Recent News 

• April 2026:

  • At the 37th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Kelly contributed to various sessions as chair, including the TC genesis sessions, as well as organized and leading a special session in memory of Jenni Evans, AMS Centennial President and he former PhD advisor. Kelly also looks forward to forward to continuing to serve with AMS as a newly appointed member of the Committee on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones. 

  • Kwesi Quagraine presented his latest research on Hurricane Maria in PGW simulations at the High and Ultra-high Resolution Modeling Workshop held at Texas A&M. Kelly was part of the organizing committee for this event. 

• March 2026:

  • Kwesi Quagraine was an invited speaker at the 2026 Solar Climate Intervention Impacts on Extremes (SCI-EX) Workshop at UTIG and presented on his SCI Atmospheric Rivers study. Here's a special feature of the workshop 👉[Link].

  • The first study of the Mesoamerica Affinity Group (MAAG; an NSF NCAR and community effort) led by Kelly Núñez Ocasio has been published in BAMS in Early Online Relase! 

  • Kelly Núñez Ocasio was an invited seminar speaker at the 5th Workshop on Convective Organization (WCO5) hosted by INPE in São José dos Campos, Brazil. This is the link to the talk👉[Link]. 

• January 2026:

  • We are looking forward to the AMS Annual Meeting in Houston, TX! Below is the Tropical Systems Group (TSG) schedule:

    • Stephanie Ortiz Rosario will be participating in the Student Conference as a Co-Chair in Training. You can catch her chairing the “Research and Career Panels – Climate” session on Saturday, January 24 🕑 10:20–11:30 AM, 📍 Room 332A.

    • Kelly Núñez Ocasio is an invited speaker in the “Paving Your Path: Navigating the Job Market” session at the Student Conference on Sunday, January 25 🕑 9:40–10:25 AM, 📍 Grand Ballroom A.  You can also catch Kelly at the Texas A&M University booth Grad School/ Career Fair on Sunday evening. 

    • Kelly is the convener of the "Response of High-Impact Tropical Weather to a Warming Climate: Bridging Weather and Climate" sessions. Her talk “Advancing Weather and Climate Science in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean through Community and Storm-Resolving Modeling”, will take place on Thursday, January 29, 2026 🕑 10:45–11:00 AM, 📍 Room 352D.

You can find more group news [here].