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Defenses for Fall 2021

Analysis of Convection and Precipitation in the West Pacific During the PISTON Field Campaign
Dec 06, 2021
PhD Defense
“Analysis of Convection and Precipitation in the West Pacific During the PISTON Field Campaign”
BY Kyle Chudler
ADVISOR Steven Rutledge
The Air We Breathe: The Importance of High Resolution Air Quality Predictions
Dec 06, 2021
PhD Defense
“The Air We Breathe: The Importance of High Resolution Air Quality Predictions”
BY Michael Cheeseman
ADVISOR Jeff Pierce
Strong and Weak Cold Pool Collisions
Nov 30, 2021
MS Defense
“Strong and Weak Cold Pool Collisions”
BY Nicholas Falk
ADVISOR Susan van den Heever
Sensitivity of Simulated Microphysics to the Raindrop Distribution Shape Parameter and Comparisons with Observation
Nov 03, 2021
MS Defense
“Sensitivity of Simulated Microphysics to the Raindrop Distribution Shape Parameter and Comparisons with Observation”
BY Kristen Van Valkenburg
ADVISOR Susan van den Heever and Steven Rutledge
Multi-scale Interactions Leading to Tropical Cyclogenesis in Sheared Environments
Nov 01, 2021
PhD Defense
“Multi-scale Interactions Leading to Tropical Cyclogenesis in Sheared Environments”
BY Chaehyeon Chelsea Nam
ADVISOR Michael Bell
Satellite-based Investigation of Convection and Precipitation in Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change
Oct 27, 2021
PhD Defense
“Satellite-based Investigation of Convection and Precipitation in Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change”
BY Naufal Razin
ADVISOR Michael Bell
Studying Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification with the Certainty Framework for Causal Discovery: A Case Study
Oct 25, 2021
MS Defense
“Studying Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification with the Certainty Framework for Causal Discovery: A Case Study”
BY Michael DeCaria
ADVISOR Peter Jan van Leeuwen
From Rain Gauges to Retweets: Using Diverse Datasets to Explore Overlapping Hazards and Human Experiences in Landfalling Tropical Cyclones
Oct 22, 2021
MS Defense
“From Rain Gauges to Retweets: Using Diverse Datasets to Explore Overlapping Hazards and Human Experiences in Landfalling Tropical Cyclones”
BY Allie Mazurek
ADVISOR Russ Schumacher
Detection of Forced Change Within Combined Climate Fields Using Explainable Neural Networks
Oct 19, 2021
MS Defense
“Detection of Forced Change Within Combined Climate Fields Using Explainable Neural Networks”
BY Jamin Rader
ADVISOR Elizabeth Barnes
Breaking the Deadlock in Aerosol Remote Sensing and Three-Dimensional Radiative Transfer Using Machine Learning
Oct 12, 2021
MS Defense
“Breaking the Deadlock in Aerosol Remote Sensing and Three-Dimensional Radiative Transfer Using Machine Learning”
BY Kevin Yang
ADVISOR Christine Chiu
The Impact of Tropical Intraseasonal Variability on Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Predictability
Sep 08, 2021
MS Defense
“The Impact of Tropical Intraseasonal Variability on Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Predictability”
BY Wei-Ting Hsiao
ADVISOR Eric Maloney and Elizabeth Barnes
An Investigation of an East Pacific Easterly Wave Genesis Pathway and the Impact of the Papagayo and Tehuantepec Wind Jets on the East Pacific Mean State and Easterly Waves
Aug 31, 2021
PhD Defense
“An Investigation of an East Pacific Easterly Wave Genesis Pathway and the Impact of the Papagayo and Tehuantepec Wind Jets on the East Pacific Mean State and Easterly Waves”
BY Justin Whitaker
ADVISOR Eric Maloney