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Staff

Fuqing Zhang (DIED UNEXPECTEDLY ON FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2019)

Founding Director (2014-July 2019)

Distinguished Professor at Penn State

Departments of Meteorology and Statistics

Fellow of American Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society

Laureate of Faculty Scholar Medals for Outstanding Achievement

Steven J. Greybush

Associate Director
Chair, Executive Team

Associate Professor of Meteorology
Co-Hire, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences

618 Walker Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 867-4926
Email: sjg213@psu.edu

Xingchao Chen

Assistant Director
Executive Team Member

Assistant Professor of Meteorology

601A Walker Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 441-6383
Email: xzc55@psu.edu

Yunji Zhang

Assistant Director
Executive Team Member

Assistant Professor of Meteorology

624A Walker Building
University Park, PA 16802
Email: yuz31@psu.edu

John Harlim

Associate Director

Professor of Mathematics and Meteorology

214 McAllister Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 863-9024
Email: jharlim@psu.edu

Alfonso Mejia

Associate Director

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Email: amejia@engr.psu.edu

Le Bao

Associate Director

Professor of Statistics

514C Wartick Lab
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-9443
Email: lebao@psu.edu



Center Affiliates

(* denotes original science steering committee membership)

Richard Alley

Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences

Phone: (814)863-1700
Email: rba6@psu.edu

Sam Baugh

Assistant Professor of Statistics

Email: samuelbaugh@psu.edu

Elizabeth Boyer

Professor of Water Resources

Phone: (814)865-8830
Email: ewb100@psu.edu

William Bristow

Professor of Atmospheric Science

Email: wab5217@psu.edu

William H. Brune

Distinguished Professor of Meteorology

Phone: (814)865-3286
Email: whb2@psu.edu

*Guido Cervone

Professor of Geography

Phone: (814)863-0179
Email: cervone@psu.edu

*Eugene E. Clothiaux

Professor of Meteorology

Phone: (814)865-2915
Email: eec3@psu.edu

*Kenneth J. Davis

Professor of Meteorology

Phone: (814)863-8601
Email: kjd10@psu.edu

Anthony C. Didlake

Associate Professor of Meteorology

Phone: (814)863-4636
Email: didlake@psu.edu

Qiang Du

Verne M. Willaman Professor of Mathematics

Phone: (814)865-3674
Email: dqu@psu.edu

*Christopher J. Duffy

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Phone: (814)863-4384
Email: cxd11@psu.edu

Donald Ebeigbe

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

Email: dee5127@psu.edu

David Eissenstat

Professor of Woody Plant Physiology

Phone: (814)863-3371
Email: dme9@psu.edu

Jenni Evans

Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Email: jle7@psu.edu

Matthew Ferrari

Professor of Biology

Email: mjf283@psu.edu

Chris E. Forest

Professor of Climate Dynamics

Phone: (814)865-0710
Email: ceforest@psu.edu

Jose D. Fuentes

Professor of Meteorology

Phone: (814)863-1585
Email: jdfuentes@psu.edu

Melissa Gervais

Associate Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Email: mmg62@psu.edu

Samuel Grauer

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Email: sjg6056@psu.edu

Helen Greatrex

Assistant Professor of Remote Sensing and Geostatistics

Phone: (814)865-1596
Email: hlg5155@psu.edu

Murali Haran

Professor of Statistics

Phone: (814)865-8126
Email: mharan@stat.psu.edu

Jerry Y. Harrington

Professor of Meteorology

Phone: (814)863-1584
Email: jyh10@psu.edu

Amy K. Huff

Affiliate Assistant Research Professor of Meteorology

Phone: (814)865-2951
Email: akh157@psu.edu

Gregory Jenkins

Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Geography, and African Studies

Phone: (814)865-0479
Email: gsj1@psu.edu

Tim Kane

Professor of Electrical Engineering

Phone: (814)863-8727
Email: tjk7@psu.edu

James F. Kasting

Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences

Phone: (814)865-3207
Email: kasting@essc.psu.edu

Klaus Keller

Professor of Geosciences

Phone: (814)865-6718
Email: kzk10@psu.edu

Matthew R. Kumjian

Associate Professor of Meteorology

Phone: (814)863-1581
Email: kumjian@psu.edu

Sukyoung Lee

Distinguished Professor of Meteorology

Email: sxl31@psu.edu

*Jia Li

Professor of Statistics
Professor of CSE (by courtesy)

