Jesse Abrams
Senior Research Impact Fellow at Strategic Climate Risks Initiative
Exeter, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJesse Abrams is a Senior Research Impact Fellow at the University of Exeter with a decade of research experience applying mathematical modeling, data science, and machine learning to climate, biodiversity, and Earth system challenges. With a PhD in geosciences and over 83 publications accruing 5,000+ citations, Jesse bridges rigorous quantitative analysis and policy-facing impact, informing climate action and sustainable finance. His work spans ecosystem tipping points and positive tipping concepts, combining climate scenario risk assessment with conservation science to generate actionable insights. Based in Exeter and collaborating with institutions like UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, he routinely translates complex science into decision-relevant outputs. An interdisciplinary thinker, Jesse’s background—from fieldwork to biostatistics—gives him a rare fluency across empirical, theoretical, and policy domains.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geosciences, Biogeochemistry, Ecological Modeling, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geosciences, Biogeochemistry, Ecological Modeling at Jacobs University Bremen / International University BremenMaster of Science - MS, Environmental Physics, Master of Science - MS, Environmental Physics at Universität Bremen / University of BremenSemester Abroad, Semester Abroad at The University of QueenslandSummer Semester, Summer Semester at John Cabot UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at Dickinson College
English, German, Spanish
Github Skills (3)
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data-science3
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jabrams23/UoE-UW-DARPA
Feb 2022 - Oct 2022
Contributions:98 pushes in 8 months
jabrams23/smartR
Apr 2020 - Dec 2020
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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