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Kerry Cook

Jackson School of Geosciences

Dr. Kerry Cook came to the University of Texas at Austin in August, 2008. She began her career at NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab at Princeton University, followed by 18 years as a professor at Cornell University where she taught courses in Climate Dynamics, Atmospheric Dynamics, and Atmospheric Physics and was a founder of the Science of Earth Systems major. She is active in the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research as a member of the Board of Trustees.

Dr. Cook’s research activity centers on predicting and understanding climate change and climate variability around the world, including Africa, South America, the central U.S., and home in Austin, TX. She and her group use numerical models of the climate system, including atmosphere, ocean, and vegetation components, along with observational analysis to improve our understanding about how features and processes at the earth’s surface interact with atmospheric circulation and precipitation fields.

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