Colloquia for Fall 2025
Dec 15, 2025
MS Defense
“Characterizing Evolution of Biomass Burning Smoke Using Dual-View Geostationary Satellite Retrievals”
By Ty Johnson
Advisor: Christine Chiu and Sonia Kreidenweis
Nov 11, 2025
PhD Defense
“Tracking Reactive Nitrogen Plumes and Their Evolution from Satellite Observations”
By Madison Shogrin
Advisor: Emily Fischer
Oct 30, 2025
PhD Defense
“Physical Processes Controlling the Organization of Shallow Cumulus as Assessed Using Simple Cloud Models”
By Michelle Kanipe
Advisor: Peter Jan van Leeuwen
Oct 29, 2025
PhD Defense
“A Multiscale Perspective on Convective Storms in South America: From Tornadic Environments to Intraseasonal Modulation and Future Changes”
By Daniel Veloso Aguila
Advisor: Eric Maloney, Kristen Rasmussen
Oct 09, 2025
MS Defense
“Volatile Organic Compounds and Air Toxics in Northern Colorado”
By Lena Low
Advisor: Emily Fischer, Jeffrey Collett
Oct 07, 2025
MS Defense
“Am I Confused or Is This Confusing?: Deep Ensembles for ENSO Uncertainty Quantification”
By Devin McAfee
Advisor: Elizabeth Barnes
Oct 03, 2025
MS Defense
“Summertime Spatiotemporal Patterns of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) in Salt Lake City”
By Daniela Guevara
Advisor: Emily Fischer
Sep 22, 2025
MS Defense
“Investigating the Sources of Southern Ocean and Coastal Antarctic Ice Nucleating Particles: The Cloud and Aerosol Impacts over the Southern Ocean (CAISO) Project”
By Chelsea Bekemeier
Advisor: Sonia Kreidenweis, Jessie Creamean
Sep 10, 2025
PhD Defense
“Two-Way Interactions Between Antarctic Sea Ice and the Atmospheric Circulation: Mechanisms for and Implications of Recent Sea-Ice Loss”
By Chloe Boehm
Advisor: David Thompson
Sep 09, 2025
PhD Defense
“Contribution of Agricultural Fire and Wildfire Smoke to PM2.5 Concentrations in Rural Regions of the US and the Associated Health Impacts”
By Olivia Sablan
Advisor: Jeffrey Pierce, Emily Fischer
Sep 08, 2025
PhD Defense
“From Source to Receptor, Unpacking Emissions and
Deposition of Reactive Nitrogen”
By Lilly Naimie
Advisor: Jeffrey Collett
Sep 03, 2025
MS Defense
“A Comprehensive Analysis of Ice Nucleating Particles
in a Subarctic Urban Environment during the ALPACA Campaign”
By Samantha Greeney
Advisor: Sonia Kreidenweis, Jessie Creamean
Aug 29, 2025
PhD Defense
“Towards a Physically Informed Understanding of New Particle Formation and Growth in the Atmosphere”
By Samuel O'Donnell
Advisor: Jeffrey Pierce
Aug 19, 2025
MS Defense
“Evaluating the Frequency, Size, and Duration of Dust Storms in the United States using Satellite and Surface Data”
By Jennifer McGinnis
Advisor: Jeff Pierce and Emily Fischer
Aug 13, 2025
PhD Defense
“3D Cloud Nowcasting: Merging Extrapolation With Machine Learning”
By Matt King
Advisor: Steven Miller
Aug 12, 2025
MS Defense
“Decoding Deep Convection: Linking Cloud Top Cooling to Environmental Conditions and Storm Evolution”
By Tom Juliano
Advisor: Steven Miller and Jason Apke
Aug 11, 2025
PhD Defense
“Three-Dimensional Radiative Transfer with Machine Learning: Emulation and Insights from Aerosol Observations
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By Kevin Yang
Advisor: Christine Chiu