Ángel F. Adames Corraliza Named MacArthur Fellow
October 8, 2025
Ángel F. Adames Corraliza, AOS professor and Ned P. Smith Distinguished Chair of Climatology, has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow. Often referred to as “genius grants,” the fellowships are presented by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to individuals based on their exceptional creativity, dedication to their pursuits, and the potential for their work to benefit society. Adames Corraliza’s research has led to advances in quantifying the role and impact of moisture in tropical weather and climate phenomena, bringing us closer to a comprehensive dynamical theory of the tropical atmosphere.
“Ángel’s genius in foundational advances in our science for tropical climate and meteoology is no surprise to any of us in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and among his collaborators,” says AOS professor and chair Ankur Desai. “It’s absolutely fitting and thrilling for him to be recognized by the MacArthur Foundation.”
Congratulations and well deserved, Professor Adames Corraliza!
Read the MacArthur Foundation’s fellow page for Ángel F. Adames Corraliza, October 8, 2025
Read the UW–Madison News article by Chris Barncard, October 8, 2025