Summary
Henrique Barbosa is an associate professor and climate scientist with 14 years of experience studying the role of water vapor, clouds, and aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions in the Earth system. Trained with a PhD in Physics from Universidade Estadual de Campinas, he combines fieldwork in challenging environments with high-performance computing and large-project coordination to tackle moisture transport, convective clouds, and biosphere–atmosphere coupling. His career spans academia and national research institutes in Brazil and the United States, where he mentors students, leads outreach, and translates complex observational and modeling data into clear scientific insights. Colleagues describe him as a focused, collaborative problem-solver who regularly generates novel ideas and practical solutions to hard problems in the hydrological cycle and climate modeling.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Physics, PhD, Physics at Universidade Estadual de Campinas
English