Phone: (814)863-3074
Email: jiali@psu.edu

Laifang Li

Assistant Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Email: lfl5240@psu.edu

Li Li

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Phone: (814)867-0151
Email: lili@engr.psu.edu

Qunhua Li

Associate Professor of Statistics

Phone: (814)865-9468
Email: qunhua.li@psu.edu

Xiantao Li

Professor of Mathematics

Email: xxl12@psu.edu

Runze Li

Distinguished Professor of Statistics

Phone: (814)865-1555
Email: rzli@psu.edu

Dennis K. J. Lin

Distinguished Professor of Statistics and Supply Chain

Phone: (814)865-0377
Email: dkl5@psu.edu

Xiaofeng Liu

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Phone: (814)863-2940
Email: xliu@engr.psu.edu

Kelly Lombardo

Associate Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Email: kal6112@psu.edu

Alan MacEachren

Professor of Geography and Information Science and Technology

Phone: (814)865-7491
Email: maceachren@psu.edu

Michael E. Mann

Distinguished Professor of Meteorology
Joint Appointment with the Department of Geosciences

Phone: (814)863-4075
Email: mann@psu.edu

Paul Markowski

Department Head and Distinguished Professor of Meteorology

Phone: (814)865-9736
Email: pmarkowski@psu.edu

Romit Maulik

Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology

Email: rmm7011@psu.edu

Jon Nese

Teaching Professor of Meteorology

Email: j2n@psu.edu

Raymond Najjar

Professor of Oceanography

Email: rgn1@psu.edu

Renee Obringer

Assistant Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering

Phone: (814)865-8475
Email: obringer@psu.edu

Ying Pan

Associate Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Email: yyp5033@psu.edu

John Peters

Assistant Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Email: jfp5948@psu.edu

Cibin Raj

Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Email: craj@psu.edu

Yvette Richardson

Professor of Meteorology

Phone: (814)863-0791
Email: yrichardson@psu.edu

Ben Shaby

Assistant Professor of Statistics

Email: bshaby@psu.edu

Chaopeng Shen

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

Phone: (814)863-5844
Email: cshen@engr.psu.edu

Erica Smithwick

Professor of Geography

Phone: (814)865-6693
Email: smithwick@psu.edu

Sanjay Srinivasan

Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Email: szs27@psu.edu

David R. Stauffer

Professor of Meteorology

Phone: (814)863-3932
Email: drs8@psu.edu

*David J. Stensrud

Professor of Meteorology

Phone: (814)863-7714
Email: david.stensrud@psu.edu

David W. Titley

Professor of Practice, Department of Meteorology

Phone: (814)867-4750
Email: dwt12@psu.edu

Jose Ventura

Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Coordinator, Operations Research Graduate Program

Email: jav1@psu.edu

Johannes Verlinde

Professor of Meteorology

Email: jxv7@psu.edu

James Z. Wang

Professor of IST

Email: jwang@ist.psu.edu

Christelle Wauthier

Associate Professor of Geosciences

Phone: (814)863-6649
Email: cuw25@psu.edu

Mort Webster

Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering

Email: mdw18@psu.edu

Jinchao Xu

Francis R. and Helen M. Pentz Professor of Science

Phone: (814)865-1110
Email: xu@math.psu.edu

Hui Yang

Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Email: huy25@psu.edu

Tao Yao

Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Phone: (814)865-8040
Email: taoyao@psu.edu

John Yen

Professor of Information Sciences and Technology

Phone: (814)865-6174
Email: jyen@ist.psu.edu

George Young

Professor of Meteorology

Email: g3y@psu.edu

Colin Zarzycki

Associate Professor of Meteorology and Climate Dynamics

Email: cmz5202@psu.edu

*Xiaolong (Luke) Zhang

Associate Professor of IST

Phone: (814)863-9462
Email: lzhang@ist.psu.edu

Bu Zhong

Associate Professor of Communications

Phone: (814)865-1023
Email: bxz11@psu.edu

*Ludmil Zikatanov

Professor of Mathematics

Email: ltz@math.psu.edu



Graduate Students

Jingyi (Joey) Hu
M.S. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Xingchao Chen)

