Ignacio Lopez Gomez

Ignacio Lopez Gomez is a Researcher currently affiliated with Google Research. He holds a PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he conducted research under the guidance of Prof. Tapio Schneider.

• BS in Aerospace Engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
• MS in Aerospace Engineering from Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace

His work focuses on improving climate change prediction through accurate computational climate models. At Caltech, he targeted cloud cover biases in climate projections, a critical source of uncertainty in climate science. His broader interests span ocean-atmosphere dynamics in warmer climates, turbulence, convection, and data-informed modeling approaches.

Ignacio was awarded the Resnick Graduate Research Fellowship, underscoring his contributions to climate science research.

His research bridges interdisciplinary domains, including geophysical fluid dynamics, machine learning for climate systems, and environmental data analytics.