People

  1. Academic Affiliate and Courtesy Faculty

Faculty

William Bristow

  • Professor of Atmospheric Science

William H. Brune

  • Distinguished Professor of Meteorology
(814) 865-3286

Xingchao (XC) Chen

  • Assistant Professor of Meteorology

Eugene E. Clothiaux

  • Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Kenneth J. Davis

  • Professor of Atmospheric and Climate Science
(814) 863-8601

Anthony C. Didlake Jr.

  • Associate Professor of Meteorology
(814) 863-4636

Jenni L. Evans

  • Director, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, phone: +1 (814) 867-6075
  • Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, phone +1 (814) 865-3240
  • Website: https://icds.psu.edu/director

Chris E. Forest

  • Professor of Climate Dynamics
  • Earth and Environmental Systems Institute Associate
  • Director, Penn State Center for Earth System Modeling, Analysis, and Data (ESMAD)
(814) 865-0710

Jose D. Fuentes

  • Professor of Meteorology
(814) 863-1585

Melissa Gervais

  • Assistant Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
  • Faculty fellow of the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)
  • Adjunct Associate Research Scientist Lamont Doherty Earth Institute (LDEO)
(814) 863-3920

Steven J. Greybush

  • Associate Professor of Meteorology
  • Associate Director, Center for Advanced Data Assimilation and Predictability Techniques
  • Co-Hire, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences
(814) 867-4926

John Harlim

  • Professor of Mathematics and Meteorology
  • Faculty Co-Hire, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences
(814) 863-9024

Jerry Y. Harrington

  • Professor of Meteorology
  • Associate Head, Graduate Program in Meteorology

Gregory S. Jenkins

  • Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Geography, and African Studies.
(814) 865-0479

Matthew R. Kumjian

  • Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
(814) 863-1581

Sukyoung Lee

  • Distinguished Professor of Meteorology
  • John T. Ryan, Jr. Faculty Fellow in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
(814) 863-1587

Laifang Li

  • Assistant Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
  • Earth and Environmental Systems Institute Associate
  • Faculty Co-Hire of the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences
(814) 867-4750

Kelly Lombardo

  • Associate Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
(814) 865-3241

Paul Markowski

  • Distinguished Professor of Meteorology
  • Department Head
(814) 863-3012

Raymond G. Najjar, Jr.

  • Professor of Oceanography
  • Joint Appointment with the Department of Geosciences

Jon M. Nese

  • Associate Head, Undergraduate Program in Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
  • Teaching Professor in Meteorology
  • Weather World Host, Feature Writer & Producer
(814) 863-4076

Ying Pan

  • Assistant Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
(814) 865-8077

John M Peters

  • Assistant Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Yvette Richardson

  • Professor of Meteorology
  • Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of EMS
(814) 865-7482

David J. Stensrud

  • Professor of Meteorology
(814) 865-0478

Colin Zarzycki

  • Associate Professor of Meteorology and Climate Dynamics
(814) 863-6888

Yunji Zhang

  • Assistant Professor
  • Assistant Director, Penn State Center for Advanced Data Assimilation and Predictability Techniques

Research and Teaching Faculty and Staff

Benjamin Ahlswede

  • Assistant Research Professor

Jill Arriola

  • Assistant Research Professor

Zachary R. Barkley

  • Assistant Research Professor
(570) 905-7621

Kevin Bowley

  • Associate Teaching Professor
  • Member of the Graduate Faculty
(814) 863-8253

Marisa A. Ferger

  • Lecturer in Meteorology
(814) 865-5873

Maria Herrmann

  • Associate Research Professor

Kyle A. Imhoff

  • Assistant Research Professor
  • Pennsylvania State Climatologist
(814) 865-8732

Rob Lydick

  • Weather World executive Producer
  • Assistant Teaching Professor
(814) 863-4229

