Patrick Michael Reed

Patrick Michael Reed is the Joseph C. Ford Professor of Engineering at Cornell University's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He holds a B.S. in Geological Engineering from the University of Missouri (1997), an M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois (1999, 2002). Before joining Cornell in 2013, he spent 11 years at Penn State University. His research focuses on sustainable water management, multiobjective decision analytics, and infrastructure adaptation to climate change. He leads the Decision Analytics for Complex Systems Research group and has developed widely used open-source decision support tools. Awards include the AGU Fellow (2022), Paul A. Witherspoon Lecture Award (2019), and ACM's 'Humies' Gold Medal (2020).

• Education: B.S. (MU, 1997), M.S./Ph.D. (UIUC, 1999/2002)
• Research: Multiobjective optimization, climate change adaptation, water-energy nexus
• Service: Editorial roles in Earth's Future, AGU, and DOE committees
• Grants: $1.4M DOE grant for human-natural system modeling

His work integrates computational methods with real-world challenges, such as hydropower impacts on ecosystems and water scarcity ripple effects. Recent projects address multi-sector dynamics, economic water scarcity impacts, and climate policy unintended consequences.