Current Members:
Ph.D. candidate (since 01/2023)
Ifeanyi is studying the impacts of irrigation on climate in the U.S. Great Plains using WRF. Ifeanyi's research is supported by University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative.
Master's student (since 08/2024)
Mitchell is study the development of flash drought in the US. Mitchell is support by the EAS fellowship.
Ph.D. candidate (since 01/2023)
Tika is studying the hydroclimate over the glacier regions of High Mountain Asia using field observations and climate models. Tika's research is supported by Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute.
Ph.D. student (since 06/2024)
Thomas is studying severe winter weather and its impacts on transportation in Nebraska. Thomas is supported by Nebraska Department of Transportation.
Ph.D. student (since 08/2025)
Vishnu is studying land-atmosphere interactions in flash drought. Vishnu is supported by National Science Foundation.
Undergraduate student (since 08/2025)
Lily is working on drought prediction using artificial intelligence models. Lily is supported by Raikes School Research Studio.
Alumni:
YNS Intern, Lincoln East High School, summer 2025
Samarth studied the Central US flash drought in 2012.
YNS Intern, Lincoln East High School, summer 2024, 2025
Nitya studied the climatology of surface wind in the central and northern Plains using ASOS observations.
YNS Intern, Lincoln East High School, summer 2024
Nicholas studied the trend of precipitation in Nebraska.
Now: student at Harvard College
Master's student, graduated in May 2024
Thesis: Expansion of the Nebraska Winter Severity Index
Now: Ph.D. student at UNL
Intern, Norris High School, summer 2023
Now: Student at Graceland University
Intern, Lincoln Southeast High School, summer 2023
Undergraduate student, Mitchell College, summer 2022
Paper: Investigating the occurrence of blizzard events over the contiguous United States using observations and climate projections
Now: Ph.D. student at Louisiana State University
Postdoc, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2020-2021
Intern, Central High School, Champaign, summer 2019
Intern, Central High School, Champaign, summer 2019