Natasha L. Miles

  • Research Professor
  • Member of Graduate Faculty
(814) 880-8087

David O. Miller

  • Associate Research Professor
(814) 865-3241

Al Moyle

  • Assistant Research Professor

Arthur A. Person

  • Assistant Research Professor
(814) 863-1563

Benjamin Reppert

  • Lecturer
(814) 863-3918

Scott J. Richardson

  • Research Professor
(814) 863-1038

Steve Seman

  • Associate Teaching Professor
  • Director, Online Programs in Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
  • Fellow, John A. Dutton e-Education Institute
(814) 863-7205

William J. Syrett

  • Associate Teaching Professor in Meteorology, New Student Orientation (NSO Adviser), Irvin Hall (E&MS Special Living Option) Adviser, Campus Weather Service and PSU Storm Chase Club Adviser
  • Manager, Joel N. Myers Weather Center
(814) 865-6172

Fan Wu

  • Assistant Research Professor

Pengfei Zhang

  • Assistant Research Professor
  • Member of Graduate Faculty

Post Doctoral Scholars

Seyi Ajayi

  • Postdoctoral Scholar (working for Ray Najjar)

Jacob Carstens

  • Postdoctoral Scholar (working for Colin Zarzycki and Anthony Didlake)

Jena Jenkins

  • Postdoctoral Scholar (working for Bill Brune)

Gill-Ran Jeong

  • Postdoctoral Scholar (working for Ken Davis)

Yueqi Jiang

  • Postdoctoral Scholar (working for Ken Davis)

Yunsong Liu

  • Post Doctoral Scholar (working for Ken Davis and Natasha Miles)

Andrew Polasky

  • Postdoctoral Scholar (working with Jose Fuentes)

Chun-Yian Su

  • Postdoctoral Scholar (working for John Peters)

Graduate Students

Kiley Allen

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Katie Bachli

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Nicholas Barron

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Elissa A. Bartos

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Ana Bolivar

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Samuel Brandt

  • M.S. Graduate Student

Alexandra L. Brosius

  • Student researcher in the Virtual Planetary Laboratory at NASA Goddard

Josue Chamberlain

  • M.S. Graduate Student

Abhisek Das

  • Ph.D Graduate Student

Amanze Ejiogu

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Keenan Eure

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Da Fan

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Yifei Fan

  • Ph.D. Gradate Student

Kevin Fletcher

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Eliott Foust

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Brandon Antonio Garcia

  • M.S. Graduate Student

Michelle Gore

  • Ph.D Graduate Student

Christopher Hartman

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Laura Helock

  • M.S. Graduate Student

Benjamin Henry

  • M.S. Graduate Student

Jason Horne

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Jingyi Hu

  • M.S. (IUG) Graduate Student

Pin-Chun Huang

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Benjamin (Kyle) Hunt

  • M.S.Graduate Student

Wing Him (Kinen) Kao

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Maxwell Katsouros

  • M.S. (IUG) Graduate Student

Helen Kenion

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

William Kortright

  • M.S. Graduate Student

Grant LaChat

  • Ph.D. Candidate (Graduate Student)

