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Ian N. Williams

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Building 084, Room 0361

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Phone: 510-495-8048

inwilliams@lbl.gov

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Biography

Ian N. Williams is holds an Affiliate Faculty position in the Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division at Berkeley Lab. His research spans atmospheric and terrestrial ecosystem science, including land-atmosphere interactions, water and carbon cycles, and climate feedbacks. His approach combines Earth system modeling with ground-based and satellite measurements.

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Research Interests

Biosphere-atmosphere interactions, Earth system modeling, water and carbon cycles, climate sensitivity and feedbacks, cloud and precipitation processes, climate dynamics

Education

  • Ph.D., Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2012, Tropical convection and climate sensitivity
  • M.S., Atmospheric Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2007, Characteristics of baroclinic wave packets over the North Atlantic during strong and weak stratospheric polar vortex events
  • B.S., Atmospheric Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2005

Experience

  • Affiliate Faculty, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) - Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division (CESD), 2020-2021
  • Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) - Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division (CESD), 2016-2020
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, LBNL - CESD (formerly Earth Sciences Division), 2012-2016
  • Graduate Research Assistant, University of Chicago, Department of Geophysical Sciences, 2008-2011
  • Student Research Assistant, LBNL, 2006, 2009
  • Meteorologist Intern, National Weather Service, Regional Climate Services, Kansas City, MO, 2004

Professional Affiliations

  • American Geophysical Union
  • American Meteorological Society

Fellowships and Awards

  • Cornell University Graduate School Fellowship, 2006-2007
  • U.S. Department of Energy Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship program, 2005
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