About Us

MCRN: A Network Linking Researchers across the Globe to Develop the Mathematics Needed to Better Understand Earth's Climate System

The consensus in the scientific community is that the Earth’s climate is changing. Understanding the changes, and the dynamics of Earth’s climate system in general, is one the most urgent challenges for science today. Many of the issues arising in the study of our climate system have a significant mathematical dimension. The Mathematics and Climate Research Network (MCRN), a virtual organization of about 200 active researchers in mathematics and the geosciences in the US and beyond, aims to develop the mathematics of climate---a new area of applied mathematics that is tailored to the needs of climate research.

Members of the MCRN are researchers at academic institutions, government laboratories and research centers, whose collective expertise cuts across the relevant areas of applied mathematics and climate science. They collaboratively lead a group of postdoctoral research fellows, graduate and undergraduate students, creating a cadre of strong mathematicians with the interdisciplinary expertise required to analyze problems that arise in the study of Earth’s climate system.

This web site is a resource for researchers, educators, and the public interested in the Mathematics of Climate. MCRN is funded by an award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences and is administered through the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI).

For more information about the Mathematics and Climate Research Network, watch the video below. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with questions or interest.

MCRN Directors

Director

Chris Jones, UNC Chapel Hill

Co-Directors

Mary Lou Zeeman, Bowdoin CollegeHans Kaper, Georgetown University

Program Manager

Monica Romeo, RENCI, UNC Chapel Hill

Hubministrators

Karna Gowda, Northwestern UniversityColin Grudzien, UNC Chapel HillJon Hahn, University of MinnesotaKate Meyer, University of MinnesotaLewis Mitchell, University of AdelaideAndy Reagan, University of Vermont

Founding Principal Investigators

Charles David Camp

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Department of Mathematics

Chris Danforth

University of Vermont, Department of Mathematics

Chris Jones

UNC Chapel Hill, Department of Mathematics

Inez Fung

University of California, Berkeley, Department of Earth and Planetary Science

Ken Golden

University of Utah, Department of Mathematics

David Holland

New York University, Departments of Mathematics and Geosciences

Eric Kostelich

Arizona State University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

Alex Mahalov

Arizona State University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences