Sarah Kapnick (2010)
Fellowship Year: 2010
Academic Background: University of California - Los Angeles - PhD 2011- (Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate , Princeton Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Currently Working On: Hydroclimate Variability
Sarah’s research focuses on climate variability and change and its impact on water resources. Her innovative work using observations and regional and global climate models has been published in academic journals as well as in reports for the California Energy Commission and the California Environmental Protection Agency. Sarah is extremely interested in connecting the fields of management, public policy, and climate science. To this end, she has also co-founded Vertum Partners, an entity focused on directly applying climate data to wind resource management and investment. Sarah received her Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at UCLA in 2011. Prior to attending UCLA, Sarah received her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics with a certificate in Finance from Princeton University and spent two years working as an investment banking analyst in the Financial Institutions Group at Goldman Sachs.
Expertise: Energy & Climate Change, Water Resources
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Sarah Kapnick on the changing snowpack in the Sierras