Dr. Pedram Hassanzadeh

Associate Professor

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Biography

Pedram Hassanzadeh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago, where he also serves as a Faculty Director for AI Climate. His research focuses on geophysical turbulence, climate extremes, and the integration of theory with simulations and observations to understand dynamics of future changes in extreme weather events in a changing climate. Prior to joining the University of Chicago, he was a tenured Associate Professor at Rice University. He earned his Ph.D. in geophysical turbulence and an M.A. in applied mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2013. He has received notable recognitions such as the CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation in 2021 and the Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research in 2020. He leads the Climate Extremes Theory Data (C e TD) group, which employs machine learning techniques in its research.

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Experience

Associate Professor

2016-01-01 — Present

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

Faculty Director for AI Climate and member of the Committee for Computational Applied Mathematics.

Tenured Associate Professor

— 2016-01-01

Rice University • Houston, TX

Awards

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CAREER Award

2021-01-01
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Young Investigator Award

2020-01-01

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Department of Philosophy