Hannah is a PhD student at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. She is co-advised by Jason Smerdon and Richard Seager.
Hannah graduated with a B.A. in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Harvard University in 2018. Her senior thesis comprised a numerical simulation of the famous experiment in earthquake control at Rangely, Colorado. This work provided insights into the phenomenon of induced seismicity and enabled a more detailed characterization of the mechanics of this sequence of earthquakes than had previously been possible. Hannah's graduate study interests include ocean-atmosphere interactions and long-term climate variability spanning paleo to future time intervals.
Before commencing her graduate studies, Hannah worked in strategy consulting and agricultural technology, which included launching a sustainability program focused in part on the climate impacts of food production and disparities in access to fresh produce. As part of her PhD, she is interested in applying a deeper understanding of climate and climate change to pressing issues surrounding food security.
Publications
Silva, J.A., Byrne, H., Plesch, A., Shaw, J.H., & Juanes, R. (2021). Revisiting the classical experiment in earthquake control at the Rangely oil field, Colorado, 1970, using a coupled flow and geomechanical model. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 111(6): 3136-3159. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120210020
Byrne, H., Silva, J. A., Plesch, A., Juanes, R., & Shaw, J. H. (2020). The groundbreaking experiment in earthquake control at Rangely, Colorado, revisited. Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL088257. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL088257
Ibarbalz, F.M., Henry, N., Brandão, M.C. … Byrne, H., … Lombard, F., & Bowler, C. (2019). Global trends in marine plankton diversity across kingdoms of life. Cell, 179(5):1084-1097. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2019.10.008.