Biography
I have an undergraduate degree in physics (2004, Harvard) and a PhD in applied math (2008, Harvard). I came to the University of Chicago as a Chamberlin Fellow in 2009 and stayed on as a faculty member in 2011.
Research Interests
I use mathematical and computational models to understand and explain fundamental problems in Earth and Planetary Sciences. I work best with students who have strong mathematical skills. Right now I am most interested in recruiting students to work on rare event sampling, machine learning, and artificial intelligence in weather and climate.
Selected Publications
Abbot, D. S., Webber, R. J., Hernandez, D. M., Hadden, S., and Weare, J. (2024). Mercury’s Chaotic Secular Evolution as a Subdiffusive Process. The Astrophysical Journal, 967(2), 121. arxiv
Finkel, Justin, Edwin P. Gerber, Dorian S. Abbot and Jonathan Weare (2023), Revealing the statistics of extreme events hidden in short weather forecast data, AGU Advances, 4, e2023AV000881. arxiv
Abbot, D.S., R.J. Webber, S. Hadden, D. Seligman, J. Weare (2021), Rare Event Sampling Improves Mercury Instability Statistics, The Astrophysical Journal, 923:236. arxiv
Statement of Values
I practice fair admissions: I select students and postdocs on the basis of scientific ability and promise, and I do not discriminate against any applicant based on anything else. I encourage freedom of expression and the creative exploration of ideas in my group.