He is also the research coordinator for the Coral Vivo Project and is the vice president of the Coral Vivo Institute.

Early life and education Mies was born in Brazil. He holds a BSc and a PhD in oceanography from the Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo (IO-USP). It also provided the first demonstration of coral larvae susceptibility to bleaching.

Career Mies holds a professorship at IO-USP and leads the Coral Reefs and Climate Change Laboratory (LARC). His research, focused mostly on field and experimental assessments of coral bleaching, spans both global and regional scales. His studies have contributed to the understanding of the unique responses of Brazilian coral reefs to climate change, compared to other reef ecosystems.

Selected publications