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Assistant Professor
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
I go by Henry. I have been at Mississippi State University since 2022. My research focuses on understanding the dynamics driving climate variability, weather extremes, and regional climate change. My current research is focused on the downscaling and projections of TC precipitation. I earned my PhD in Climate Science from Utah State University in 2018. Before joining Mississippi State University, I worked as a postdoctoral scholar at UCLA.
PhD Student
I recently completed my master’s thesis in which I worked on reconstructing streamflow in the Mississippi River Basin over the past millennium. My work aims to characterize the patterns and range of variability in streamflow and identify the large-scale climate drivers influencing these patterns. I graduated from Mississippi State University in 2023 with a BS in Professional Meteorology. When not researching the climate, I am always looking for ways to experience what the atmosphere has to offer, sports to participate in, and spending time with friends.
PhD Student
I graduated from Vermont State University–Lyndon in 2024 with a B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences and minors in mathematics and physics. My research examines how land-use change influences surface energy fluxes, planetary boundary-layer structure, and regional hydroclimate, with a focus on the Mississippi Delta and broader land–atmosphere feedbacks under a warming climate. In my spare time, I volunteer as a firefighter and hope to advance fire-weather science by using high-resolution, long-term climate models to improve the prediction of large-scale fire events.
PhD Student
I started at MSU in the summer of 2025. My research is broadly focused on leveraging tree-ring data to better constrain projections of future hydroclimate variability. I earned an M.S. in Cartography and Geographic Information Systems from Nanjing Normal University in 2024, where my research examined how national carbon neutrality goals contribute to mitigating future global warming. Outside of work, I'm an avid fan of Metroidvania games and jazz music, and I enjoy playing the drum kit in my free time.
MSc Student
I am a master's student from Ocean Springs, MS, pursuing the Professional Meteorology/Climatology track. I graduated from Mississippi State University in 2025 with a double major in Professional Meteorology and Environmental Science with a minor in Geographic Information Systems. My research is primarily focused on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and how it affects tropical cyclone variability. In my spare time, I enjoy traveling and boating.
MSc Student
I am a first-year graduate student pursuing a Master’s of Geosciences with a concentration in Applied Meteorology. I earned my bachelor’s degree from the University of South Alabama, where I majored in Professional Meteorology and minored in mathematics and geographic information systems. I currently work at State Farm as a Catastrophe Risk Analyst. Here at Mississippi State, my research interests are focused on the impacts of large-scale climate teleconnections on regional weather variability and extremes. Outside of work, I enjoy beading, baking, weather photography, the outdoors, and spending time with my husband and dog.
Undergraduate Researcher
I am a sophomore undergraduate student at Mississippi State University, majoring in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. My research focuses on using custom Land use and Land cover datasets for WRF modeling. In my spare time, I enjoy travelling or building robots
Group Alumni
MSc Applied Meteorology (2024-2026)
MSc Professional Meteorology and Climatology (2023-2025)
Thesis: The Role of ENSO Diversity in Modulating Tornadic Activity in the United States
MSc Professional Meteorology and Climatology (2022-2024)
Thesis: Discriminating Anthropogenic aerosols and greenhouse gases forcing impact on Tropical cyclone frequency from downscaling CMIP6 models
MSc Professional Meteorology and Climatology (2022-2024)
Thesis: Understanding the impact of tropical sea surface temperature biases on the projection of North American precipitation
Undergraduate Researcher, 2024-2025.
Project: Validating Gridded Hydroclimate Datasets Against Station Observations for Agricultural Applications in the Mississippi Delta
Undergraduate Researcher, 2024-2025.
Project: Water Scarcity and Crop Yields in Underserved Communities