Dr. Eli Tziperman

Biography

Eli Tziperman is a professor of Oceanography and Applied Physics at Harvard University's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. His research focuses on ocean, atmosphere, and climate dynamics, aiming to understand the physical processes that affect Earth's climate over timescales ranging from years to millions of years, encompassing both the past and future. Since joining Harvard in 2003, he has taught courses on oceanography, climate change, and applied mathematics. Tziperman was previously a faculty member at the Weizmann Institute of Science. He earned his undergraduate degree in Physics and Mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1982, followed by a PhD in Physical Oceanography through a joint program with MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in 1987. His primary research interests include large-scale climate ocean dynamics, El Niño phenomena, meridional overturning ocean circulation, past and future climate dynamics, abrupt climate change, warm climates, glacial cycles, and the concept of Snowball Earth, applying advanced methods of data analysis.

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