Gunter Leguy
Project Scientist at NCAR - The National Center for Atmospheric Research
Louisville, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolGunter Leguy is a Project Scientist with a PhD in Applied Industrial Mathematics and eight years of experience advancing ice sheet modeling to improve projections of cryosphere impacts on climate and global sea-level rise. Based at NCAR, he develops and supports the Community Ice Sheet Model (CISM) within the Community Earth System Model, translating mathematical analysis into practical model improvements. His background spans applied research at Los Alamos, university-level mathematics instruction, and engineering work in aviation navigation systems—demonstrating fluency from theoretical derivations to hands-on implementation and testing. He has a strong foundation in numerical analysis and mathematical modeling from graduate studies in France and Sweden, which informs his approach to parametrization and analytic solution development. Colleagues rely on him for bridging rigorous mathematics with reproducible, production-grade code and model validation. He brings an uncommon blend of pedagogy, field-tested engineering, and climate-relevant modeling expertise to interdisciplinary teams.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Mathematics at New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyMaster's degree, Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis, Master's degree, Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis at Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI)Master's degree, Mathematical Modeling and Simulation, Master's degree, Mathematical Modeling and Simulation at Blekinge Institute of Technology
French, English, German
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Github Skills (17)
hydrology10
ecosystem9
opc9
yang9
ice9
earth8
modeling7
prediction6
python6
climate-model6
matplotlib6
infrastructure5
prediction-model4
gis4
mediator3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
gunterl/cime
Jul 2018 - Oct 2018
Common Infrastructure for Modeling the Earth
Contributions:1 PR, 4 pushes, 3 branches in 3 months
modelingearthinfrastructure
ESCOMP/cism-documentation-source
Jan 2021 - May 2021
Contributions:7 pushes, 3 branches, 1 tag in 4 months
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