Alex Thompson

Postdoctoral Research Associate | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Washington University in St. Louis

About Me

I am passionate about leveraging my expertise in climate data science to quantify the societal risks and challenges brought by extreme precipitation

I am a climate scientist studying the intersection of past and future climate change with various data techniques. My research focuses on changes to the hydrologic cycle, including precipitation extremes, and land-atmosphere interactions. I use climate models, primarily the Community Earth System Model (CESM), as well as observations, reanalysis products, and paleoclimate proxies in my work.

Currently, I am appointed as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis under the direction of Dr. Bronwen Konecky. I received my Ph.D. in 2021 from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Michigan under the direction of Dr. Chris Poulsen.