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Roni Avissar

Roni Avissar

Professor, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

(305) 421-4000
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Roni Avissar, Ph.D., became dean of the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science in 2009. Dr. Avissar is an internationally recognized atmospheric scientist who has started his career in academia in 1989.  His research has been widely published in peer-reviewed journals and he has pioneered the development and...
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Emily Becker

Emily Becker

Research Assoc. Professor

(301) 922-6435
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Dr. Emily Becker is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and the Associate Director of UM’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS). She received her Bachelor of Science in...
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Francisco J Beron-Vera

Francisco J Beron-Vera

Research Professor

(305) 421-4873
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Position and Research Expertise Francisco Javier Beron-Vera is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the Rosenstiel School. He uses concepts from the theory of nonlinear dynamical systems to study transport and mixing processes in geophysical flows. Accomplishments Beron-Vera has been known for his...
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Pratim Biswas

Pratim Biswas

Professor

(305) 284-5986
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Professor Biswas is the Dean of the University of Miami College of Engineering. He is a faculty member in the Dept of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, with an affiliated appointment in the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Dean Biswas is a pioneer in his field recognized for applying aerosol science...
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Amy C Clement

Amy C Clement

Professor

(305) 421-4846
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Dr.  Amy Clement earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Columbia College, and Ph.D. from the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at Columbia University, where she studied climate dynamics on multiple timescales, from the glacial period to future climate change. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the University...
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Michael Scott Fischer

Michael Scott Fischer

Asst. Professor

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Michael Fischer is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment between the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and the Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC). His research seeks to better understand tropical cyclone structure and...
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Cassandra J. Gaston

Cassandra J. Gaston

Associate Professor

(305) 421-4979
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Cassandra Gaston and her group are interested in the physicochemical properties of aerosols that critically impact Earth’s climate, ecosystem health, carbon cycling, and human health, yet many aspects of these processes remain poorly constrained. Much of her research is focused on Saharan dust aerosols that are transported to...
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Anthony Joseph Hynes

Anthony Joseph Hynes

Professor

(305) 421-4173
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Teaching and Mentoring Hynes teaches undergraduate courses on atmospheric science, atmospheric and environmental chemistry and also “Molecules of Life”. This class is team taught with Professor Mike Gaines from the Department of Biology and it explores the modern science of biological molecules, which occurs at the...
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Benjamin Kirtman

Benjamin Kirtman

Dean, Academic
William R Middelthon III Endowed Chair of Earth Sciences
Director: Cooperative Institute for Marine & Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)
Deputy Director: Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC)
Program Director: IDSC Earth Systems

(305) 421-4046
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Position and Research Expertise Ben Kirtman is a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. He uses atmosphere-ocean general circulation models to study the predictability and variability of the Earth’s climate system. Teaching and...
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Sharanya J Majumdar

Sharanya J Majumdar

Professor

(305) 421-4779
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Professor Majumdar and his research group investigate tropical cyclone predictability, including genesis, intensification, structure, sensitivity, data assimilation, and risk communication.  He has developed courses on predictability and tropical meteorology, served as a Graduate Program Director and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies,...
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Brian Earle Mapes

Brian Earle Mapes

Professor

(305) 421-4275
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Position and Research Expertise Brian Mapes is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s  Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Mapes is an expert on atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, especially interactions between cloudy convection and larger-scale...
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Lisa Murphy Goes

Lisa Murphy Goes

Senior Lecturer
Atmospheric Science Program Director

(305) 421-4990
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Hello! I hold a B.S. in Meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science from the University of Maryland. I believe combining both numerical modeling and paleoclimate data from multiple proxy records is the best way to understand how and why the Earth's climate changed in the past....
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David S Nolan

David S Nolan, Ph.D.

Professor

(305) 421-4930
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David Nolan is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami. He is an expert on hurricanes, tropical meteorology, computer modeling of weather phenomena, and tornadoes. Nolan teaches courses on Atmospheric Dynamics, the General Circulation of...
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Ryan Phillips

Ryan Phillips

Lecturer

(954) 495-6702
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Brian J Soden

Brian J Soden

Professor

(305) 421-4202
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Position and Research Expertise Brian Soden is a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. He specializes in the use of satellite observations to test and improve computer simulations of Earth's climate. His areas of interest include understanding...
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Paquita Zuidema

Paquita Zuidema

Professor
AND CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF atmospheric sciences

(305) 421-4276
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Position and Research Expertise Paquita Zuidema is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Her research focuses on the relationship of warm, shallow clouds to the large-scale environment, with an emphasis on the connection...
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