Summary
Dan Gianotti is a post-doctoral hydro-climatologist at MIT with 12 years of experience probing the “metabolism” of the land surface through ecohydrology, remote sensing, and probability theory. He uncovers fundamental links between water, energy, and carbon cycles at continental to global scales, with particular focus on how terrestrial water controls variability across weather and climate timescales and drives aridification. His PhD work on the potential predictability of precipitation reflects deep expertise in stochastic modeling, time-series analysis, and scaling processes, and he brings practical field and engineering experience from projects in Arctic water systems to classroom teaching and tutoring. Based in Greater Boston, he synthesizes land- and space-based observations to reveal non-obvious controls on hydrologic behavior, blending rigorous theory with observational synthesis to inform both science and resource management.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Mathematics, BS, Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College
Environmental Quality Science, Environmental Quality Science at University of Alaska Anchorage
PhD Student, Earth and Environment, PhD Student, Earth and Environment at Boston University