Research Interests
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Tropical climate dynamics.
Ocean/atmosphere dynamics and coupling.
Impact of climate change and variability on extreme events.
Predictability and prediction of climate and its impacts.
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Education
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Ph.D. Physical Oceanography
Apr., 2000 University of Washington Seattle, WA
Thesis title: Sub-seasonal wind variability and El Niño
M.S. Applied Mathematics
Feb. 1999 University of Washington Seattle, WA
M.S. Physical Oceanography
Dec. 1996 University of Washington Seattle, WA
B.A. Mathematics
May 1994 Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ
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Professional Experience
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Jun. 2006 - Present Research Oceanographer Princeton, NJ
NOAA - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
May. 2010 – Present Visiting Research Collaborator Princeton, NJ
Princeton University, Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Nov. 2003 - Jun. 2006 UCAR Visiting Scientist Princeton, NJ
NOAA - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Sep. 2004 - Jan. 2005 Lecturer New Brunswick, NJ
Rutgers University, Environmental Sci. 323 - Atmospheric Thermodynamics.
May 2001 - Nov. 2003 Research Scientist Seattle, WA
University of Washington, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans
May 2000 - Apr. 2001 Postdoctoral Research Associate Seattle, WA
University of Washington, Department of Atmospheric Sciences / Joint Institute for the Study
of the Atmosphere and Oceans
Sep. 1994 - Apr. 2000 Research Assistant Seattle, WA
University of Washington, School of Oceanography / Joint Institute for the Study of the
Atmosphere and Oceans
Oct. 1993 - Sep. 1994 Undergraduate Research Assistant New Brunswick, NJ
Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University
Jun. 1993- Aug. 1993 Summer Research Fellow New Brunswick, NJ
Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University
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Teaching Experience
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Fall Semesters 2010-1, 2011-2 Lecturer Princeton, NJ
Princeton University, Geosciences 425 – Introductory Physical Oceanography.
Sep. 2004 – Jan. 2005 Lecturer New Brunswick, NJ
Rutgers University, Environmental Sci. 323 – Atmospheric Thermodynamics.
Sep. 1995 – Dec. 1995 Teaching Assistant Seattle, WA
University of Washington. Applied. Math. 505 – Intro. to Fluid Dynamics
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Awards Received
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Department of Commerce Gold Medal 2011 “For excellence in research and data
stewardship leading to a more confident assessment of the influence of human-induced
climate change on hurricanes.”
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), 2004-09 “For
fundamental contributions concerning the roles of subseasonal variability on the onset
and termination of El Niño and on Indian Monsoon rainfall.”
AGU Editor\'s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Geophys. Res. Lett.,
2008.
NOAA/OAR Outstanding Paper 2007.
AGU Editor\'s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Geophys. Res. Lett.,
2004.
NASA Space Grant Scholarship, 1994-1996.
Cook College, Rutgers University Marine Sciences Student of the Year, 1994.
New Jersey Department of Education Garden State Scholar Scholarship, 1990-1994.
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Service
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Lead Author for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report
NOAA-OAR Climate Observing Systems Council (2009-present)
U.S.-CLIVAR Working Group on Hurricanes and Climate (Co-Chair, 2010-2011)
U.S.-CLIVAR Predictability, Prediction, and Applications Interface Panel (2009-present)
CLIVAR Asian/Australian Monsoon Panel (2008-present)
CLIVAR Indian Ocean Panel (2007-present)
Associate Editor, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences (2007-present)
Associate Editor, Journal of Climate (2008-present)
Book Review Editor, Int. J. of Climate Change Strategies and Management (2009)
AGU/TOS/ASLO Ocean Sciences 2006 Meeting Scientific Organizing Committee
Judge 2005 NAACP ACT-SO Academic Competition
Speaker: Elementary through High School
Article reviews for: J. Climate, Science, Nature, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., J. Physical
Oceanography, Monthly Weather Review, J. of Geophys. Res., Geophys. Res. Lett., J.
Atmospheric Sciences, J. Oceanic and Atmospheric Tech., Remote Sensing of the
Environment, Tellus
Proposal reviews for: NOAA, NSF, NASA, DOE
Guest lectures at Princeton Univ., Rutgers Univ., Univ. of Pennsylvania, U.S. Naval
Academy, Univ. of Miami
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Academic Committees
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Kityan Choi, Princeton Univ., AOS Program, Ph.D. Thesis Advisor. Expected 2014
Anthony DeAngelis, Rutgers U., Dept. Envir. Sci., Ph.D. Committee Member, Expected 2014
Angela Colbert, Univ. of Miami, RSMAS, Ph.D. Committee Member. Expected 2013
Andrew Ballinger, Princeton Univ., AOS Program, Ph.D. Committee Member. Expected 2012
Christine Standohar, Univ. of Miami, RSMAS, M.S. Committee Member. Expected 2012
Ian Lloyd, Princeton Univ., AOS Program, Ph.D. Thesis Advisor. May 2011
Pedro DiNezio, Univ. of Miami, RSMAS, Ph.D. Committee Member. Mar. 2011
Daiwei Wang, Columbia University, Ph.D. Defense Examining Committee. Sep. 2010
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Professional Organizations
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American Geophysical Union.
American Meteorological Society.
The Oceanography Society.
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Languages
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Fluent in Spanish (lived in Venezuela from age 1 to 14) and Italian. Working knowledge of French. Learning Swedish.
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