Graduate Student Alumni

Hannah E. Attard, (UAlbany) Advisor, M. S. 2014, PhD 2018 (Asst. Prof at Daemen University)

      Thesis title: A climatology of lower-stratospheric fronts over North America

Dissertation title: The Relationship between Tropospheric Synoptic-Scale Events, Vertical Wave Activity Flux, and Sudden Stratospheric Warmings in the Boreal Winter

Jonathan Blufer, (UAlbany) Advisor, M. S. 2017 (Project Lead at California Air Resource Board)

Thesis title: Examining Variability in Model Skill During the 7 January 2013 Sudden Stratospheric Warming Event

Tomer Burg, (UAlbany) Advisor, M. S. 2019 (Physical Scientist at NOAA/Weather Prediction Center)

Thesis title: Applying Forecast Track and Intensity Diagnostics to High-Impact Northeast Winter Storms

Grace Dines, (UAlbany) Advisor, M. S. 2023 (Meteorologist at the Kentucky Mesonet)

Thesis title: An Analysis of the Predictability of the February 2021 Cold Air Outbreak at S2S Timescales

Elena Fernandez, (UAlbany) Advisor, M. S. 2022 (PhD candidate at UAlbany)

Thesis title: Examining the Impact of Stratospheric Vortex Variability on US Surface Temperature

Brian Flipiak, (UAlbany) Co-advisor, M.S. 2022, co-advised with Prof. Kristen Corbosiero (CEE PhD candidate at U. Conn.)

Thesis title: Probabilistic Forecasting of Winter Mixed Precipitation Types in New York State Utilizing a Random Forest

Mike Main, (UAlbany) Advisor, M. S. 2020 (Meteorologist at the National Weather Service)

Thesis title: Examining the Impact of Synoptic-Scale Waves on Stratospheric Polar Vortex Variability from an Ensemble Forecast Perspective

Paul Panhans (UAlbany) Advisor, Ph. D 2025 (Research Analyst at the NYS Dept. of Homeland Security)

Thesis title: Stratospheric Variability and its Relationship to Cold Air Outbreaks in the United States

Cameron Paquette (UAlbany) Advisor, Ph. D 2025 (NRC Postdoctoral Fellow at NRL/Monterey)

Thesis title: The Response of Tropopause Phenomena to Stratospheric Variability: Rossby Wave Breaking and Tropopause Polar Vortices

Rebecca Steeves, (UAlbany) Co-Advisor, M. S. 2017, co-advised with Prof. Daniel Keyser (Research Scientist at NOAA/CIWRO)

Thesis title: A Multiscale Analysis of Major Transition Season Northeast Snowstorms

Undergraduate Student Alumni

• Samantha Basile, Diagnosing jet variability and severe weather. Results presented at Northeastern Storm Conference, Rutland, VT, 9 March 2013.  (Now Senior Scientist for the National Climate Assessment)

• Christopher Cardinale, Stratospheric variability and extremes, presented results at Northeastern Storm Conf. Saratoga Springs, NY, 4 March 2016. (Now Research Faculty at U. Maryland)

• Genevieve Picciano, Cyclone evolution during the strong vortex event of 2020 and the weak vortex event of 2019. (Now a graduate student at University at Stoney Brook)

• Chelsea Snide, S2S forecasts of North American extreme temperatures. Fall 2018/Spring 2019.  (Now Analyst at Solea Energy)

• Victoria Zenobio, Troposphere and stratosphere evolution during the February 2021 cold air outbreak. (Now Meteorologist at UL Energy)