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Kara D. Lamb
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Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University studying aerosols, cloud physics, & machine learning.

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This week, LEAP REU students Troy Stephens + Katherine Frields and LEAP Momentum Fellow Giorgia Nicolaou presented "AI Generation of Thermodynamic Histories From Ice Crystal Images" at the 2025 @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Pathways Program (CUPP) Research Symposium!
July 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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What are geoengineering and cloud seeding, and what are their implications for future climate mitigation strategies? @karadlamb.bsky.social—research scientist at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social studying aerosols, cloud physics, machine learning—explains: news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/07/17/g...
Various methods of Solar Radiation Management (SRM), a type of climate geoengineering that aims to increase the reflection of sunlight from the Earth's atmosphere in order to cool the Earth's climate. Credit: NOAA
July 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/n...
NASA Office Above ‘Seinfeld’ Diner Is a Target of Trump Budget Shrinkage
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May 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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This iconic NASA office changed climate science forever. DOGE plans to kill it
The NYC space is where the term ‘black hole’ was coined and where James Hansen became famous for his warnings about climate change.
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May 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Kyleen Liao did stellar work with @karadlamb.bsky.social, Pierre Gentine, and me a while ago on simulating PM2.5 emissions from California wildfires using graph neural networks (GNNs). Her paper with cool new model validation results is out now: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Simulating the air quality impact of prescribed fires using graph neural network-based PM2.5 forecasts | Environmental Data Science | Cambridge Core
Simulating the air quality impact of prescribed fires using graph neural network-based PM2.5 forecasts - Volume 4
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February 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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☀️ APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN for our Summer'25 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU) PROGRAM ☀️

- For undergrads (rising Soph/Jr/Sr @ a U.S. institution)
- May 26 - August 1
- 5 research projects based in NYC and/or Boulder, CO

📆 INFO + APPLY by 3/15/25: leap.columbia.edu/education-2/...
February 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Thrilled to see Patrick Dicus (LEAP REU'24) present at #AMS2025 last week!

His poster is a result of his LEAP Summer 2024 Research Experience for Undergraduates work conducted with project mentors @karadlamb.bsky.social + Joseph Ko.

Way to go, Patrick - keep up the great work!
January 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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So proud of #REU24 alum Ashley Nguyen (Berkeley'27) + her LEAP research poster @ #AGU24! (Ice crystal mentors: Joseph Ko + @karadlamb.bsky.social )

And a #NOAA puppy, because why not? 🐶

#LEAPEducation #community #mentoring #NSF #CUSEAS
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December 13, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Join Joseph Ko, @karadlamb.bsky.social + @mvanlierwalq.bsky.social to hear "A44A-09: Exploring Parametric and Structural Uncertainties of Bulk and Lagrangian Ice Microphysical Schemes in Large Eddy Simulations!"

TODAY @ #AGU24: 17:20p in 201 (Conv. Ctr)!

https://buff.ly/3VBFwQP
Exploring Parametric and Structural Uncertainties of Bulk and Lagrangian Ice Microphysical Schemes in Large Eddy Simulations
Microphysical parameterizations contribute to large uncertainties in weather an...
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December 12, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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LEAP #MomentumFellow23 Mohammed Erfani presents "A33J-08: Spatiotemporal ML Models for Emulation of Atmospheric Composition" TODAY @ 15:30p, Salon H! https://buff.ly/4gtYhh1

@karadlamb.bsky.social + @mvanlierwalq.bsky.social

#LEAPEducation #AGU24 #NSF #CUSEAS
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December 11, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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Take a stroll to see "A31G-1810: Discovering a Model for Depositional Ice Growth from Observations Using Neural Ordinary Differential Equations + Symbolic Regression" (by Kara Lamb), TODAY at #AGU24!

https://buff.ly/4ffc7CZ

#NSF #CUSEAS @agu.org @columbiaclimate.bsky.social
Discovering a Model for Depositional Ice Growth from Observations Using Neural Ordinary Differential Equations and Symbolic Regression
Depositional ice growth is an important process for the growth and evolution of...
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December 11, 2024 at 1:25 PM
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Check out an #AGU24 poster by LEAP #REU24 alum Ashley Nguyen (UCBerkeley)!

"A31B-1687: Emulating Lagrangian Ice Crystal Evolution in Cirrus Clouds Using Supervised ML" (w/Joseph Ko, @karadlamb.bsky.social) https://buff.ly/3D5KDlM

#LEAPEducation #NSF #CUSEAS @agu.org @columbiaclimate.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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I made a starter pack for those working in or adjacent to Machine Learning for Earth System Modeling! Apologies if I forgot anyone, and feel free to suggest people to add :)

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November 16, 2024 at 5:17 AM
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This is incredible-- cirrus clouds on Mars. 😶‍🌫️
science.nasa.gov/resource/per...
Perseverance Views Drifting Clouds - NASA Science
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used one of its navigation cameras to take a series of images of drifting clouds just before sunrise on March 18, 2023, the 738th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
science.nasa.gov
November 9, 2024 at 1:22 AM