Edward Kearns
Advisory Committee Member - Nasa Applied Sciences Advisory Committee @NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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WORK HISTORY
Advisory Committee Member - Nasa Applied Sciences Advisory Committee @NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, DC, US
The NASA Applied Sciences Advisory Committee shall draw on the expertise of its members to provide advice and make recommendations to the Director, Earth Science Division, NASA Headquarters on Applied Sciences programs, policies, plans, and priorities. The ASAC\'s recommendations and analysis can be used to inform decisions on the programmatic scope and priorities, as well as the implementation of Applied Sciences programs. In addition, the ASAC will provide a regular forum for broad discussion of Earth science applications and the role of Applied Sciences within and outside of NASA.
EDUCATION
University of Miami
BS, Physics, Marine Science
University of Rhode Island - Graduate School of Oceanography - URI/GSO
PhD, Physical Oceanography
SKILLS
ABOUT EDWARD KEARNS
Dr. Kearns is a scientist, data leader and a climate risk expert with over 35 years of experience in quantifying and communicating environmental data to inform decisions and policies. He is currently the Chief Science Officer at First Street, a public benefit corporation that allows businesses, governments, and individuals to use Climate Risk Financial Modeling to quantify their risks imposed by climate change. At First Street, Dr. Kearns leads its science, modeling, and data activities related to creating property-specific climate risk products, as seen at FirstFtreet.org. He leads physics-based, AI/ML, and hybrid modeling approaches to quantify risk today and for the future under various climate scenarios. He also works with public and private organizations to maximize the utility of First Street\'s climate risk models outputs and resources, including for US and EU regulatory and risk reporting frameworks. Additionally, he serves as a Special Government Employee on NASA’s Applied Science Advisory Committee. Previously, Dr. Kearns has served as a member of the US Senior Executive Service as NOAA’s first Chief Data Officer, as the CDO at the US Department of Commerce, as an advisor on the US Treasury\'s Climate-related Financial Risk Advisory Committee, as a National Park Service scientist working on Everglades restoration, and as a research professor at the University of Miami, FL. He holds a PhD in Physical Oceanography from the University of Rhode Island, and a BS in Physics and Marine Science from the University of Miami.
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