Chen Research Group

Group members

Current Members:

Ifeanyi Achugbu

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.

Mitchell Green

Master's student (since 08/2024)

Mitchell is study the development of flash drought in the US. Mitchell is support by the EAS fellowship.

Tika Gurung

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.

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.

Vishnu Prasad

Ph.D. student (since 08/2025)

Vishnu is studying land-atmosphere interactions in flash drought. Vishnu is supported by National Science Foundation.

Lily Rippeteau

Undergraduate student (since 08/2025)

Lily is working on drought prediction using artificial intelligence models. Lily is supported by Raikes School Research Studio.

Alumni:

Samarth Sajeesh

YNS Intern, Lincoln East High School, summer 2025

Samarth studied the Central US flash drought in 2012.

Nitya Haridas

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.

Nicholas Li

YNS Intern, Lincoln East High School, summer 2024

Nicholas studied the trend of precipitation in Nebraska.

Now: student at Harvard College

Thomas Kauzlarich

Master's student, graduated in May 2024

Thesis: Expansion of the Nebraska Winter Severity Index

Now: Ph.D. student at UNL

Justin Severson

Intern, Norris High School, summer 2023

Now: Student at Graceland University

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

Now: Ph.D. student at Louisiana State University

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

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