Professor Dr. Nicoleta Cristea

Biography

Nicoleta Cristea is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a Senior Data Science Fellow at the University of Washington eScience Institute. Her work focuses on freshwater research, encompassing areas such as snow, evapotranspiration, surface-subsurface processes, and stream heating processes in the context of climate change. Cristea's research connects ecology and resource management to freshwater, emphasizing the vital relationship between people and nature. She aims to continue an interdisciplinary approach that leverages modern data science methods and workflows while collaborating with academic researchers and local communities. At the University of Washington eScience Institute, she leads a weekly Data Science seminar and co-organizes training and outreach events to enhance the adoption of data science tools and methods in geosciences.

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