El Nino in a Warming World: Canon and Heresy

Coming October 20th, Alexander Gershunov on "El Nino in a Warming World: Canon and Heresy"

About the Speaker

Alexander “Sasha” Gershunov is a research meteorologist with Climate, Atmospheric Science and Physical Oceanography (CASPO) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. His interdisciplinary research explores the connections among weather, climate, and society.

Research Interests
His work focuses on:
• Links between regional weather extremes and large-scale climate variability and change
• The effects of weather and climate on wildfires, energy systems, ecosystems, water resources, and public health
• The influence of climate on society and human influence on the climate system

Education
• Ph.D., Climatology — University of California, Santa Barbara, 1996
• M.S., Statistics and Applied Probability — University of California, Santa Barbara, 1989

• B.S., Mathematics — University of California, Irvine, 1986

Professional Experience
• Postgraduate Research Meteorologist — Climate Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1996–2000
• NASA Global Change Research Fellow — Geography Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1992–1995
• Taught courses in meteorology and climate science at UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, and Universidad de Alcalá de Henares
• Served as an expert witness in major cases involving downslope wind events and wildfires, including proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission and the Commercial Court of England

Selected Awards
• NASA Global Change Research Fellow, 1992–1995
• Rotary Foundation International Teaching Grant, 2004
• John Muir Environmental Fellow, 2017