Join the Physics Department for our seminar series. Please use SRTC's front door (entry at SW 10th & SW Montgomery), which will be opened before the seminar. Coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided.
This week, we're joined by Safa Mote, an assistant professor in PSU's Department of Math + Stats. His talk is titled, "Improved Subseasonal Prediction of South Asian Monsoon Rainfall Using Data-Driven Forecasts of Oscillatory Modes."
Dr. Safa Mote, a Computational and Applied Mathematician and Systems Scientist, holds dual bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics, dual master's degrees in Physics and Mathematics, and dual PhD degrees in Applied Mathematics & Statistics / Public Policy and Physics from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). At Portland State University (PSU), he focuses on interdisciplinary research, designing mathematical models to propose sustainable decisions across environmental, economic, climate, and health systems. Utilizing Dynamical Systems, Machine Learning, and Data Assimilation, he analyzes large datasets to create forecasts. Dr. Mote's research is published in prestigious journals like Science and Nature Communications, with notable media coverage. He actively communicates science through lectures at esteemed institutions worldwide and collaborates with distinguished scientists and engineers, including members of the US National Academies, contributing to groundbreaking work like the Perspective paper, Modeling Sustainability (2016, NSR).