Robert R. Ford

About me

Hi! I am a PhD student in the Department of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences at the University at Albany, SUNY, advised by Dr. Brian Rose. I am generally interested in global climate change and large-scale dynamics. My current research uses climate models to explore how atmosphere–ocean–sea ice interactions influence radiative feedbacks and climate sensitivity. In particular, I am interested in how slow variability of the Southern Ocean could impact radiative feedbacks through pattern effects.

I also have an interest in open science and contribute regularly to Project Pythia, which is both a collection of geoscientific Python tutorials and a community of people passionate about Python and open, reproducible science.

In 2021, I received a BS in applied physics and mathematics from Stockton University, where I did some research in computational hydraulics. In my free time, I enjoy playing guitar and reading philosophy.