About me

I am a CICOES and NSF Atmosphere and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Washington, advised by Cecilia Bitz and Wei Cheng.

I am interested in nonlinearities in the climate system and positive feedback mechanisms, particularly those that apply to the high latitudes. Currently, I am working towards building an understanding of how the rate of anthropogenic warming (not just the magnitude) affects large-scale climate phenomena such as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and polar amplified warming. I am also interested in the dynamical systems properties that govern Arctic sea ice and may influence its potential for abrupt disappearance in a warming climate. I broadly tend towards a hierarchical modeling approach in my research, seeking inspiration from observations and realistic climate model output and implementing simple toy models to provide mechanistic insight into complex phenomena.

Learn more about my publications, and my teaching experience.