• Tropical Meteorology
• Mesoscale Meteorology

Maxwell Katsouros
M.S. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Anthony Didlake and Dr. Xingchao Chen)

• Tropical Meteorology
• Tropical Cyclones

Ryan McMichael
Ph.D. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Steven Greybush)

• Planetary Atmospheres
• Data Assimilation

Chin-Hsuan (Sam) Peng
Ph.D. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Xingchao Chen)

• Data Assimilation
• Tropical Convection

Chandler Pruett
Ph.D. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Xingchao Chen)

• Data Assimilation

Jordan Rendon
M.S. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Yunji Zhang)

• Data Assimilation
• Tropical Cyclone Predictability

Bruno Rojas
Ph.D. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Anthony Didlake)

• Tropical Cyclones

Ethan Schaefer
Ph.D. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Steven Greybush)

• Data Assimilation
• Winter Storms

Jon Seibert
Ph.D. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Steven Greybush)

• Geometry-Sensitive Ensemble Mean
• Winter Storms
• Data Assimilation

Christian Spallone
M.S. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Steven Greybush)

• Machine Learning
• Data Assimilation
• Mesoscale Meteorology

Jacob Tindan
Ph.D. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Greg Jenkins)

• Aerosol Modeling

Matthew Varela
Ph.D. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Anthony Didlake)

• Tropical Cyclone Dynamics
• Cloud Microphysics

Alice Vendrame
Ph.D. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Steven Greybush)

• Planetary Atmospheres
• Data Assimilation

Zhu (Judy) Yao
Ph.D. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Eugene Clothiaux)

• Satellite data assimilation
• tropical cyclones

Song Zhang
Ph.D. Graduate Student
(Advisor: Dr. Matthew Kumjian and Dr. Steven Greybush)

• Radar meteorology
• Winter storms



ADAPT Group Alumni

Recent Graduates:

Nicholas Barron
Ph.D., 2024
(Advisor: Dr. Anthony Didlake)

Investigating the Characteristics and Dynamics of Convective Updrafts in Tropical Cyclone Rainbands

Keenan Eure
Ph.D., 2024
(Co-Advisor: Dr. David Stensrud and Dr. Yunji Zhang)

Simultaneous Assimilation of Dual-Polarization Radar and All-Sky Satellite Observations to Improve Convection Forecasts

Da Fan
Ph.D., 2024
(Advisor: Dr. Steven Greybush)

Deep Learning for Convective Initiation Nowcasting

Christopher Hartman
Ph.D., 2024
(Advisor: Dr. Xingchao Chen)

Improving Tropical Cyclone Forecasts from Formation to Maturity Using Ensemble-based Data Assimilation

Katriella Tenembaum
M.S., 2023
(Advisor: Dr. Anthony Didlake)

Examining Extreme Precipitation Processes and Vertical Wind Shear in Typhoon Nesat (2017)

Man Yau (Joseph) Chan
Ph.D., 2022
(Advisor: Dr. Xingchao Chen)

Improving the analyses and forecasts of tropical mesoscale convective systems through advancing the ensemble data assimilation of geostationary satellite infrared radiance observations

Justin Stow
M.S., 2022
(Advisor: Dr. Anthony Didlake)

Analyzing the Structural Variability of Eyewall Replacement Cycles in Idealized WRF Simulations

Noah Polek-Davis
M.S., 2022
(Advisor: Dr. Steven Greybush)

Comparative Analysis of Martian Global Dust Storms Genesis and Progression

Maria Morales-Cáez
M.S., 2021
(Advisor: Dr. Xingchao Chen)

Impacts of high-frequency storm-induced SST cooling on the intensity forecast of Hurricane Florence (2018)

Hartzel Gillespie
Ph.D., 2021
(Advisor: Dr. Steven Greybush)

