Eli Tziperman

Eli Tziperman is a prominent academic serving as a Professor of Oceanography and Applied Physics at Harvard University since 2003. He is recognized for his extensive research in large-scale climate and ocean dynamics, focusing on topics such as El Niño, thermohaline circulation, abrupt climate change, glacial cycles, and equable climates. Additionally, he employs advanced methods of ocean data assimilation in his work.12

Tziperman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physics and Mathematics from Hebrew University in Jerusalem and earned his PhD in Physical Oceanography through a joint program between MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Prior to his tenure at Harvard, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Weizmann Institute of Science from 1988 to 2003.1

At Harvard, he teaches courses related to oceanography, climate, and applied mathematics, contributing significantly to the academic community through both teaching and research.1