Luke Lebel

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Yuzhu Lin

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

James Marlow

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Alexander Massa

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Patrick McFarland

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Katherine McKeown

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Ryan McMichael

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Allen Mewhinney

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Quinn Mulhern

  • M.S. Graduate Student

Samantha Murphy

  • M.S. Graduate Student

Kyle M. Nardi

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Joshua Pan

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Chin-Hsuan Peng

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Da-Kai Peng

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Gwenore Pokrifka

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Angela Poulos

  • M.S. Graduate Student

Nicholas Prince

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Elizabeth Rader

  • M.S. Graduate Student

Jordan Rendon

  • M.S. Graduate Student

Bruno Rojas

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Dixuan Rui

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Christopher Sala

  • M.S. Graduate Student

Vikrant Sapkota

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Ethan Schaefer

  • M.S. Graduate Student

Julian Schima

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Jon Seibert

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Lydia Spychalla

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Jack Stone

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Braedon Stouffer

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Jacob Tindan

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Anna VanAlstine

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Matthew Varela

  • Ph.D Graduate Student

Garett R.T Warner

  • Ph.D Graduate Student

Matthew Wilcox

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Fan Wu

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Sarah Wugofski

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Zhu (Judy) Yao

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Aara'L Yarber

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Song Zhang

  • Ph.D. Graduate Student

Administrative Staff

Karen Corl

  • Record Specialist 3
  • (Graduate Program Coordinator)
(814) 863-9500

Amber DeCosmo

  • Academic Advisor
(814) 863-8565

Lan N. Lewis

  • Administrative Support Assistant 3
(814) 865-0478

Lynn K. Persing

  • Administrative Support Coordinator 5
  • (Office Manager)
(814) 863-8568

Jennifer Renoe

  • Administrative Support Coordinator 4
  • Certified Research Administrator
(814) 863-7326

Christy Wellar

  • Financial Coordinator 3
  • Travel and Purchasing Coordinator
(814) 863-8566

Academic Affiliate and Courtesy Faculty

George Bryan

  • Senior Scientist, NCAR
  • Affiliate Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Penn State
(303) 497-8989

Guido Cervone

  • Associate Director of the Institute for Computational and Data Science
  • Professor of Geography (Geoinformatics)
  • Courtesy Faculty Appointment with the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
(814) 863-0179

Miriam A. Freedman

  • Associate Professor of Chemistry
  • Courtesy Faculty Appointment with the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
(814) 867-4267

Tim Kane

  • Professor of Electrical Engineering
  • Courtesy Faculty Appointment with the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
  • Senior Research Scientist, Applied Research Laboratory
(814) 863-8727

Tyler McCandless

  • Machine Learning Scientist, NCAR Research Applications Laboratory
  • Affiliate Assistant Professor of Meteorology
(303) 497-8448

Robert Nicholas

  • Assistant Director, Earth & Environmental Systems Institute (EESI)
  • Associate Research Professor, Department of Meteorology & Atmospheric Science
(814) 865-4484

Emeritus and Retired Faculty

Peter R. Bannon

  • Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Science
(814) 863-1309

Craig F. Bohren

  • Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Meteorology

John J. Cahir

  • Professor of Meteorology and
  • Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education, Emeritus

Toby N. Carlson

  • Professor of Meteorology Emeritus
(814) 863-1582

Carl R. Chelius

  • Assistant Professor, Retired

John H. E. Clark

  • Associate Professor Emeritus of Meteorology

John Diercks

  • Retired Professor of Meteorology

John A. Dutton

  • Professor Emeritus of Meteorology
  • Dean Emeritus, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

Steven B. Feldstein

  • Research Professor Emeritus

William M. Frank

  • Professor Emeritus of Tropical Meteorology

Alistair B. Fraser

  • Professor Emeritus of Meteorology

J. Michael Fritsch

  • Distinguished Professor of Meteorology Emeritus

Lee Grenci

  • Retired Senior Lecturer in Meteorology

James Kasting

  • Evan Pugh Professor, Emeritus
  • Department of Geosciences and Meteorology

Paul G. Knight

  • Retired
  • Senior Lecturer in Meteorology
  • Weather World Host, Feature Writer & Producer
  • Pennsylvania State Climatologist

Dennis Lamb

  • Professor Emeritus of Meteorology

Nelson L. Seaman

  • Retired Professor of Meteorology

Hampton N. Shirer

  • Associate Professor Emeritus of Meteorology
  • Associate Dean Emeritus for Education, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

David R. Stauffer

  • Research Professor Emeritus of Meteorology

Dennis W. Thomson

  • Professor Emeritus of Meteorology

Johannes Verlinde

  • Professor Emeritus of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

John C. Wyngaard

  • Professor Emeritus of Meteorology
  • Joint appointment with the Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Joint appointment with the GeoEnvironmental Engineering Program

George S. Young

  • Professor Emeritus of Meteorology