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Andrew F. Thompson
Andrew F. Thompson
John S. and Sherry Chen Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering; Director, Ronald and Maxine Linde Center for Global Environmental Science; Executive Officer for Environmental Science and Engineering
Expertise
Oceanography; Southern Ocean and Antarctica; sea ice; ice sheets; sea level rise; climate
Profile
Thompson's research uses a combination of sea-going and remote sensing observations, idealized numerical models and theory to study how the ocean turbulence influences the transport of heat, chemicals and biology in the ocean and how this transport in turn impacts global climate. He is especially interested in processes happening in the Southern Ocean, including the ocean's impact on sea ice and the Antarctic ice sheet.
Languages Spoken
English;
Faculty Bio
B.S., Dartmouth College, 2000; C.A.S., University of Cambridge, 2001, M.Phil., 2002; Ph.D., Scripps Institute of Oceanography, 2006. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2011-17; Professor, 2017-24; Chen Professor, 2024-; Academic Officer, 2019-22; Director, Linde Center, 2023-; Executive Officer, 2023-.
Caltech Affiliations
Linde Center for Global Environmental Science
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