Ali Sarhadi

Dr. Ali Sarhadi serves as an Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, leading research at the intersection of climate science, engineering, and machine learning to address extreme weather risks in a changing climate.

Education

• Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2017

Research Focus: His work integrates physics-informed modeling and data-driven approaches to study tropical cyclones and compound hazards, emphasizing systemic risk assessment and climate adaptation. Key methodologies include high-resolution simulations of storm surge, extreme rainfall, and cascading flooding events.

• Hurricane Dynamics and Risk Assessment
• Climate Risk and Resiliency
• Compound and Cascading Dynamics
• Tropical Hydrometeorology
• Machine Learning Applications in Climate Science

Scientific Awards: No awards were specified in the source material.

Advising and Research Direction: While specific students aren't listed, his Climate Risk & Extremes Dynamics Lab actively recruits researchers to develop probabilistic risk frameworks and nature-based infrastructure solutions through interdisciplinary collaboration.

Laboratory Leadership: The Climate Risk & Extremes Dynamics Lab pioneers integrated approaches combining numerical modeling, uncertainty quantification, and machine learning to transform early warning systems and resilience planning for coastal communities facing climate-driven extremes.