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Pierre Gentine investigates the continental hydrologic cycle using multi-scale modeling and big data techniques, including machine learning, remote sensing, and high-resolution turbulent simulations, in the context of rising CO2 concentrations. His research addresses critical questions regarding future droughts, extreme dryness, and precipitation changes due to climate variability and their subsequent impacts on ecosystems. He received his undergraduate degree from SupAéro, the French National Aeronautical and Space Engineering School, focusing on Applied Mathematics, followed by his MSc and PhD in civil and environmental engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006 and 2010, respectively. Gentine joined the faculty at Columbia Engineering in 2010 and has held various prestigious positions and awards, such as the NASA, DOE, NSF Early Career Award and the American Geophysical Union Macelwane medal. He currently serves as the Director of the National Science Foundation Science Technology Center for Learning Earth Artificial Intelligence Physics (LEAP) since 2021 and has been recognized with several awards, including the American Geophysical Union Great Teacher Award.
Columbia University • New York, USA
Maurice Ewing J. Lamar Worzel Professor in Geophysics.
National Science Foundation • New York, USA
Director of the Science Technology Center (STC) Learning Earth Artificial Intelligence Physics (LEAP).
Columbia University • New York, USA
Tenured Associate Professor in Earth Environmental Engineering.
Columbia University • New York, USA
Assistant Professor in Earth Environmental Engineering.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)