Staff information

Biography

I am broadly interested in advancing understanding of clouds processes and properties to improve weather and climate prediction. A particular focus is improving representation of deep convective systems such as thunderstorms in models using both long term and field experiment in situ and remote sensing measurements. I combine observations with high-resolution modeling in novel ways to better understand complex cloud dynamical and microphysical processes, as well as interactions between convective clouds systems and their surrounding environment.

Research Interests

• Initiation and life cycle of moist convective clouds
• Mesoscale organization of moist convective systems
• Cloud and precipitation microphysics
• Interactions between environmental conditions and convective clouds
• Radar and satellite remote sensing of clouds and precipitation
• High-resolution cloud modeling

Education and Credentials

• Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences, University of Utah
• B.S., Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Affiliations and Professional Service

• American Geophysical Union
• American Meteorological Society