About Mike and Ballard data science
I am a climate scientist, educator, and design thinker. While my primary interests lie in climate work and education, all of the work I undertake has a thread of social justice. A brief description of my work and working philosophies are below. See the Projects page to find out about our projects.
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Education
Seattle University, Seattle, WA, USA
Masters in Teaching (2011) University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences (2007) University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Masters of Science, Atmospheric Sciences (2005) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Bachelors of Science (honors), Physics (1999) |
My climate research efforts have historically focused on polar regions and other cold or mountainous places. I have used remote sensing and in situ field observations to retrieve cloud occurrence and examine the surface energy budget in stable boundary layers. I have also used advanced modeling and machine learning techniques to simulate the energy and isotopic content of the near-surface snow. I have extensive experience in the field, including a year at South Pole Station, Antarctica.
I am also interested in solutions to human-induced climate change problems. I am working with organizations like Reflective Earth (reflectiveearth.org), to promote and verify sustainable and immediate solutions to human-induced climate change.
My education efforts have been focused developing an equitable teaching methodology in which students learn real-world skills by solving real world problems. This effort has many facets including (but not limited to):
Other efforts have ranged from climate advocacy to designing COVID19 prevention schemes for work places (e.g. ventilation assessment, flow calculations, and filtration system design).
I am also interested in solutions to human-induced climate change problems. I am working with organizations like Reflective Earth (reflectiveearth.org), to promote and verify sustainable and immediate solutions to human-induced climate change.
My education efforts have been focused developing an equitable teaching methodology in which students learn real-world skills by solving real world problems. This effort has many facets including (but not limited to):
- a focus on educators collecting and learning from equity-relevant data in their classrooms,
- curating data sets and collaborations that draw the outside world into the classroom,
- putting students at the center of the problem-solving, learning, and celebrations.
Other efforts have ranged from climate advocacy to designing COVID19 prevention schemes for work places (e.g. ventilation assessment, flow calculations, and filtration system design).