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marion alcorn Marion Alcorn, Lecturer. MSc (meteorology), Naval Postgraduate School, 1974.
Synoptic meteorology and severe weather phenomena. alcorn@ariel.met.tamu.edu
kenneth bowman Kenneth Bowman, Professor and Department Head. Ph.D., Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Princeton University, 1984.
Atmospheric dynamics, particularly large-scale transport and mixing; stratospheric ozone; climate dynamics; satellite meteorology. k-bowman@tamu.edu
sarah brooks Sarah D. Brooks, Assistant Professor. Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, University of Colorado, 2002.
Atmospheric aerosols, Ice cloud nucleation, Chemical and physical processes of aerosols. sbrooks@ariel.met.tamu.edu
ping chang Ping Chang, Professor. Ph.D., Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University, 1988.
Climate variability and predictability, coupled climate modeling, ocean atmosphere interactions, geophysical fluid dynamics, numerical ocean modeling. ping@ocean.tamu.edu
don collins Don Collins, Associate Professor. Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1999.
Atmospheric aerosols; radiative forcing and climate change; urban and regional air pollution; indoor / outdoor exchange of air pollutants. dcollins@tamu.edu
andrew dessler Andrew Dessler, Professor. Ph.D., Chemistry, Harvard University, 1994.
Climate change, particularly the role of water and clouds; atmospheric chemistry, including stratospheric ozone depletion; remote sensing; climate change policy. adessler-at-tamu.edu
craig epifanio Craig Epifanio, Assistant Professor. Ph.D., University of Washington.
Mesoscale atmospheric dynamics. Topographically forced waves and wakes. Numerical modelling and scientific computation. cepi@ariel.met.tamu.edu
robert korty Robert Korty, Assistant Professor. Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Climate dynamics, especially planetary-scales and paleoclimates; hurricane-ocean interactions and the role of upper ocean mixing in climate. korty at tamu.edu
mark lemmon Mark Lemmon, Associate Professor. Ph.D., Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona.
Aerosols in planetary atmospheres. Atmospheric radiative transfer and numerical studies of light scattering by small particles. Planetary exploration. lemmon@tamu.edu
rebecca miller Rebecca Miller, Lecturer. BSc (meteorology), Texas A&M University.
NBC 5 Weather Team Meteorologist appearing on NBC 5 Today, weekday mornings 5AM - 7AM, has taught a popular broadcast meteorology course to seniors since 1995, typically in the spring term. She has earned three Emmy nominations for weather documentaries and was voted Outstanding Television Personality in 1995 and 1999 by the American Women in Radio and TV.
Shaima L. Nasiri Shaima L. Nasiri, Assistant Professor. Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, University of Wisconsin, 2004.
Satellite- and aircraft-based remote sensing, Multi-instrument measurement synthesis, Cloud property retrievals, Visible, near- infrared, and infrared radiative transfer.
john nielsen-gammon John Nielsen-Gammon, Professor. Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990.
Texas State Climatologist. Weather analysis and forecasting, dynamics of jet streams and cyclones, dynamics of heavy rainfall events, air pollution and local-scale circulations. n-g@tamu.edu
gerald north Gerald R. North, Distinguished Professor. Ph.D., Physics, University of Wisconsin, 1966.
Climate analysis, climate and hydrological modeling, satellite remote sensing, mission planning, statistical methods in at mospheric science. g-north@tamu.edu
richard orville Richard Orville, Professor. Ph.D., Meteorology, University of Arizona, 1966.
Director, Cooperative Institute for Applied Meteorological Studies. Severe storms and lightning. rorville@tamu.edu
lee panetta Lee Panetta, Professor. Ph. D., Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, 1978.
Tropospheric stationary waves, stratospheric quasi-biennial os cillation, coherent structure formation, tracer transport, and large-scale flow organization. panetta@ariel.met.tamu.edu
r. saravanan R. Saravanan, Professor, Ph.D., Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University, 1990.
Variability and predictability of climate on seasonal to millennial timescales; coupled ocean-atmosphere interaction; large-scale dynamics of the atmosphere and the oceans. r.saravanan@tamu.edu
gunnar schade Gunnar W. Schade, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, 1997.
Atmospheric Trace Gases and Biogeochemical Cycles, Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions, Analytical Chemistry for the Atmospheric Sciences. schade@ariel.met.tamu.edu
courtney schumacher Courtney Schumacher, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Washington, 2003.
Tropical and radar meteorology with emphasis on atmospheric convective processes, precipitation and storm structure climatologies, and mesoscale-climate interactions. courtney@ariel.met.tamu.edu
thomas wilheit Thomas Wilheit, Professor. Ph.D., Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970.
Microwave Remote Sensing Group. Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission, the SSM/T-2 on the current operational DMSP satellites, and the Multifrequency Imaging Microwave Radiometer (MIMR ) on the PM platform of the Earth Observing System (EOS). wilheit@tamu.edu
ping yang Ping Yang, Associate Professor. Ph.D., University of Utah.
Atmospheric radiative transfer, remote sensing, and numerical modeling of the optical properties of nonspherical particles and its application pyang@ariel.met.tamu.edu
fuqing zhang Fuqing Zhang, Associate Professor. Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2000.
Dynamic and mesoscale meteorology. Mid-latitude and tropical cyclones. Numerical weather prediction. Data assimilation. Ensemble forecast. Predictability. fzhang@tamu.edu
renyi zhang Renyi Zhang, Professor. Ph.D., Atmospheric Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993.
Analytical/physical/environmental/atmospheric chemistry. Kinetics and mechanisms of gas-phase and heterogeneous reactions. Laboratory studies of chemical and physical properties of atmospheric aerosols. Modeling of gaseous and particulate matter air pollution. Atmospheric measurements of trace gas species and aerosols. Assessment of aerosol-cloud interaction. Lightning chemistry. zhang@ariel.met.tamu.edu

