Aaron received his bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University where he studied Earth and Environmental Science. After graduation from OSU, he was a post-baccalaureate fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory as part of its climate, ocean, and sea-ice modeling group where he looked at the effects of climate change on water resources. Following his work at Los Alamos, Aaron received his PhD from Purdue University where he studied climate dynamics and global climate modeling.
In addition to working on climate and energy modeling, he has spent the last 8 years working in public policy. Aaron’s work in policy has included working in the Office of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse as an American Geophysical Union (AGU)-AAAS Congressional Science Fellow and at the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis doing climate and energy policy. In 2015, Aaron returned to the Office of Senator Whitehouse as a senior advisor on energy and transportation policy. He led the energy and infrastructure portfolio for the Senator’s work on the Environment and Public Works Committee. Aaron now serves as a professional staff member on the Senate Appropriations Committee, focusing on energy and climate policy.