Former Students and Advisees

Ph.D. Completed

• Charles R. Trepte, 1993: Tracer Transport in the Tropical Lower Stratosphere. Senior Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center, CALYPSO Project Scientist.
  John A. Knox, 1996: A Theoretical and Observational Study of Inertial Instability and Atmospheric Balance. On the Faculty in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Georgia - Athens.

• Gregory A. Postel, 1999: Rossby Wave Breaking Along the Subtropical Tropopause. Consulting Meteorologist. Close to sorting out which hurricanes will grow and which won't.

• V. Lynn Harvey, 2001: An Object Oriented Climatology of Stratospheric Polar Vortices and Anticyclones. Research Scientist at University of Colorado - Boulder.

• Amihan S. Huesmann, 2004: The Stratospheric QBO, the NCEP Reanalysis, and RWB in the Middleworld. Assistant Professor at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN.

• Marcus L. Buker, 2004: Regional Modeling of Stratosphere - Troposphere Exchange . Lecturer at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.

  M.S. Completed

• Kenneth W. Bywaters, 1990: Lower Stratospheric Gravity Waves Observed by the Jicamarca MST Radar. Berbee Corporation.

• William B. Sea, 1992: A 2-D Modeling Study of Rossby Wave Activity in the Middle Atmosphere.

• Megan McKay, 1992: A Climatology of Stratospheric Aerosols and Their Impact on Ozone in a 2-D Model.

• Chia-Yi Yao, 1994: Geographical Variation in the Annual Cycle of the Tropical Lower Stratosphere.

• V. Lynn Harvey, 1994: Climatology of the Aleutian High. Research Scientist at University of Colorado - Boulder.

• Gregory A. Postel, 1994: Dynamics of Large Scale Circulations in the Subtropical Lower Stratosphere.

• Keiko Yumi, 1996: Parameterization of Mixing Coefficients in a 2D Model.

• Joleen M. Kugi, 1996: Tropical Middle Atmospheric Dynamical Quantities Derived From Jicamarca MST Radar Observations. Research scientist in the Space Science and Engineering Center, Madison WI.

• Marcus L. Buker 1997: Nonhydrostatic Modeling of Gravity Waves and Tracer Transport in the Tropical Lower Stratosphere: First Results. Lecturer at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.

• Andrew Parker, 2007: Interannual Variability of Polar Stratospheric Clouds over Antarctica Research scientist in the Space Science and Engineering Center, Madison, WI.

• Elizabeth Klusinske, 2008: A Regional Modeling Study of Mercury Deposition in Wisconsin.

• Morgan Franklin, 2008: Introduction of the Silicon Cycle into an Ocean Biogeochemical Circulation Model.

• Nicholas Zachar, 2008: An Observational and Modeling Study of Ozone Transport Pathways in the Southern Hemisphere.

  Senior Honors Theses

• Ryan Torn, 2002: On the Ability of Butanol to Create Monolayers on Sulfuric Acid Aerosols

• Elizabeth Klusinske, 2005: Exploring Predator-Prey Models of Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, and Nutrients

• Emily Niebuhr, 2006: Coastal Wind Reversals in the Pacific Northwest

• Nick Zachar, 2006: Vertical Ozone Transport Associated with PV Structures over the Pacific Ocean

• Amanda Kis, 2007: Stratospheric PV sheets and High Wind Events in the Lower Tropospheere

• Teddy Lyons, 2008: Diagnosis of a subtropical stratospheric front over the Pacific.

• Sarah Monette, 2009: Seasonal and Interannual Variability of Global Cirrus Cloud Patterns.

  Post-Doctoral Research Associates

• Charles R. Trepte

• Philip A. Politowicz

• Susan Nossal

• Gregory A. Postel

• V. Lynn Harvey

• Chieko Kittaka

• Marcus L. Buker

• Amihan S. Huesmann