Wugofski, S., 2025: Fully Polarimetric Radar as a Tool to Improve Our Understanding of Clouds and Precipitation Processes. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Pennsylvania State University, 175 pp.
Wugofski, S. and Kumjian, M. R.: Detection of Multi-Modal Doppler Spectra – Part 2: Evaluation of the Detection Algorithm and Exploring Characteristics of Multi-modal Spectra Using a Long-term Dataset, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 18, 6569–6590, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-6569-2025, 2025.
Wugofski, S., M.R. Kumjian, M. Oue, P. Kollias. Detection of multi-modal Doppler spectra – part 1: establishing characteristic signals in radar moment data. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 18 (2025), pp. 6233-6249, 10.5194/amt-18-6233-2025
Wugofski, S., 2019: Synoptic and mesoscale analysis of the 2015 southern Great Plains flash pluvial. M.S. thesis, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, 122 pp.
S Wugofski, M Kumjian, M Oue, P Kollias (2025). Observing Ice Processes Using Fully Polarimetric Radar Signals and IMPACTS Aircraft Data. Presentation at the 105th Annual AMS Meeting 2025 105, 455572. New Orleans, LA.
S Wugofski, M Kumjian (2024). Modeling Ice Multiplication and Simulated Fully Polarimetric Radar Signals. Poster presentation at the 104th Annual AMS Meeting 2024 104, 436962. Baltimore, MD.
S Wugofski, M Kumjian, M Oue, P Kollias (2024). Fully Polarimetric Radar Signals in Winter Storms in the IMPACTS Field Campaign. Oral presentation at 104th Annual AMS Meeting 2024 104, 436959. Baltimore, MD.
S Wugofski, M Kumjian, M Oue, P Kollias (2023). Observations of Ice Multiplication in a Long Island Snowstorm. Poster presentation at the 40th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Minneapolis, MN.
S Wugofski, M Kumjian, M Oue, P Kollias (2023) Identifying Multimodal Spectra Events with Doppler Radar Observations. Poster presentation at the 40th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Minneapolis, MN. (Awarded for best student poster presentation)
S Wugofski, M Kumjian, M Oue, P Kollias (2023). Identifying Possible Secondary Ice Production in Arctic Clouds with Doppler Radar Observations. Oral presentation at the 2023 Collective Madison Meeting, Madison, WI.
S Wugofski, M Kumjian, JY Harrington, M Oue, P Kollias (2022). Using Radar Observations and Microphysical Modeling to Better Understand Secondary Ice Production Processes. American Meteorological Society Meeting Abstracts 102, 11.4
S Wugofski, M Kumjian, J Harrington, M Oue, P Kollias (2021) Understanding Secondary Ice Modes through a Combination of Fully-Polarimetric Radar Observations and Modeling. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2021, A35S-17.
Wugofski, S., MR Kumjian, JY Harrington, M Oue, P Kollias (2021). Using Fully-Polarimetric Radar Observations and Microphysical Modeling to Understand Ice Precipitation Processes. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2020, A186-0004.
Wugofski, S., Flanagan, P.X., Basara, J.B. (2019). Mesoscale and Synoptic Analysis of the Southern Great Plains 2015 Flash Pluvial. Oral presentation at the 99th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
Wugofski, S., Jackson, B. (2017). Small Craft Advisory and Gale Warning verification for the Baltimore/Washington Forecast Office. Poster presentation at the 97th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Outstanding Student Presentation Award: Poster
First place poster award for "Identifying Multimodal Spectra Events with Doppler Radar Observations" at the 40th Conference on Radar Meteorology | American Meteorological Society · September 2023
Jay M. and Katherine DeFinis Award for Outstanding Student Leadership
Pennsylvania State University, April 2023
Hans Neuberger Award for Excellent Teaching of Meteorology
Pennsylvania State University, April 2023
Category 2 Winner for Boston, MA, WxChallenge Forecasting Competition
2019-2020 Season
Category 3 Runner-Up for Dallas/Fort-Worth, TX, WxChallenge Forecasting Competition
2016-2017 Post-Season