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ASHER SIEBERT, PhD

APPLIED CLIMATE SCIENTIST

https://www.linkedin.com/in/asher

-siebert-7016065/

Quantitative/geographic data

analysis: MATLAB, R, Python, Ingrid

(language of the IRI Data Library),

CPT (Climate Predictability Tool),

PyCPT (Python-CPT), CDT (Climate

Data Tools), GIS

Other/General: Microsoft Office,

training, teaching, leadership,

teamwork, interdisciplinary thinker,

writing/presentation on technical

subjects to diverse audiences

Language: English – native, French –

intermediate/advanced proficiency

Ph.D. Geography; Rutgers

University (2009-2015)

Dissertation: Assessing the Viability of

Index Insurance as an Adaptation

Tool in a Changing Climate Context:

Case Study in the West African Sahel

M.A. Climate and Society;

Columbia University (2005-2006)

Graduate study, Physical

Oceanography; MIT-Woods Hole

Oceanographic Institute (WHOI)

(2002-2004)

B.A. Geosciences; Princeton

University (1998-2002)

Cum Laude, Sigma Xi, Edward

Sampson 1914 Prize in Environmental

Geosciences Research

PURPOSE

Climate data analysis, including regression, correlation, downscaling and index analysis

Applications in agriculture/food security, health, energy, index / parametric insurance and response to humanitarian emergencies Interdisciplinary, international team projects with complex, rapidly evolving objectives

Projects spanning over a dozen countries in Africa and the NY / NJ metropolitan area

Data from stations, satellites and global climate models, reanalysis, agricultural/vegetation data and impact data (vulnerability indicators, climate and health indices, population, income) To contribute to societal climate resilience

Adaption and solution oriented applied Climate Scientist with over 15 years of experience working on:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IRI) FOR CLIMATE AND SOCIETY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Palisades, NY

Senior Staff Associate Jul 2019 - Dec 2022

Postdoctoral Research Scientist Jun 2016 - Jun 2019 Work on WFP sponsored Niger Forecast-based Financing project triggered a 9.5 million USD payout through UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in response to a severe early season drought, 2022

Lead author paper in International Journal of Climatology was the first study of Rwanda’s climatology using high resolution satellite- station data including the post genocide period

USAID sponsored CCAFS project in Rwanda awarded the African Climate-Smart Agriculture Project of the Year and reached over a million farmers with improved climate information

Forecast seasonal climate variability (rainfall, dry spells, season start date, water balance) using statistical methods (canonical correlation analysis (CCA), principal component regression (PCR), extended logistic regression (ELR), skill assessment) Led or co-led 20 trainings (in-person and remote) on forecasting and analysis using IRI tools (with national and regional meteorological and climate services partners in Africa and Asia) Developed climate science and statistics curricula for undergraduate and graduate courses in climate risk management for agriculture in Ethiopia

External thesis advisor for two MSc students in Rwanda Funded by World Food Programme (WFP), World Bank, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), US Agency for International Development (USAID), Columbia World Projects

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ASHER SIEBERT, PhD

APPLIED CLIMATE SCIENTIST

Interdisciplinary research with economists, engineers and public health experts on the interplay between climate mitigation, economic impact, population and public health using integrated assessment models (IAMs) Coauthored papers in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Climatic Change and World Bank Economic Review

PRINCETON ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE (PEI), PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Princeton, NJ Postdoctoral Research Associate Feb 2015 - May 2016 John Mather Paper of the Year Award for paper in Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, (Climate Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers (AAG)) Lead author papers in Climatic Change, Weather, Climate and Society, GeoCompass, and African Geographical Review

Developed statistical climate scenario analysis methods focusing on extreme seasons (Monte Carlo methods, extreme tail estimation methods, auto-regressive processes) Dissertation Teaching Award, (Rutgers University Graduate School) – developed and taught upper-level undergraduate course on climate and society

4+ years of undergraduate and graduate teaching and TA experience RUTGERS UNIVERSITY New Brunswick, NJ

Teaching Assistant / Graduate Student Sep 2009 - Jan 2015 Developed drought index insurance contracts for a dozen locations across Africa (Millennium Villages Project) in project supported by Swiss ReInsurance

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE AND SOCIETY (IRI) COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Staff Associate Sep 2006 – Dec 2008

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PUBLICATIONS

Lead author or coauthor/contributing author of 14 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals (with 3 more in process), one book on Climate and Public Health, 15 reports/training curricula and over 50 conference proceedings (publications available through links below)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/asher-siebert-7016065/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Asher_Siebert2 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7111-8722

PERSONAL

Husband and father, musician: trumpet, piano, composition; klezmer, classical, jazz

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