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Defenses for Spring 2024

Bridging Human and Artificial Intelligence for Skillful, Trustworthy, and Insightful Seasonal-to-Decadal Climate Prediction
Jul 26, 2024
PhD Defense
“Bridging Human and Artificial Intelligence for Skillful, Trustworthy, and Insightful Seasonal-to-Decadal Climate Prediction”
BY Jamin Rader
ADVISOR Elizabeth Barnes
Satellite Observations of Oceanic High-Latitude Drizzle Using a Combined Radar-Radiometer Retrieval
Jul 24, 2024
MS Defense
“Satellite Observations of Oceanic High-Latitude Drizzle Using a Combined Radar-Radiometer Retrieval”
BY Spencer Jones
ADVISOR Christian Kummerow
Changes in Shortwave Solar Radiation under Local and Transported Wildfire Smoke Plumes: Implications for Agriculture, Solar Energy, and Air Quality Applications
Jun 10, 2024
PhD Defense
“Changes in Shortwave Solar Radiation under Local and Transported Wildfire Smoke Plumes: Implications for Agriculture, Solar Energy, and Air Quality Applications”
BY Kimberley Corwin
ADVISOR Emily Fischer
Quantification of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
May 30, 2024
MS Defense
“Quantification of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Unconventional Oil and Gas Development”
BY Weixin Zhang
ADVISOR Jeffrey Collett
Measurement of Low-Altitude Aerosol Layers Surrounding Convective Cold Pool Passage Observed by Uncrewed Aircraft
May 22, 2024
MS Defense
“Measurement of Low-Altitude Aerosol Layers Surrounding Convective Cold Pool Passage Observed by Uncrewed Aircraft”
BY Brian Heffernan
ADVISOR Sonia Kreidenweis and Russell Perkins
Climate Model Error in the Evolution of Sea Surface Temperature Patterns Affects Radiation and Precipitation Projections
May 09, 2024
PhD Defense
“Climate Model Error in the Evolution of Sea Surface Temperature Patterns Affects Radiation and Precipitation Projections”
BY Marc Alessi
ADVISOR Maria Rugenstein
From Surface to Tropopause: On the Vertical Structure of the Tropical Cyclone Vortex
Apr 30, 2024
PhD Defense
“From Surface to Tropopause: On the Vertical Structure of the Tropical Cyclone Vortex”
BY Alexander DesRosiers
ADVISOR Michael Bell
Air Quality Impacts from Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
Jan 10, 2024
PhD Defense
“Air Quality Impacts from Unconventional Oil and Gas Development”
BY I-Ting Ku
ADVISOR Jeffrey Collett