Dr. Kaighin Mccoll

Biography

Kaighin McColl is an Associate Professor at Harvard University, jointly appointed in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. His research focuses on understanding changes in the terrestrial water cycle in a warming world. He utilizes theory, numerical models, and observations to investigate the connections between weather, climate, and land. Prior to his current role, Professor McColl was a Ziff Environmental Fellow at Harvard University's Center for the Environment from 2018. He received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2017, following his bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Engineering and Applied Mathematics from the University of Melbourne in 2009.

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