Group members
Opening!
We currently have a Ph.D. position available focusing on land-atmosphere interactions and climate modeling. Please contact Liang Chen at liangchen@unl.edu and include your CV and a brief statement of your research interests and goals.
Current Members:
Ifeanyi Achugbu
Ph.D. student (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.
Mitchell Green
Master's student (since 08/2024)
Tika Gurung
Ph.D. student (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.
Thomas Kauzlarich
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.
Alumni:
Nitya Haridas
YNS Intern, Lincoln East High School, summer 2024
Nitya is studying the climatology of surface wind in Nebraska using ASOS observations.
Nicholas Li
YNS Intern, Lincoln East High School, summer 2024
Nicholas is studying the trend of precipitation in Nebraska.
Thomas Kauzlarich
Master's student, graduated in May 2024
Thesis: Expansion of the Nebraska Winter Severity Index
Justin Severson
Intern, Norris High School, summer 2023
Jay Schneider
Intern, Lincoln Southeast High School, summer 2023
Ahmani Browne
Undergraduate student, Mitchell College, summer 2022
Paper: Investigating the occurrence of blizzard events over the contiguous United States using observations and climate projections
Kevin Grady
Postdoc, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2020-2021
Tabeeb Kandaker
Intern, Central High School, Champaign, summer 2019
David Krutz
Intern, Central High School, Champaign, summer 2019