Postdocs

Shahine is interested in developing simple and interpretable statistical machine learning methodologies to address computational challenges raised by climate models and speed up the exploration of possible future climates. At MIT, he joined the ‘Bringing Computation to the Climate Challenge’ flagship project to work on the development of simplified climate models called "climate emulators" that can be used to rapidly explore climate scenarios. He received his PhD from the University of Oxford, where he worked on probabilistic machine learning for climate science, focusing on kernel-based learners. He holds an MSc in Machine Learning from École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay and an MEng in Applied Mathematics from CentraleSupélec. He enjoys photography, cooking, and design. For more details see his webpage.

Paolo develops and runs numerical models to understand how the atmosphere works across different scales, from global-scale dynamics to local aspects of weather, climate and air quality. He received his PhD at the University of Notre Dame, where he studied boundary layer turbulence to couple Numerical Weather Prediction models and Large Eddy Simulations. He has worked in different research institutions and contributed to the development of atmospheric models to support policy decisions and provide solutions for current environmental challenges, including air quality, wind energy deployment and climate change. At MIT, he joined the ‘Bringing computation to the climate challenge’ flagship project with the goal of contributing to the development of a digital twin of the Earth and making climate predictions more practical for communities and stakeholders. Outside the lab, Paolo is an enthusiastic soccer player and enjoys playing guitar.

Zehui employs advanced numerical models, integrating emissions estimates, geographical information, and multi-source observational data to understand and explore air pollution and biosphere-atmosphere interactions. At MIT, she plans to quantitatively assess the impact of forestry management and land competition on climate change and air quality. She graduated from Peking University with a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Physics and Environment, studying the impacts of nitrogen emissions and land use changes on regional air quality. She has visited the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) as a guest research assistant at the Pollution Management Research Group. Outside of work, Zehui enjoys hip-hop dancing, hiking, running, and painting.

Anthony is interested in investigating how the terrestrial biosphere, nitrogen cycle and climate interact with air quality, and by extension their implications on public policy and resource management. At MIT, he focuses on evaluating the environmental impacts of potential increasing alternative fuel usage in the global shipping industry. He graduated from Boston University with a Ph.D. in Earth and Environment, studying ozone deposition, and how land system changes can affect air quality. He also holds a B.Sc. in Physics from Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he was a research assistant working on atmosphere-biosphere interactions. Outside of work, he enjoys studying history and culture, travelling, and every mountain sports.