Hendrik Hamann

Hendrik Hamann is a Professor at Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and Chief AI Scientist at EBNN, Brookhaven National Laboratory. He holds adjunct roles at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Yamagata University. His research bridges physical and computational sciences, focusing on AI, machine learning, high-performance computing, and geoinformatics for climate, sustainability, and energy applications.

• Education: Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Göttingen (1995).
• Prior Roles: IBM Research (1995–2024), leading initiatives in data center efficiency, geospatial analytics (PAIRS), and climate modeling. Spearheaded AI foundation models for energy grids and climate.

Research interests include AI-driven climate forecasting, geospatial data fusion, and sustainable energy systems. His work has led to 180+ patents and transformative technologies like IBM PAIRS and the thermally assisted magnetic recording (HAMR). He has been recognized with the AIP Prize and IBM's Master Inventor title.

• Awards: 2016 AIP Prize, APS Fellowship, IEEE Senior Member, and IBM Academy of Technology membership.
• Grants: $20M DOE grant (2024) for methane quantification and multi-million DOE projects in energy systems.

Labs/Teams: Led global IBM Research Climate & Sustainability teams (2021–2024) and co-developed geospatial foundation models for weather and earth observation.