Lainey Ward

PhD Student

Decarb-AI, School of Civil Engineering

From: Ireland

I'm a PhD student with the Decarb-AI Centre, and I started in September. I completed my MSc in Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate at the University of Reading and my BSc in Physics at UCD (back again!). My research focuses on subseasonal-to-seasonal forecast systems and how well they predict multi-hazard events, particularly drought-to-flood transitions.

I enjoy bringing creativity into coding and research, and that mix gave birth to The Ensemble Edit, which I built using Claude Code. Outside of research, I enjoy weightlifting and spending time with my dog, Summer.