Alex Crawford
Assistant Professor at University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Top SchoolAlex Crawford is an Assistant Professor and climate scientist with a decade of experience using satellite observations, atmospheric reanalyses, and climate models to investigate Arctic climate dynamics. Based in Winnipeg, he blends rigorous research with hands-on teaching—leading courses in GIS, hydrology, and statistics—and has a strong track record mentoring undergraduate capstones on Arctic sea ice, predictability, and hydrology. His background spans academic research roles at the University of Manitoba and the College of Wooster, plus public science communication through planetarium presentations, revealing a talent for translating complex Earth-system science for diverse audiences. Trained with an MS and PhD in Climatology from the University of Colorado Boulder, he combines quantitative modeling skills with field- and lab-based provenance from earlier geological work, enabling interdisciplinary approaches to polar climate questions.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Geography - Climatology, Master's Degree, Geography - Climatology at University of Colorado at BoulderDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geography - Climatology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geography - Climatology at University of Colorado BoulderBA, Geography and Geology, BA, Geography and Geology at Colgate University
Spanish
Github Skills (5)
snow10
cyclone9
tracking-algorithm9
ice8
data-center6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
alexcrawford0927/seaice-bypixel
Mar 2016 - Jul 2020
Contributions:1 release, 1 push, 1 branch in 4 years 3 months
alexcrawford0927/seaicephenology
Jan 2021 - Dec 2024
Contributions:5 releases, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 11 months
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