research overview
- The Earth system is a complex energetic engine. Understanding that system requires understanding the dynamics and interactions of its constituents: the atmosphere, oceans, land, and cryosphere. I aim to understand the mechanisms by which Earth’s climate system evolves through time, through the compilation and objective analysis of geochemical proxy records and synthesis with climate-system modeling. My interest in geochemical systems is primarily through the lens of proxies and how the Earth’s climate is imprinted upon natural archives. Ive worked extensively on ice core records, stable isotope ratios of water in particular, making laboratory and field measurements, and develop numerical models to aid interpretation. Two questions stand out to me as critical to understanding the Earth’s past and future: 1) how do coupled interactions between components of the climate system drive internal variability, 2) what are the fundamental processes driving polar amplification?
