For over 25 years, Professor Moore has taken the earth’s temperature and conducted in-depth analysis on how and why it is changing. He has flown through winter storms in the Arctic, climbed some of the world’s highest peaks, measured Arctic Sea ice, and examined ice cores.   

Professor Moore received his BSc in Theoretical Physics (honours with distinction) from the University of Guelph and his PhD in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics from Princeton University. He is a Distinguished Professor of Theoretical Geophysics of Climate Change at the University of Toronto and an Affiliate Scientist at the Polar Sciences Center at the University of Washington. He served as the Vice-Principal Research and Innovation at the University of Toronto Mississauga from 2018-2024, and was also a recent Fulbright Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies at the University of Washington. In 2017, Professor Moore was elected a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in recognition of his contributions to Arctic research. 

In 2024, he was recognized with the Paterson Medal by Environment and Climate Change Canada in recognition of his distinguished service to meteorology in Canada. In his award letter, Minister Guilbeault mentioned that Professor Moore’s “peers also highlighted his creative and interdisciplinary approach to research and emphasized his public outreach on environmental and climate issues” and “his collaborative nature and empathetic leadership including supporting and mentoring graduate and postdoctoral students, thus inspiring a future generation of scientists”. That year, Professor Moore was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in recognition of his innovative research that has transformed our understanding of the impacts of climate change in polar and mountainous regions. Professor Moore was the representative of the Canadian Government on the International Arctic Science Commitee’s Atmospheric Working Group where he was served as Vice-Chair. In total, Professor Moore has secured over $13M in research funding as both Principal Investigator and collaborator.    

Professor Moore has published over 200 research papers in the peer-reviewed literature including papers in Science, Nature, Nature Climate Change, Nature Communications, the New England Journal of Medicine and the British Medical Journal. As a recognized authority in climate science, Professor Moore is frequently asked to speak or comment on current environmental issues.   

Professor Moore has supervised over 30 graduate students, and 14 postdoctoral fellows, many of whom have gone on to successful careers in academia, industry, and research. He has also mentored over 30 undergraduate students in ROP courses as well as summer research internships.  He has taught over 100 courses, 70 at the undergraduate level, including PHY325F-Computational and Mathematical Physics, which he designed and developed as a core course for the BioPhysics Specialist program. On student surveys, he consistently ranks as one of the top lecturers in his department and division.