Lisa Goddard | |
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| Born | Lisa Marie Goddard September 23, 1966 |
| Died | January 13, 2022 (aged 55) Mount Kisco, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Princeton University (PhD) |
| Spouse | David Cooperberg |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Climate scientist |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Thesis | The energetics of interannual variability in the tropical Pacific Ocean (1995) |
| Doctoral advisor | S. George Philander |
Lisa Marie Goddard (September 23, 1966 – January 13, 2022) was an American climate scientist who was director at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI). She joined the institute in 1995[1] and served as IRI's director from 2012 to 2020.[2] Goddard was also an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University.[3]
Her research focused on forecasting methodology, seasonal climate forecasting and verification, climate change projections and especially on the interpretation of climate models and available observations.[4][5] She was involved in activities of the World Climate Research Programme and acted as co-chair in CLIVAR from 2013 to 2015.[6]