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Tapio Schneider
Tapio Schneider
Theodore Y. Wu Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering
Expertise
Climate Modeling; Climate Change; Clouds; Turbulence; Climate dynamics
Profile
Schneider is a climate scientist and professor at Caltech. His research has focused on the intensification of rainfall extremes due to global warming, the destabilizing effects of cloud cover changes on the climate system, and the dynamics of winds and weather on Earth and other planets. He is currently leading the Climate Modeling Alliance, an initiative aimed at developing the first climate model that uses machine learning to enhance the accuracy and usability of climate predictions. He has served on numerous national and international committees on AI in science and climate risks, including in the National Academies of Science and Engineering and the White House.
Languages Spoken
English;
Faculty Bio
Vordipl., Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg, 1993; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2001. Assistant
Professor, Caltech, 2002-08; Associate Professor, 2008-09; Professor, 2009-10; Gilloon Professor,
2010-18; Wu Professor, 2018-; Director, Linde Center, 2011-12; Executive Officer, 2011-12; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist, 2016-24.
Caltech Affiliations
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