| Research Topic | Protégé | Year | Mentors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structural Analysis of Tropical Cyclones by the Airborne Phased Array Radar Observing Simulator: A Comparison Study | Deztynee Bryan | 2024 |
Research MentorBrad Klotz (NSF NCAR EOL) Research MentorWen-Chau Lee (NSF NCAR EOL) Research MentorJothiram Vivekanandan (NSF NCAR EOL) Writing MentorCourtney Weeks (NSF NCAR RAL) CoachJulie Malmberg (SciEd) Peer MentorShanna Chamhitt |
| A Climatology Analysis of Rain-on-Snow over the Arctic Ocean | Zaria Cast | 2024 |
Research MentorElizabeth Cassano (CIRES/CU) Writing MentorLily Hahn (NOAA CGC: UCP CPAESS) Computing MentorAgbeli Ameko (NSF NCAR CISL) |
| Probing the Atmosphere Using Remote Sensing Instruments for Deep Convection: Polarimetric Radio Occultation (PRO) | Shanna Chamhitt | 2024 |
Research MentorJohn Braun (UCP COSMIC) Research MentorDoug Hunt, (UCP COSMIC) Research MentorHsiao-Chun Lin* (UCP COSMIC) Research MentorHailing Zhang (UCP COSMIC JCSDA) Writing MentorEngela Sthapit (NOAA PSL) |
| Evaluating the Efficacy of Airborne Radio Occultation Observations on Improving West Coast Precipitation Forecasts | Tyanna Fox | 2024 |
Writing MentorArianna Varuolo-Clarke* (UCP CPAESS: CU) CoachChristopher Williams* (Univeristy of FL) Peer MentorChristopher Williams |
| Has Improving Hurricane Track Forecasts Improved Hurricane Intensity Forecasting? | Chandler Jenkins | 2024 |
Research MentorFalko Judt (NSF NCAR MMM) Research MentorRobert Nystorm (NSF NCAR MMM) Writing MentorBenjamin Johnston (CPAESS) |
| Understanding How Winds May Have Influenced Polynesian Navigation During the Initial Voyages to Hawaiʻi Around 1000 CE | Celia Kong-Johnson | 2024 |
Research MentorDaniel Ibarra (Brown University) Research MentorMelissa Moulton (NSF NCAR CGD) Writing MentorMarika Holland (NSF NCAR CGD) CoachDiamond Tachera (NSF NCAR MMM) Peer MentorEmily Nigro |
| Understanding Factors that Contribute to Wildfire Growth in the Western United States | Victoria Lang | 2024 |
Research MentorRonnie Abolafia-Rosenweig (NSF NCAR RAL) Research MentorCenlin He (NSF NCAR RAL) Writing MentorCory Wolff (NSF NCAR EOL) CoachMeghan Myron-Karels (UCAR HR) Peer MentorChandler Jenkins |
| Increasing Vertical Resolution in CAM6: Improving Representation of the ITCZ and Low Clouds | Chelone Rio Laws | 2024 |
Research MentorAlex Gonzalez* (WHOI) Research MentorRichard Neale (NSF NCAR CGD) Writing MentorSonya Legg (UCP COL) CoachMatthew Paulus* (CIWRO:NOAA) Peer MentorMatthew Paulus |
| Characterizing the Response of Ecosystem Photosynthesis to Clouds and Smoke using Flux Data | Janelle McManaman | 2024 |
Research MentorBharat Rastogi (CU Boulder) Writing MentorErin Towler (NOAA PSL) |
| Thawing Traditions: A Research Discussion on the Impacts of Climate Change on Indigenous Alaskan Coastal Practices | Tyler Moore | 2024 |
Research MentorAlice DuVivier (NSF NCAR CGD) Research MentorLaura Landrum (NSF NCAR CGD) Writing MentorOlga Wilhelmi (NSF NCAR RAL) CoachJeff Weber (NSF NCAR) Peer MentorAnastasia Tomanek |
| Investigating Western US Hydroclimate over the Holocene using the Isotope-Enabled Community Earth System Model | Emily Nigro | 2024 |
Research MentorSophia Macarewich (NSF NCAR CGD) Research MentorJiang Zhu (NSF NCAR CGD) Writing MentorAndrea Ray (NOAA) |
| Investigating Different RegCM5 Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) Parameterizations to Simulate an Atmospheric River (AR) Case Study | Rebecca Porter | 2024 |
Research MentorTravis O'Brien (Indiana University Bloomington) Research MentorChristine Shields (NSF NCAR CGD) Writing MentorAiyana Spear (UCP CPAESS) |
| Analyzing Magnetosphere Conditions during a Sudden Stratospheric Warming Event in January 2013 | Antonio Ruiz Nunez | 2024 |
Research MentorFederico Gasperini (Orion:Arcfield) Research MentorHanli Liu (NSF NCAR HAO) Writing MentorLouisa Nance (NOAA RAL) Computing MentorKevin Pham (NSF NCAR HAO) CoachVanessa Vincente* (UCP COMET) Peer MentorVanessa Vincente |
| Understanding Medium-Range Convective Scale Precipitation Errors from the Model for Prediction Across Scales-Atmosphere (MPAS-A) | Eleanor Salm | 2024 |
Research MentorMay Wong (NSF NCAR MMM) Writing MentorCourtney Payne (CU: NSF NCAR CGD) Peer MentorJanelle McManaman |
| The Houston Derecho: A HRRR Versus MPAS Case Study As Part Of The NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed Annual Spring Forecast Experiment | Marinna Stopa | 2024 |
Research MentorJeff Beck (NOAA GSL) Research MentorMichelle Harrold (NSF NCAR RAL) Research MentorWill Mayfield (NSF NCAR RAL) Writing MentorNicole Shrake (UCAR Operations) CoachShantel Martinez (UCAR ODEI) Peer MentorZaria Cast |
| Forecast Quality of Time-Lagged, Medium-Range, High-Resolution Ensembles over the United States: May 2023 | Anastasia Tomanek | 2024 |
Research MentorCraig Schwartz (NSF NCAR MMM) Writing MentorMeghan Stell* (NSF NCAR RAL) |
| An Intercomparison of Water Vapor Trends in the US Southwest between CONUS404, CMIP Models, and Observations | Lilian Zhu | 2024 |
Research MentorIsla Simpson (NSF NCAR CGD) Writing MentorMichael Alexander (NOAA PSL) CoachAmy Bartfield (UCP CPAESS) Peer MentorRebecca Porter |