Alex Mahalov
- Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability
- Teaching Faculty, School of Sustainability
- Dean's Distinguished Professor, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Arizona State University
PO Box 871804
Tempe, AZ 85287
Phone:
480-965-0408
Email:
Alex.Mahalov@asu.edu
Biography
Mahalov is a Dean's Distinguished Professor in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences in Arizona State University's College of Liberal Arts and Science, with a joint appointment in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy in the University's Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering. He works with Arizona State University's high-performance computing group on creating real-time, high-resolution environmental forecasts.
Expertise
nonlinear partial differential equations; dynamical systems; scientific computing; geophysical fluid dynamics and turbulence; air quality; algorithm development; atmospheric processes; climate change impacts; data mining; decisionmaking; dynamical systems theory; economic adaptation and climate change; environmental policy; informatics; international relations; mathematical and system dynamics modeling; microclimate; modeling and simulation; optical devices; remote sensing; renewable energy; urbanization effects on weather and climate;Education
- Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Cornell University, 1991
Journal Articles
Georgescu, M., M. Moustaoui, A. Mahalov and J. Dudhia. 2011. An alternative explanation of the seim-arid urban area "oasis effect". Journal of Geophysical Research 116:D24113. (link)
Posters/Presentations
Ruddell, B. L., G. D. Jenerette, M. Moustaoui, E. R. Vivoni, W. T. Chow, S. Shaffer, T. J. Volo, C. A. Martin, A. Mahalov and S. L. Harlan. 2012. Modeling the urban climate at the human scale in hot/dry regions. Poster presented at the 3-7 December 2012 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
Current Projects/Teams
Assessing Decadal Climate Change Impacts on Urban Populations in the Southwestern USA
Mathematics and Climate Change Network
Multiscale Modeling of Urban Atmospheres in a Changing Climate
Sustainable Large-Scale Deployment of Perennial Biomass Energy Crops
Experts by Keyword
dynamical systems
scientific computing
air quality
algorithm development
atmospheric processes
climate change impacts
data mining
decisionmaking
dynamical systems theory
economic adaptation and climate change
environmental policy
informatics
international relations
mathematical and system dynamics modeling
microclimate
modeling and simulation
optical devices
remote sensing
renewable energy
urbanization effects on weather and climate