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Antonia Hadjimichael is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University, within the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Her research focuses on water resources planning, human-environment interactions, and the role of uncertainty in sustainability science. She employs advanced computational techniques including many-objective optimization, machine learning, and visual analytics to support robust decision-making under deep uncertainty.
Research Interests:
- Water resources and climate change adaptation
- Equity and justice in environmental planning
- Urban heat island mitigation
- Modeling of human-natural systems
- Robust decision-making frameworks
- Data visualization for policy support
Her recent publications reveal a strong focus on the Colorado River Basin, water scarcity, stakeholder equity, and the development of modeling tools such as the Rhodium Python library. She frequently collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on topics including multisector dynamics, financial instruments in water markets, and climate extremes. Her work bridges technical modeling with social outcomes, emphasizing distributive and procedural equity.
Scientific Engagement:
- Regularly featured in media outlets (e.g., Newsweek, The Conversation) for expert commentary on droughts, reservoir levels, and climate change.
- Contributor to high-impact journals such as Science, PNAS, and Earth's Future.
- Active in developing open-source tools for exploratory modeling and decision support.
Advising and Grants: While specific students are not listed, her collaborative research projects—such as those funded by the NSF and the Climate Consortium—involve mentoring graduate students and interdisciplinary teams. Her grant-funded work addresses compound stressors in agricultural adaptation and salt contamination in tidal rivers, indicating active leadership in externally funded research. She is also involved in initiatives promoting data visualization in science education.
Labs and Teams: She is affiliated with research groups focused on multisector dynamics and robust decision-making, collaborating closely with researchers such as Patrick Reed, Benjamin Hobbs, and others in complex human-earth systems modeling. Her work is central to efforts in equitable climate adaptation and sustainable water management.
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