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Kara Lamb is an Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University's Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering and an affiliated member of the Data Science Institute. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago and was an NSF NDSEG fellow. Her research focuses on aerosol science, examining the sources and optical properties of absorbing aerosols and their direct climate effects through field and laboratory observations, high-resolution modeling, and the integration of data science and machine learning. Kara is the Principal Investigator for a project funded by the Department of Energy analyzing depositional ice growth in cirrus clouds, and she is also a co-Principal Investigator on a project supported by the Zegar Family Foundation that uses artificial intelligence to optimize cloud seeding and mitigate wildfire risks in the Western United States. Additionally, she collaborates with NASA on the Digital Twins Climate Science Project, contributing to advancements in understanding ice microphysics and climate interactions.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)