Graduate Students
| Steven Bliujus,
B.S., Meteorology, Florida State University, 2006. Climate. Drought. Heavy rainfall events. Air polution. sdb8047@ariel.met.tamu.edu |
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Karen Brugman,
B.S., Atmospheric, Oceanic and Environmental Sciences, University of
California, Los Angeles, 2004. kbrugman@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: C.Schumacher |
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Allison Cardona,
B.S., Meteorology, Millersville University, 2006. Clouds and the role that they play in the climate. acardon@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: A.Dessler |
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Sean Casey,
B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, 2005. Tropical meteorology. Satellite meteorology. Cloud physics. scasey@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: A.Dessler |
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Guang Chen Modeling of the optical properties of various nonspherical aerosols and ice crystals within cirrus clouds. gchen@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: P.Yang |
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Nathan Clements,
B.S., Meteorology, Texas A&M University, 2005. Mesoscale meteorology. Lightning and cloud electrification. nclements@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: R.Orville |
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Kathleen Collins,
B.S., Operational Meteorology & Climatology, Ball State University, 2004. ENSO. Energy Load Forecasting. kcollins@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: R.Saravanan |
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Christopher Dobbs,
B.S., Earth Science, Emporia State University, 2006. Improvements to radiative transfer models. Exploration of radiative impacts of mixed phased clouds. cdobbs@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: S.Nasiri |
| Jiwen Fan,
M.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2002. Aerosol impacts on cumulus clouds. Trophosperic chemistry. Aerosol and cloud modeling. fannie@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: R.Zhang |
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Qian Feng Remote sensing. Atmosphere radiative transfer model. fengqian@ariel.met.tamu.edu Advisor: P.Yang |
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Adam Fornea,
B.S., Meteorology, Texas A&M University, 2006. Heterogeneous ice nucleation mechanisms in the atmosphere. Construction of a Continuous Flow Diffusion Chamber for ice nucleation studies. afornea@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: S.Brooks |
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Kevin Garrett,
B.S., Information Management and Technology, Syracuse University, 2001. Cirrus clouds and remote sensing. Cirrus cloud properties derived from MODIS and AIRS data. kjgarret@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: P.Yang |
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Stephanie Grounds,
M.S., Computer Information Systems, University of Pheonix, 2004. Mars dust parameters/radiative transfer. sgrounds@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: M.Lemmon |
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Celina Hernandez,
B.S., Meteorology, Texas A&M University, 2006 celah02@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: C.Schumacher |
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Charles Hodapp,
B.S., Meteorology, Texas A&M University, 2005. Total lightning and radar characteristics of Mesoscale Convective Systems. chodapp@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: L.Carey |
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Larry Hopper,
B.S., Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, 2005. Effect different baroclinic environments and storm types have on divergence and diabatic heating and how they influence the large-scale dynamical response in the subtropics. lhopper@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: C.Schumacher |
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Joe Jurecka,
B.S., Electronic Engineering Technology, Texas A&M University, 1994. Lightning, severe weather, mesoscale processes and boundary layer refractivity effects on radio propagation. jurecka@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: R.Orville |
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Joonsuk Lee,
M.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, 2000 Atmospheric radiation. Radiative Transfer in Atmosphere. Retrieval of cirrus clouds and their radiative impact. jlee@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: P.Yang |
| Nicholas Levitt,
B.S., Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 2004. Heterogeneous chemistry between vapor phase trace organic species and atmospheric sulfuric acid. Heterogeneous uptake of vapor phase organic acids on soot. Theoretical calculations of photochemical toluene oxidation reaction pathways. nlevitt45@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: R.Zhang |
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Wei Li,
M.S., Meteorology, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, 2000. Climate change. Climate modeling. weili@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: C.Schumacher |
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Salil Mahajan,
M.S., Atmospheric Science, Texas A&M University, 2004. Climate change and tropical Atlantic variability. salil@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: R.Saravanan |
