Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR)

Established in 1994, the Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR) is a key center in the Earth Institute with over 25 scientists and staff researching Earth’s climate system and its complex relationship with society.

Our center has a unique standing at Columbia University. We are one of only a few centers in the United States actively developing a global climate model to understand past and future climates both on Earth and on other planets. To do so, we have a special relationship with NASA. We are co-located with the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in Columbia’s Armstrong Hall. Here, Columbia and NASA scientists work closely together to advance climate science and improve societal resilience to climate-related challenges both in the United States and around the world. CCSR scientists and staff also work with many other partners – private sector, governmental, and non-governmental organizations – to answer these challenging scientific, social, and economic questions.

UNIT HEAD(S)

 

TEAM

Name Title Email
Ruane, Alexander Adjunct Research Scientist ar2732@columbia.edu
LeGrande, Allegra Adjunct Associate Research Scientist allegra.n.legrande@columbia.edu
Hu, Arthur Postdoctoral Research Scientist zh2611@columbia.edu
Arouf, Assia Postdoctoral Research Scientist aa5396@columbia.edu
Rosenzweig, Cynthia Senior Research Scientist crosenzweig@giss.nasa.gov
Ringeisen, Damien Postdoctoral Research Scientist dvr2110@columbia.edu
Bader, Daniel Computer Programmer/Analyst B dab2145@columbia.edu
Esmaili, Emile Research Staff Assistant emile.esmaili@columbia.edu
Weng, Ensheng Associate Research Scientist ew2560@columbia.edu
Mencos Contreras, Erik Senior Staff Associate I eam2215@columbia.edu
Tornow, Florian Associate Research Scientist ft2544@columbia.edu
Cesana, Gregory Associate Research Scientist gc2748@columbia.edu
Faluvegi, Gregory Systems Analyst/Programmer Intermediate gsf2101@columbia.edu
Liddy, Hannah Senior Staff Associate I hl3147@columbia.edu
Aleinov, Igor Associate Research Scientist ia81@columbia.edu
Benhallam, Jaad Staff Associate I jib2134@columbia.edu
Jonas, Jeffrey Systems Analyst Senior jjonas@giss.nasa.gov
Potent, Jeffrey Senior Staff Associate I jp2339@columbia.edu
Jägermeyr, Jonas Associate Research Scientist jonas.jaegermeyr@columbia.edu
Hickman, Jonathan Research Scientist jeh2179@columbia.edu
Guarin, Jose Postdoctoral Research Scientist jrg2230@columbia.edu
Kelly, Joseph Senior Research Staff Assistant jdk2184@columbia.edu
Romanski, Joy Associate Research Scientist jr988@columbia.edu
Pilewskie, Juliet Postdoctoral Research Scientist jap2335@columbia.edu
Sinclair, Kenneth Associate Research Scientist kenneth.sinclair@nasa.gov
Mezuman, Keren Associate Research Scientist km2961@columbia.edu
Karl, Kevin Staff Associate III kek2180@columbia.edu
Tsigaridis, Kostas Research Scientist kt2347@columbia.edu
Inoue, Kuniaki Associate Research Scientist ki2242@columbia.edu
Nazarenko, Larissa Staff Associate lsn5@columbia.edu
Roach, Lettie Associate Research Scientist lar2238@columbia.edu
Sohl, Linda Senior Staff Associate les14@columbia.edu
Madajewicz, Malgosia Associate Research Scientist mm1174@columbia.edu
De Mel, Manishka Jeevani Senior Staff Associate II jmd2227@columbia.edu
van Lier-Walqui, Marcus Associate Research Scientist mv2525@columbia.edu
Dombrov, Maria Staff Associate II, Officer of Research m.dombrov@columbia.edu
Chandler, Mark Associate Research Scientist mac59@columbia.edu
Nakad, Mazen Postdoctoral Research Scientist mn3175@columbia.edu
Stanford, McKenna Postdoctoral Research Scientist mws2175@columbia.edu
Yang, Meijian Postdoctoral Research Scientist my2824@columbia.edu
Puma, Michael Director mjp38@columbia.edu
Kozlowski, Natalie Staff Associate II njk2153@columbia.edu
Pelaccio, Nicholas Staff Associate II njp2142@columbia.edu
Leitmann-Niimi, Nicolas Staff Associate I nml2179@columbia.edu
Clifton, Olivia Associate Research Scientist oec2106@columbia.edu
Singh, Ram Postdoctoral Research Scientist rs4068@columbia.edu
Erfani, Seyed Mohammad Hassan Postdoctoral Research Scientist se2639@columbia.edu
Bauer, Susanne Adjunct Senior Research Scientist sb2273@columbia.edu
Zhou, Tiehan Associate Research Scientist tz2131@columbia.edu
Gornitz, Vivien Special Research Scientist (retired) vmg1@columbia.edu
Haugh , Xiaoming Administrative Director xh2126@columbia.edu
Guo, Xiu Yun Accounts Payable Coordinator xg2400@columbia.edu
Cheng, Ye Associate Research Scientist yc2407@columbia.edu
Lin, Yuan-Jen Postdoctoral Research Scientist yl5278@columbia.edu