Christopher S. Bretherton
Christopher S. Bretherton | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology (B.S.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D.) |
| Spouse | Alison C. Cullen |
| Children | Ross Cullen Bretherton Kyle Cullen Bretherton |
| Awards | Jule G. Charney Award (2012), National Academy of Sciences member, Fellow of American Meteorological Society and American Geophysical Union |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Atmospheric sciences, climate modeling, applied mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Washington, Vulcan Inc., Allen Institute for AI |
Christopher Stephen Bretherton is an American atmospheric scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Washington (UW), where he held joint appointments in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and the Department of Applied Mathematics. He has contributed to understanding cloud processes, climate modeling, and advancing the integration of machine learning into climate simulations. Bretherton was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2019 and is a recipient of the American Meteorological Society's Jule G. Charney Award. In 2019, he transitioned to industry, becoming Senior Director of Climate Modeling at Vulcan Inc. and later at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), where he led efforts to integrate machine learning into climate models.[4]