Adjunct and Emeritus Faculty

larry carey Larry Carey, Adjunct Professor. Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, 1999.
Radar meteorology, cloud and precipitation physics, severe storms, mesoscale meteorology, lightning and cloud electrification. larry.carey at nsstc.uah.edu
Christopher A. Davis Christopher A. Davis, Adjunct Professor. Ph. D., Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990.
If it is mesoscale and it rotates, I am interested in it. This includes hurricanes, but also mesoscale convective systems with rotation. I am especially intrigued by the interplay between high frequency convective motions and low frequency rotational structures. I also am interested in how models simulate these behaviors. Moreover, I am pursuing new ways to evaluate mesoscale models for a variety of problems. cdavis at ucar.edu
Alex Dessler Alex Dessler, Adjunct Professor. Ph. D., Magnetospheric physics, energy, oil production, global warming. alex.dessler at tamu.edu
robert duce Robert Duce, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., Inorganic and nuclear chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964.
Atmospheric and marine chemistry, global cycling, trace elements, air/sea exchange, mineral aerosol, oceanic chemistry and biological productivity, atmospheric particles, long range transport. rduce at ocean.tamu.edu
Steve Lyons Steve Lyons, Adjunct Professor. Ph.D., Meteorology, University of Hawaii, 1981.
Tropical and marine meteorology, ocean wave forecasting. slyons at weather.com
Hung-Lung Allen Huang Hung-Lung Allen Huang, Adjunct Professor. Ph.D., Meteorology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989.
Remote sensing; atmospheric sounding retrieval, information content analysis, satellite and aircraft high-spectral resolution sounding instrument data processing, data compression, instrument design and performance analysis, cloud-clearing, cloud property characterization, synergistic imaging, and sounding data processing and algorithm development. allenh at ssec.wisc.edu
Christian D. Kummerow Christian D. Kummerow, Adjunct Professor. Ph.D., Atmospheric Physics, University of Minnesota, 1987.
Remote sensing, global hydrologic cycle, climate change. kummerow at atmos.colostate.edu
Chris Snyder Chris Snyder, Adjunct Professor. Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989.
Data assimilation, particularly Monte Carlo or ensemble-based techniques; mesoscale dynamics, including cyclones, fronts and the interaction of balanced flows and inertia-gravity waves; predictability of meso- and convective-scale flows. chriss at ucar.edu
Wei-Kuo Tao Wei-Kuo Tao, Adjunct Professor. M.S., Computer Science, The Johns Hopkins University, 1987. Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, University of Illinois, 1982.
Mesoscale convective systems and modeling, computational fluid dynamics and numerical methods, satellite rainfall and heating profiles estimation, air-sea-land interaction and cloud radiation interaction, cloud-chemistry interaction, cloud processes in mesoscale and general circulation models, regional hydrological cyclone. wei-kuo.tao at nasa.gov
Thomas Vonder Haar Thomas Vonder Haar, Adjunct Professor. Ph.D., Meteorology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1968.
Satellite meteorology, atmospheric radiation, climate studies. vonderhaar@cira.colostate.edu

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