Ethan Campbell
Postdoctoral Scholar Fellow at Applied Physics Laboratory-UW
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolEthan Campbell is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory specializing in Antarctic sea ice, snow, and Southern Ocean heat and freshwater fluxes, with eight years of research experience and multiple peer-reviewed publications including first-author work in Nature. He combines observational and modeling expertise—using autonomous profiling floats and process studies—to probe how storms and snowfall shape sea-ice trajectories under climate change. Beyond academia, Ethan is an active community organizer in Seattle, translating data-driven research into policy impact by documenting disparities in pedestrian policing and helping shape legislation to decriminalize jaywalking. He has a strong record of teaching and mentoring, having co-developed an undergraduate course in oceanographic data analysis and scientific programming. Funded by competitive fellowships (NDSEG, UW PCC) and engaged in polar science service roles, he brings both technical rigor and civic-minded advocacy to climate and urban justice challenges. An underappreciated strength is his ability to pivot between high-resolution geophysical fieldwork and meticulous public-records-driven social research, bridging natural science and policy.
8 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physical Oceanography, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physical Oceanography at University of WashingtonBachelor of Arts (A.B.), Geosciences, Magna cum laude, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), Geosciences, Magna cum laude at Princeton University
Github Skills (10)
datasets9
netcdf9
oceanography8
pandas8
python8
dask8
numpy5
snow5
infiniband2
hpc1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ethan-campbell/ethan-campbell.github.io
Jun 2019 - Feb 2025
Contributions:135 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 9 months
ethan-campbell/Weddell_polynya_paper
Jun 2019 - Aug 2020
Contributions:1 release, 57 commits, 54 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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