Ryan Abernathey

Overview

Ryan Abernathey serves as Chief Executive Officer at Earthmover [1][2]. Abernathey previously held the position of Associate Professor at Columbia University in the City of New York from July 2019 to July 2024, following an earlier tenure as Assistant Professor at the same institution from August 2013 to July 2019 [3][4]. Before joining Columbia, Abernathey completed postdoctoral research at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography from May 2012 to July 2013 and at MIT from February 2012 to May 2012 [5][6]. Abernathey earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Climate Physics and Chemistry from MIT between 2006 and 2012 [8], and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Middlebury College, completed between 2000 and 2004 [9].

Career history

1. Chief Executive OfficerSep 2022 to presentEarthmover
2. Associate ProfessorJul 2019 to Jul 2024Columbia University in the City of New York
3. Assistant ProfessorAug 2013 to Jul 2019Columbia University in the City of New York
4. SIPostdoctoral ScholarMay 2012 to Jul 2013Scripps Institution of Oceanography
5. Postdoctoral ScholarFeb 2012 to May 2012MIT
6. Research AssistantSep 2006 to Jan 2012MIT

Education

1. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Climate Physics and Chemistry2006 - 2012Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2. Bachelor of Arts (BA), Physics2000 - 2004Middlebury College