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Laura Mason,
B.S., Meteorology, Texas A&M University, 2006. Surface and hygroscopic properties of soot and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and how oxidation affects these substances. lemason@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: S.Brooks |
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Christopher McKinney,
B.S., Meteorology, Texas A&M University, 2006. Mesoscale meteorology and total lightning. cmckinney@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: L.Carey |
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Veronica McNear,
B.S., Synoptic Meteorology, Purdue University, 2004. Boundary-layer dual-Doppler and the Houston lightning and rainfall anomaly. riotbliss@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: L.Carey |
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Andrew McNeel,
B.S., Meteorology, Texas A&M University, 2006. Diagnosing the Southeast Texas Sea Breeze using lower-atmospheric profiles. mcneel@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: J.Nielsen-Gammon |
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Zhiyong Meng
Ensemble-based data assimilation. Ensemble forecast Numerical Weather Prediction. zmeng@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: F.Zhang |
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Aditya Murthi,
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2004. Satellite meteorology (Diurnal cycle of rainfall in the tropics). a0m9466@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: K.Bowman |
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Naruki Hiranama,
M.S., Environmental Sciences, West Texas A&M University, 2005. Influence of hygroscopic, chemical and morphological properties of natural and anthropogenic aerosol on climate and air quality at the regional to global level. naruki10@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: S.Brooks |
| Robert Osborn
B.S., Meteorology, Texas A&M University, 2002. Atmospheric aerosols. Cloud condensation nuclei measurements. Climate change. Urban and regional air pollution. rjo11@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: D.Collins |
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Amber Reynolds,
B.S., Meteorology, Penn State University, 2004. Techniques to obtain storm mesoscale wind structure using both Synthetic dual-Doppler and actual dual-Doppler radar analyses of a MCV from the BAMEX field experiment. aer149@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: L.Carey |
| Matthew Rigney,
B.S., Physics, Rice University, 2006. mrigney@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: F.Zhang, K.Bowman |
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Jason Sippel,
M.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2004. Tropical cyclogenesis. Atmospheric predictability. Ensemble forecasting. Atmospheric dynamics. jsipp@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: F.Zhang |
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James Tobin,
B.S., Meteorology, Penn State University, 2001. Statistical applications. Air quality. Forecasting and forecasting verification. Teaching methods. jtobin@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: J.Nielsen-Gammon |
| Jason Tomlinson,
B.S., Meteorology, Physics, Valparaiso University, 2002 Atmospheric Aerosols. Regional and urban air pollution. Aerosol Transport. Aerosol/Cloud interactions. jtomlin@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: D.Collins |
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Kevin Viner,
M.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 2004. Synoptic and Mesoscale Dynamics. Numerical modeling. viner@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: C.Epifanio |
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Shugang Wang
Dynamics. Simulation of gravity waves. washug@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: F.Zhang |
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Yu Xie,
B.S., Physics, Peking University, 2003. Ice cloud optical property retrieval from MODIS data. Polarization and effective Mueller matrix for multiple scattering of light by nonspherical ice crystals. xieyu@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: P.Yang |
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Meng Zhang,
M.S., Meteorology, Nanjing University, 2006. Numerical weather prediction and data assimilation. Mesoscale meteorology. mzhang@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: F.Zhang |
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Jun Zhao,
B.E., Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 1995. Laboratory investigation of new particle formation and growth. Heterogenous chemistry of atmospheric carbonyls and alcohols. Oxidation mechanism of atmospheric volatile organic compounds. jzhao@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: R.Zhang |
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Yangxing Zheng,
M.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, 2003 Ocean climate and coupled modeling. Air-sea interaction. Climate change and climate variability. Atmospheric physics. zheng@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: B.Giese |
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Lijun Zhou,
M.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Peking University, 2006 Atmospheric trace gases and biogeochemical cycles. Biosphere-atmosphere interactions. Analytical chemistry for the atmospheric science. lijun@ariel.met.tamu.edu, Advisor: G.Schade |