Investigation of Martian meteorology using the Ensemble Mars Atmosphere Reanalysis System (EMARS)

Paul Mykolajtchuk
M.S., 2021
(Advisor: Dr. David Stensrud)

Diagnosing a Missed Convective Initiation Forecast by Assimilating GOES-16 Satellite Radiances and WSR-88D Radar Observations

Chau Lam (Chris) Yu
Ph.D., 2020
(Advisor: Dr. Anthony Didlake)

The role of asymmetric rainband processes in secondary eyewall formation of tropical cyclones

Robert Nystrom
Ph.D., 2020
(Advisor: Dr. Steven Greybush)

The dynamics and predictability of major hurricanes: influences of initial condition uncertainty and model error explored using ensemble data assimilation

Scott Sieron
Ph.D., 2019
(Advisor: Dr. Fuqing Zhang and Dr. Eugene Clothiaux)

All-Sky Microwave Data Assimilation for Tropical Cyclones: Establishing Groundwork and Proof-of-Concept

Hans Chen
Ph.D., 2018
(Advisor: Dr. Fuqing Zhang)

Toward improved regional estimates of carbon dioxide sources and sinks through coupled carbon–atmospheric data assimilation

Wenjie Li
M.S., 2018
(Advisor: Dr. Fuqing Zhang)

Ensemble sensitivity analysis of ice flow simulations with different parametric model uncertainties

Hui-Wen Lai
M.S., 2018
(Advisor: Dr. Fuqing Zhang)

An observation and modeling study of Arctic multilayered mixed-phase boundary layer clouds

Yue (Michael) Ying
Ph.D., 2018
(Advisor: Dr. Fuqing Zhang)

Ensemble Data Assimilation for the Analysis and Prediction of Multiscale Tropical Weather Systems

Masashi Minamide
Ph.D., 2018
(Advisor: Dr. Fuqing Zhang)

On the Predictability of Tropical Cyclones through All-sky Infrared Satellite Radiance Assimilation

Yongqiang Sun
Ph.D., 2017
(Advisor: Dr. Fuqing Zhang)

Scale Interaction and Mid-latitude Atmospheric Predictability: Impacts of Moist Convection and Gravity Waves

Andrew Thomas
M.S., 2017
(Advisor: Dr. Fuqing Zhang)

Sensitivity of Simulated Tropospheric Ozone in the Mid-Atlantic Region in June 2016 Using the WRF-Chem Model

Christopher Melhauser
Ph.D., 2016
(Advisor: Dr. Fuqing Zhang)

A Multiple-Model Ensemble Examination of the Probabilistic Prediction of Tropical Cyclones

Erin Munsell
Ph.D., 2016
(Advisor: Dr. Fuqing Zhang)

Dynamics and predictability of tropical cyclones evaluated through convection-permitting ensemble analysis and forecasts with airborne radar and sounding observations

Petros Kalogeras
M.S., 2015
(Advisor: Dr. Steven Greybush)

Evaluating Radiance and Retrieval Assimilation of Mars Thermal Emission Spectrometer Spacecraft Observations

Glen Hanson
M.S., 2016
(Advisor: Dr. Steven Greybush)

Impact of Assimilating Surface Pressure Observations from Smartphones: Observing System Simulation Experiments with the PSU WRF-EnKF

Dandan Tao
Ph.D., 2015
(Advisor: Dr. Fuqing Zhang)

Dynamics and Predictability of Tropical Cyclones under Vertical Wind Shear

Benjamin Green
Ph.D., 2015
(Advisor: Dr. Fuqing Zhang)

Improving Numerical Weather Forecasts of Tropical Cyclones through a Better Understanding of Surface and Boundary Layer Processes

Jon Poterjoy
Ph.D., 2014
(Advisor: Dr. Fuqing Zhang)

Hybrid data assimilation for tropical cyclone analysis and prediction

Junhong Wei
Ph.D., 2015
(Advisor: Dr. Fuqing Zhang)

