Bianca Champenois

Bianca Champenois

Hello! My name is Bianca. I am a High Meadows Environmental Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University, where I research applications of machine learning for ocean and climate modeling with Professors Laure Resplandy and Gabriel Vecchi in the department of Geosciences. I completed my PhD at MIT in the department of Mechanical Engineering with appointments in the Center for Ocean Engineering and the Center for Computational Science and Engineering. At MIT, I was advised by Professor Themistoklis Sapsis in the SAND Lab (Stochastic Analysis and Nonlinear Dynamics). I am curious about all things related to machine learning, reduced-order modeling, data assimilation, uncertainty quantification, Bayesian inference, fluid dynamics, turbulence, numerical methods, extreme events, ocean engineering, and climate science. In my free time, I am a volunteer bike mechanic, amateur cartoonist, and semi-professional ultimate frisbee player. Here is my resume.

Research Projects

Teaching

Stochastic Systems Teaching Assistant • Spring 2022
Observing and Modeling Climate Co-Instructor • Spring 2026