Dean of the Faculty of Climate; Professor of Climate
Alexis Abramson is the dean of the Columbia Climate School and a Professor of Climate. She is a climate thought leader and an expert in sustainable energy technology, with extensive experience in academic administration. Professor Abramson’s research has focused broadly on thermal transport ...
Assistant Professor of Global Health and Microbiological Sciences
Dr. Yanis Ben Amor is the Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, headed by Professor Jeffrey Sachs, at the Earth Institute at Columbia University. At SIPA, Dr. Ben Amor is teaching the Fall semester course: “Introduction to Global Health”. Dr. Ben Amor is also t ...
Senior Research Scientist
Tufa Dinku has about three decades of operational and research experience in the field of climate science and its applications. This includes 12 years of operational meteorology at the National Meteorology Agency of Ethiopia and 18 years of research and applications at the IRI. He received a BSc ...
Associate Director, Digital Communications
Tara is a UX writer and designer who has structured information/interactions and developed content for diverse clients, audiences, and channels, including websites, social media, web-based applications, mobile apps, educational software, and multi-channel communications. Her focus is to meet audi ...