Research Areas: Climate Science; Climate Adaptation

Supervisor: Simon Donner and Rachel White (EOAS)

Entry Date: September 2023

Expected Graduation Date: December 2027

Research Statement: I’ve returned to university after a prior PhD in Geophysics, over a decade at Microsoft, and several years teaching high school science and math. I seek to understand the global evolution and distribution of seasonal heat and changing seasonal patterns in a warming climate, with an emphasis on the impact for coastal urban areas. I engage in research using the tools of meteorology, data science using python and R, and climate modelling to understand and communicate how these changes are experienced and perceived by humanity and ecosystems. Through my research and my membership on the Whatcom County Climate Impact Advisory Committee (WA, USA), I communicate my results with relevant policy makers.