Events Tropical Cyclones, Convection, and Climate: Kerry Emanuel Symposium 2022
Tue, Jun 21, 9:00 a.m. – Wed, Jun 22, 5:30 p.m. EDT MIT Campus, Stata Center, Kirsch Auditorium Organizer: MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, the Lorenz Center, and UCAR/NSF
Kerry Emanuel has made fundamental contributions to several areas in the study of Earth's climate, notably related to tropical cyclones, convection, and tropical meteorology. Kerry's particular approach includes emphasis on using theory grounded in physics, simple numerical models, and observations to distill our understanding of weather and climate, and to reason about the risks of future climate change. His reach has also extended well outside academia, with a legacy that includes public communication about climate change and contributions to the assessment of hazard risk by industry, including the insurance sector. This two-day symposium will bring current work across those areas together in one place, and provide a forum for an exchange of ideas at current forefronts in these areas. The symposium will feature several sessions of invited talks about past, present, and future progress in fields that Kerry has influenced, and will also include a poster session on the second day of the symposium, in which we hope that many scientists, particularly early-career researchers, will present their work.