Gravity waves in moist baroclinic jet-front systems

    Students, Postdocs, and Visitors:
  1. Dr. Zhiyong (Ellie) Meng, Visiting Professor from Peking University China (01/2010-07/2010)
  2. Dr. Jianhua Sun, Visiting Professor from Chinese Academy of Science, Institute of Atmospheric Physics (04/2010-10/2010)
  3. Dr. Juan Fang, Visiting Professor from Nanjing University China (08/2008-02/2010)
  4. Dr. Xiaoming Hu, postdoctoral scientist (11/2008-08/2010), Adjunct Assistant Professor in the University of Oklahoma
  5. Dr. Chanh Kieu, postdoctoral scientist (07/2009-01/2010), currently tenured lecturer at Vietnam National University
  6. Huizhong He, exchange doctoral student from CAMS China (02/2009-01/2010), Ph.D. awarded 12/2010 (currently associate professor at CAMS)
  7. Meng Zhang, doctoral student (08/2008-11/2010), Ph.D. awarded 12/2010 (currently environmental modeling team lead at IBM China)
  8. Baoguo Xie, exchange graduate student from Peking University (09/2009-09/2011), currently working in IBM China
  9. Dr. Xiaqiong (Kate) Zhou, Visiting Postdoctoral Scientist (12/2010-9/2011) from University of Hawaii, currently NCEP
  10. Dr. Xuyang Ge, Postdoctoral Scientist (sponsored by NOAA through UCAR Visiting Scientist Program) (11/2010-06/2012), currently at University of Hawaii
  11. Dr. Hongwen Kang, Visiting Professor from Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (11/2011-2/2012)
  12. Chuanhai Qian, Visiting Scholar, Director of China Marine and Typhoon Prediction Center, CMA (2/2011-2/2012)
  13. Qilin Wan, Visiting Scholar, Director of China Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology (12/2011-1/2012)
  14. Yudong Gao, Visiting Scholar, research scientist at China Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology (6/2011-6/2012, 02/2015-02/2016)
  15. Dr. Daniel Stern, Postdoctoral Scientist (7/2010-12/2012), currently NSF graduate fellow at NCAR
  16. Dr. Xinghua Bao, visiting graduate student (09/2009-05/2011), Postdoctoral Scientist (08/2011-08/2012), currently research scientist at Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences
  17. Benkui Tan, visiting professor from Peking University (8/2012-10/2012)
  18. Yanzhen Chi, Doctoral student, Ph.D. awarded 2013, currently meteorologist at China Fujian Meteorological Bureau
  19. Zhang Yuanchun, visiting graduate student from Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Science (08/2015-11/2015)
  20. Liang Aimin, visiting scholar from North China ATMB Meteorological Center
  21. Yanzhen Chi, visiting scholar from China Meteorological Administration (Fujian)
  22. Dr. Wei Li, postdoctoral researcher (3/2014-9/2014), currently at NCEP
  23. Dr. Haiwen Liu, visiting professor from Chengdu University of Information Technology, China (11/2013-5/2014)
  24. Yunji (Jerry) Zhang , visiting graduate student from Peking University (9/2012-9/2014)
  25. Ye (Amy) Yun, visiting graduate student from Peking University (9/2013-9/2014)
  26. Dr. Jonathan Poterjoy (doctoral student 8/2009-8/2014), next postdoc at the Advanced Study Program at NCAR, currently faculty, University of Maryland
  27. Jun Sun, lead forecaster and visiting scholar from Chinese National Meteorological Center
  28. Lin Dong, senior forecaster and visiting scholar from Chinese Tropical Cyclone Forecast Center
  29. Xuexing Qiu, deputy director and visiting scholar from Anhui Meteorological Center, China
  30. Dr. Shoujuan (Jennifer) Shu, visiting professor from Nanjing University
  31. Dr. Ashford Reyes, visiting graduate student from Howard University, currently meteorologist at Caribbean Institude for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH)
