People

  1. Faculty
  2. Research and Teaching Faculty and Staff
  3. Post Doctoral Scholars
  4. Graduate Students
  5. Administrative Staff
  6. Academic Affiliate and Courtesy Faculty
  7. Emeritus and Retired 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