Atmospheric Sciences

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  • Arcodia, Marybeth

    Marybeth Arcodia

    Name: Marybeth Arcodia

    Program/Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  marcodia@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Ben Kirtman

    Research Topic:
    Climate Variability and Predictability

    Research Keywords:
    Intraseasonal, tropical, variability, teleconnections, tropical-extratropical interactions

  • Besong, Kayla

    Kayla Besong

    Name: Kayla Besong

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  kab226@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Ben Kirtman

    Research Topic: Atmospheric Blocking

    Research Keywords: Blocking, variability, teleconnections, predictability, subseasonal

  • Hansen, Kurt

    kurt hansen

    Name: Kurt Hansen

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  kah52@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Sharan Majumdar

    Research Topic:
    Sub-seasonal Tropical Cyclone

    Research Keywords:
    Hurricane, Tropical Cyclone, Sub-seasonal, Interseasonal, SUBX, Prediction

  • Malloy, Kelsey

    Kelsey Malloy

    Name: Kelsey Malloy

    Program / Degree:  Atmospheric Sciences / PhD

    Email:  kelsey.malloy@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:  Dr. Ben Kirtman

    Research Topic:
    Predictability of warm-season extreme precipitation from southerly low-level jets

    Research Keywords:
    climate variability, extreme weather, precipitation, subseasonal prediction, seasonal prediction

Marine Biology and Ecology

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  • Williamson, Olivia (Liv)

    Olivia Willliamson

    Name:  Olivia (Liv) Williamson

    Program / Degree:  Marine Biology and Ecology / PhD

    Website:  livwilliamson.com/

    Email:  omw10@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Andrew Baker

    Research Topic:
    Enhancing resilience of Caribbean coral juveniles through manipulation of early symbiont communities

    Research Keywords:
    coral reef, symbiosis, coral restoration, assisted evolution, resilience, climate change,
    coral bleaching, coral recruitment

Meteorology and Physical Oceanography

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  • Bilgen, Simge

    Simge Bilgen

    Name:  Simge Bilgen

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  sbilgen@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Benjamin Kirtman

    Research Topic:
    The Role of Ocean Eddies in the Southern Ocean Response to Greenhouse Gas Forcing

    Research Keywords:
    Coupled Modeling, Air-Sea Interaction, Southern Ocean

  • Chomiak, Leah

    Chomiak, Leah

    Name:  Leah Chomiak

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Email:  leah.chomiak@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Denis Volkov (NOAA AOML), and Dr. Benjamin Kirtman (UM)

    Research Topic:
    Large-Scale Ocean Circulation, Repeat Hydrography, Ocean-Atmosphere Climate Dynamics

    Research Keywords:
    Circulation, Hydrography, Oceanography, Physical, Climate, Climate change

  • Pita, Ivenis

    Ivenis Pita

    Name:  Ivenis Pita

    Program / Degree:   Meteorology and Physical Oceanography / PhD

    Website:   https://ivenispita.github.io/science_mode/

    Email:  ivenis.pita@rsmas.miami.edu

    Advisor:   Dr. Gustavo Goni (NOAA AOML), and Dr. Benjamin Kirtman (UM)

    Research Topic:
    Influence of Western Boundary Currents on Coastal Sea Level

    Research Keywords:
    Sea Level, Coastal Variability, Brazil Current, Hydrography, Physical Oceanography