SOARs Research

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Atmosphere in Motion. Science in Action.

We are an atmospheric research group focused on two core areas: understanding how aerosols influence severe convective weather, and improving the detection and prediction of aviation weather hazards.

Aerosol Impact on Severe Weather Formation

Our Research Group

This section provides a brief overview of the talented professionals on our team.

Mayra I. Oyola-Merced, PhD

Assistant Professor, Ned P. Smith Distinguished Chair of Meteorology, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UW-Madison

Idamis Rodriguez-Nazario, M.S.

Graduate Student, Aviation Weather

Katie Wilson

Graduate Student, Aerosol Impact on Severe Weather, Modeling.

Stefanie Kluge

Graduate Student, Aerosol Impact on Severe Weather, Satellite Remote Sensing

Paige Bartels

Graduate Student, Aerosol Impact on Severe Weather, Satellite Remote Sensing

Matt Oehler

Graduate Student, Aerosol Impact on Severe Weather, Modeling

Molly McKellar

Undergraduate Student, Aerosol Impact on Severe Weather, Modeling

Elaine Standley

Undergraduate Student, Aerosol Impact on Severe Weather, Analysis

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