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, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
tascambos@colorado.edu 

Scambos studies the effects of climate change on the cryosphere, including one of the largest glaciers in the world: Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, which could be responsible for a significant part of sea level rise by the end of the century. He is the U.S. PI for the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration Science Coordination Office. 

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9 a.m. CST Dec. 13, press conference room and online through AGU's media center

Jan Lenaerts, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 
Jan.Lenaerts@colorado.edu 

Lenaerts studies how polar regions are impacted by atmospheric rivers, or “rivers” in the sky that move warm air from wetter to drier locations. They’re important for the water cycle but can cause extreme precipitation or melting events. He leads the Ice Sheets and Climate lab at CU Boulder.

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1:48 p.m. CST Dec. 16, Room 215–16 

Jennifer Kay, associate director for the , associate professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences and visiting scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) 
jennifer.e.kay@colorado.edu 

Using global climate models, Kay examines projected Arctic sea ice loss, as well as changes in cloud and precipitation processes and ocean heat transport due to climate change. Her work also explores how integrating observations and models can help scientists better understand a rapidly changing Arctic. 

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10:24 a.m. CST Dec. 17, Room 280–82

Mark Serreze, director of the , distinguished professor of geography and CIRES fellow 
serreze@kryos.colorado.edu 

In early 2020, NSIDC launched , a website providing monthly insight into snow conditions and daily near-real-time data across the Western United States. Serreze is a co-author on new research in that finds more rain than snow will fall in the Arctic sooner than expected. 

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1:07 p.m. CST Dec. 16, Room 211–13 

, CIRES research scientist and Co-Founder LongPath Technologies, Inc. 
caroline.alden@colorado.edu 

Alden’s work focuses on using trace gas measurements in the atmosphere to address carbon monitoring and carbon-climate mitigation challenges. LongPath Technologies Inc. uses Nobel Prize-winning technology to monitor and quantify methane emissions in real time. 

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4–6 p.m. CST Dec. 14, Poster Hall D-F

Balaji Rajagopalan, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering 
balajir@colorado.edu 

Rajagopalan uses historical records and reconstructions to better understand and contextualize drought and climate change in the Colorado River Basin and across India, which helps stakeholders in these basins devise efficient water management strategies.

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1 p.m. CST Dec. 14, Room 203–05