  32. Dr. Qinghong (Alise) Zhang, Visiting Professor from Peking University (08/2014-08/2015)
  33. Dr. Xiaodong Tang, Visiting Professor from Nanjing University (08/2014-08/2015)
  34. Dr. Junhong Wei, doctoral student (08/2009-05/2015), Ph.D. awarded 05/2015. Currently Associate Professor of Sun Yat-sen University, China.
  35. Dr. Dandan Tao, doctoral student (08/2010-05/2015), Ph.D. awarded 05/2015
  36. Dr. Benjamin Green, Doctoral strudent, Ph.D. awarded 05/2015, currently research scientist at NOAA/ESRL
  37. Dr. Xingchao Chen, Visiting Doctoral Student from Nanjing University (05/2015-11/2015)
  38. Petros Kalogeras, Masters awarded 5/2015
  39. Glen Hanson, Masters awarded 5/2015
  40. Seth Saslo, graduate student
  41. Ling Zhang, Visiting Scholar from Chinese operational typhoon forecast center (05/2015-05/2016)
  42. Dr. Christopher Melhauser (doctoral student 8/2012-4/2016), currently working in EMC
  43. Dr. Chunyu Qiu, Visiting Professor from Lanzhou University (CSC scholarship recipient 08/2015-08/2016)
  44. Mingxin Li, Visiting Doctoral Student from Peking University (CSC scholarship recipient 09/2014-09/2016)
  45. Yingjian Chen, Visiting Doctoral Student from Tsinghua University (CSC scholarship recipient 10/2015-10/2016)
  46. Dr. Yicun (Ethan) Zhen, doctoral student (09/2010-09/2016)
  47. Jingsong Pan, Visiting Scholar from Zhejiang Meteorological Observatory (04/2016-07/2016)
  48. Dr. Erin Munsell, doctoral student (08/2010-08/2016), Ph.D. awarded 08/2016
  49. Dr. Yonghui Weng, research associate (08/2008-12/2016)
  50. Dr. Daigao Teng, Visiting Scholar from Zhejiang Meteorological Observatory (04/2016-01/2017)
  51. Dr. Ling Huang, Visiting Scholar from Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (01/2017-04/2017)
  52. Dr. Atsushi Okazaki, Visiting Scholar from RIKEN Japan (04/2017-05/2017)
  53. Eun-Gyeong Yang, Visiting student from Yonsei University, Korean (03/2017-07/2017)
  54. Yan Wang, Visiting student from Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (05/2017-07/2017)
  55. Dr. Sourav Taraphdar, Post-doctoral scholar (2015/07-2017/06)
  56. Dr. Tonghua Su, Visiting scholar from Fujian Meteorological Bureau, China (10/2016-10/2017)
  57. Dr. Yu Shu, Visiting scholar from Jiangsu Meteorological Bureau, China (04/2017-10/2017)
  58. Lei Zhu, Visiting Doctoral Student from Peking University (CSC scholarship recipient 08/2015-08/2017)
  59. Dr. Tinghai Ou, Visiting Scholar from University of Gothenburg, Sweden (08/2017-09/2017)
  60. Dr. Yongqiang Sun, doctoral student (08/2012-08/2017), Ph.D. awarded 08/2017
  61. Su (Simon) Liu, Visiting doctoral student from Nanjing University (CSC scholarship recipient 10/2015-11/2017)
  62. Yanting Ye, Visiting doctoral student from Beijing Normal University (CSC scholarship recipient 09/2015-09/2017)
  63. Dr. Jie Ma, Visiting scholar from China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China (08/2017-08/2018)
  64. Dr. Yongxiang Zhang, Visiting scholar from China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China (08/2017-08/2018)
  65. Jie He, Visiting student from Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China (10/2017 - 08/2020)
  66. Andrew Thomas, master student (08/2016-12/2017)
  67. Dr. Hong Ying, Visiting scholar from China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China (11/2017-05/2018)
  68. Dr. Jiaolan Fu, Visiting scholar from China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China (02/2018-02/2019)
  69. XiaoFei Li , Visiting doctoral student from Peking University Beijing, China (03/2018-09/2018)
  70. Dr. Dan Wu, Visiting scholar from Nanjing University, China (04/2018-03/2019)
