People
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Faculty
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
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
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
Arthur A. Person
- Assistant Research Professor
(814) 863-1563
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
Pengfei Zhang
- Assistant Research Professor
- Member of Graduate Faculty
Post Doctoral Scholars
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
Alexandra L. Brosius
- Student researcher in the Virtual Planetary Laboratory at NASA Goddard
Administrative Staff
Karen Corl
- Record Specialist 3
- (Graduate Program Coordinator)
(814) 863-9500
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
John H. E. Clark
- Associate Professor Emeritus of Meteorology
John A. Dutton
- Professor Emeritus of Meteorology
- Dean Emeritus, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
William M. Frank
- Professor Emeritus of Tropical Meteorology
J. Michael Fritsch
- Distinguished Professor of Meteorology Emeritus
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
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