I am an Assistant Professor at Harvard, with a joint appointment in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

My group uses theory, numerical models and observations to understand the terrestrial water cycle, and its relation to weather and climate over land.

We are particularly interested in aspects of weather and climate that are unique to land, compared with oceans. For example, land can dry out, whereas the ocean is always saturated. One common theme in our research is understanding the effects of water-limitation on evapotranspiration over land, and consequent changes to the surface energy balance, atmospheric boundary layer, and convective precipitation.

Our work has practical applications to the forecasting and monitoring of storms, droughts, heatwaves and wildfires.