Graduate Research Opportunities
We invite you to learn more about our faculty and research areas:
Fall 2027 Graduate Research Opportunities
| Advisor name | # of Opportunities | Description of Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Ángel F. Adames Corraliza | 0 | No new funded opportunities |
| Ankur Desai | 0 | No new funded opportunities |
| David Henderson | 1 | Recruiting a graduate student to investigate how changes in clouds associated with El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variability affect the large-scale atmospheric circulation. The project will combine satellite observations of clouds and precipitation with a global model to understand how changes in clouds and their heating of the atmosphere contribute to changes in atmospheric circulation. The goal is to identify the key processes linking cloud changes to large-scale climate variability. |
| Stephanie Henderson | 0 | No new funded opportunities |
| Tracey Holloway | TBD | TBD |
| Fraser King | 1-2 | I am looking to recruit 1-2 students for projects related to interpretable machine learning for precipitation and Earth system science. One funded PhD position will use machine learning to link precipitation processes across scales, from field campaign microphysics to radar and satellite observations of extremes, and one MS position will apply mechanistic interpretability tools to understand how generative AI weather and climate models represent convection and extreme precipitation. Students with backgrounds in atmospheric science, physics, computer science, or related fields with some ML experience are encouraged to email me with a CV and a brief statement of interests. |
| Tristan L’Ecuyer | 1 | Join the NASA PREFIRE team to work on algorithm development and polar science and applications. |
| Andrea Lopez Lang | 1 | I am recruiting a student interested in the dynamics of the extratropics, especially interested the interactions between the Arctic tropopause and the midlatitude wave guide. We are interested in understanding the development of precursors to high impact weather events. Reach out to andrea.lopez.lang@wisc.edu for more information. |
| Bee Leung | 1-2 | Project 1: using high-resolution models and object-tracking to explore environmental controls on the convective life cycle as part of the NASA INCUS mission. Project 2: using geostationary observations and models to quantify land surface and aerosol impacts on the diurnal cycle of convection |
| Elizabeth Maroon | 0 | No new funded opportunities |
| Till Wagner | TBD | TBD, always open to discussing potential opportunities |
| Hannah Zanowski | 0 | No new funded opportunities |
To Apply
To learn more about the faculty and their research groups, visit the AOS Faculty page on our web site
To learn about how to apply to the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Graduate Progam, visit the how to apply page. We encourage you to mention specific faculty or projects in your application statements.