Congratulations to Our 2024 Graduates!

We asked our graduating students about their plans following graduation and the most important thing they learned at CSU. Here are their responses.

Nico Gordillo

I’m continuing towards a Ph.D. Finding your own system to enjoy working goes a long way.

I-Ting Ku

I will continue to work with Jeff as a post-doc. Besides all the great opportunities I had been given to learn and grow to achieve my academic goals, I’ve learned through these years at CSU, particularly within the Atmospheric Science program, the value of giving back and supporting others. This is especially true, for those facing challenges similar to ones I have had. It was a long road for me through this journey and there is NO WAY I would have made it to this point alone. I am deeply grateful and value all the help and support I received from the department, Collett’s group, friends and family.

Marc Alessi

I’m starting a Science Fellow position with the Union of Concerned Scientists. I’ll also be teaching a meteorology course at Cornell in the fall.

Your support system is everything, develop a good work/life balance, stick to your goals, the climate feedback parameter is defined differently in every paper, I thought I was a perfectionist until I met Maria, and we still don’t understand everything about the climate system (but that’s the best part of our field because there’s so much new stuff to learn).

Alex DesRosiers

I’ll be joining the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRC Postdoc Fellowship; Monterey, CA). The more you explain your work to others, the more you will understand it yourself.

Brian Heffernan

Not sure really, staying at CSU for now. I learned the importance of different perspectives in an interdisciplinary scientific environment.

2024 Spring and Summer Graduates

*recognized at Fall 2023 event

Photo collage, from left to right, top to bottom row: Nico Gordillo, I-Ting Ku, Marc Alessi and Alex DesRosiers