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Colloquia for Spring 2026

A Multi-Scale Ingredients-Based Framework for Meiyu-Season Extreme Rainfall over Taiwan
May 01, 2026
PhD Defense
“A Multi-Scale Ingredients-Based Framework for Meiyu-Season Extreme Rainfall over Taiwan”
By Warittha "Rung" Panasawatwong
Advisor: Michael Bell and Kristen Rasmussen
From Megacities to Wildfire Smoke: Observational Constraints on Atmospheric Ammonia
Mar 25, 2026
PhD Defense
“From Megacities to Wildfire Smoke: Observational Constraints on Atmospheric Ammonia”
By Emily Lill
Advisor: Emily Fischer
Systematic Relationships Between Overshooting Top Characteristics and Anvil Life Cycle Observed with Geostationary Satellites
Mar 23, 2026
MS Defense
“Systematic Relationships Between Overshooting Top Characteristics and Anvil Life Cycle Observed with Geostationary Satellites”
By Rachael Auth
Advisor: Sue van den Heever
Revisiting the Importance of a Southern Ocean Pattern Effect
Feb 25, 2026
MS Defense
“Revisiting the Importance of a Southern Ocean Pattern Effect”
By Killian McSweeney
Advisor: Maria Rugenstein
Contextualizing Past and Future Mean Southwest U.S. Precipitation with Marine Heatwaves
Feb 04, 2026
MS Defense
“Contextualizing Past and Future Mean Southwest U.S. Precipitation with Marine Heatwaves”
By Olivia Lee
Advisor: Maria Rugenstein

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