  71. Yue (Michael) Ying, Ph.D student (2012-05/2018)
  72. Dr. Huaning Dai, Visiting scholar from Nanjing University, China (07/2018-08/2018)
  73. Dr. Dandan Tao, Post-doctoral Scholar and ADAPT center assistant (2015-07/2018)
  74. Dr. Yu Du, Visiting scholar from Sun Yat-sen University, China (07/2018-08/2018)
  75. Dr. Masashi Minamide, Ph.D student (09/2014-05/2018)
  76. Wenjie Li, Masters student (01/2017-08/2018)
  77. Hui-Wen Lai, Masters student (08/2014-08/2018)
  78. Dr. Hans Chen, Ph.D student (09/2013-08/2018)
  79. Seungyoon Baek, Visiting master student from Seoul National University, Korean (10/07/2018-10/25/2018)
  80. Negin Hayatbini, Visiting Doctoral student, University of California, Irvin (11/07/2018-11/18/2018)
  81. Dr. Weizhong Zheng, Visiting scholar from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA · National Weather Service, USA (01/12/2019-01/19/2019)
  82. Dr. Zhiyong Meng, Visiting scholar from Peking University, China (01/12/2019-01/27/2019)
  83. Dr. Moussa Gueye, postdoctoral scholar (9/2018-6/2019), currently faculty at University of Kaolack, Senegal
  84. Dr. Tingting Qian, Visiting Scholar from Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences,China (02/25/19 - 08/24/2019)
  85. Lorenzo Minola, Visiting Ph.D Student from University of Gothenburg, Sweden (03/04/2019 - 05/02/2019)
  86. Alejandro Hermoso, Visiting Ph.D. Student from University of the Balearic Islands, Spain (04/2019-05/2019)
  87. Dr. Lingli Zhou, Visiting scholar from Zhejiang meteorological observatory. Hangzhou, China (05/10/2019 - 08/2020)
  88. Dr. Junhong Wei, Visiting scholar from Sun Yat-Sen University, China (06/29/2019 - 07/28/2019)
  89. Dr. Yu Du, Visiting scholar from Sun Yat-Sen University, China (07/14/2019 - 07/28/2019)
  90. Dr. James Ruppert, Assistant Research Professor, Currently Assistant Professor, School of Meteorology of University of Oklahoma (10/2018-12/2020)
  91. Dr. Yinghiu Lu, Post-doctoral Scholar and assistant research proffessor, currently associate professor in Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University,China (07/2017-12/2020)
  92. Dr. Robert Nystrom, doctoral student, Ph.D awarded 08/2020, currently Postdoctoral Fellow at NCAR (07/2015 - 08/2020)
  93. Dr. Scott Sieron, graduated student, Masters awarded 2013, Ph.D awarded 12/2019 (2013-2019)
  94. Dr. Scott Sieron, Post Doctoral Scholar, currently Support Scientist of I. M. Systems Group Inc. (IMSG) (01/2020-08/2020)
  95. Dr. Chau Lam (Chris) Yu, doctoral student, Ph.D awarded 08/2020, currently Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, NY (2016-2020)
  96. Dr. Atsushi Okazaki, postdoctoral scholar (7/2019-2/2021), currently faculty at Hirosaki University, Japan
  97. Dr. Yan (Elena) Wang, postdoctoral scholar (1/2020-3/2021), currently tenured researcher at Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  98. Dr. Hartzel Gillespie, doctoral student, Ph.D. awarded 09/2021, currently postdoc at LPI
  99. Maria Morales-Cáez, Masters student, M.S. awarded 10/2021
  100. Zhifang Chen, Center Assistant, 2018-2021
  101. Paul Mykolajtchuk, M.S. awarded 6/2021
  102. Noah Polek-Davis, M.S. awarded 5/2022
  103. Justin Stow, Ph.D. awarded 6/2022
  104. Joseph Chan, Ph.D. awarded 9/2022, faculty at Ohio State University
  105. Chenli Wang, Visiting scholar from Nanjing University
  106. Katriella Tenembaum, M.S. awarded 2023
  107. Ben Townsend, Masters student, Geography
  108. Chris Hartman, Ph.D. awarded 2024
  109. Keenan Eure, Ph.D. awarded 2024, currently postdoc at NOAA
  110. Da Fan, Ph.D. awarded 2024
  111. Steven Rearden, M.S. student
  112. Nicholas Barron, Ph.D. awarded 2024