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Allysa Dallmann presented her Spring 2021 research at ISU’s 15th Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression. A recording of her talk entitled can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwolxnW4LL4. Congrats, Allysa!

Allysa Dallmann was awarded the Dean’s High Impact Awards for Undergraduate Research for Spring 2021. Each award is $1,200 per semester or $4,800 for summer. Allysa will be advised by Dr. Christina Patricola and co-advised by Alex. She will continue her senior thesis research on the influence of El Niño Southern Oscillation on past and future precipitation.…

Allysa Dallmann presented her senior thesis project entitled, “The Influence of ENSO on Future Winter Precipitation and Temperature in the Southwestern United States,” at the 28th Annual Iowa State University Atmospheric Science Undergraduate Research Symposium. Allysa was advised by Dr. Christina Patricola and co-advised by Alex.

Alex presented research entitled, “Weather in the east Pacific ITCZ: The role of nonlinear dynamics in boreal spring submonthly ITCZ shifts,” at Penn State’s Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Colloquia. More info.

James Larson virtually presented his spring/summer research entitled, “How Climate Model Biases Depend on Weather: Case Studies in the East Pacific Ocean” at the 2020 ISU Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium. James’ poster and presentation can be found at this CyBox link. Congrats, James!

Ashley Heath successfully defended her M.S. thesis entitled, “Interactions of large scale dynamics in multi-model Madden-Julian Oscillation simulations” on July 6th via Webex. She officially graduated one month later and is working on publishing her research in the American Geophysical Union’s Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. Congrats, Ashley!

There is a fully funded, Graduate Student Research Assistantship opening up in our Tropical Atmospheric Dynamics group for Fall 2021. We are seeking a bright and enthusiastic graduate student who has strong skills in applied mathematics and computer programming (FORTRAN, Python, NCL) with interests in numerical modeling of tropical storms, the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, and…

Natalie Kongable was just recognized for her high school senior research project where she worked with our Tropical Atmospheric Dynamics group perfecting fluid experiments on extratropical cyclones using the DIYnamics Lego-based tank system and presenting said experiments at local middle schools in eastern Iowa. Congrats, Natalie! For more info, see the DIYnamics blog post.

Alex and two other scientists were added as core team members of the DIYnamics Project, which is a multi-institutional project that develops affordable, accessible Earth science demonstration and teaching materials to K-12 and universities. For more info, see the DIYnamics blog post.

Alex’s grant entitled, “Nonlinear Dynamics of Daily-weekly Boreal Spring InterTropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) Shifts over the Eastern Pacific Ocean” was awarded by the National Science Foundation’s Climate & Large-Scale Dynamics Program. Funding for this project will be for three years beginning in May 2020. See more details on our ITCZ Dynamics Research Page and the official…