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Holly Thomas
PhD studentTroposphere–stratosphere wave interactions, midlatitude cold air outbreaks, and the expansion of the tropics.
People
The team
Graduate and undergraduate researchers working across atmospheric dynamics, paleoclimate and Earth system modeling.
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Marcus Lofverstrom
Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, University of ArizonaMarcus’s group conducts research in atmospheric dynamics, (paleo-)climatology and glaciology to understand the evolution of the climate system over multi-millennial time scales. Numerical modeling is central to the program, and the group uses models across the full range of complexity — from conceptual and linear steady-state models to fully coupled, state-of-the-art Earth system models.
Current members
Alumni
| Name | Degree / role | Year | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madelene Cook | Postdoc | 2023–2024 | — |
| Malin Odalen | Postdoc | 2020 | PIK, Potsdam, Germany |
| Asiya Badrunnisa | PhD | 2021-2026 | Postdoc at NCAR & University at Albany—SUNY |
| Kendall Wilde | MS | 2025-2026 | National Laboratory of the Rockies |
| Holly Thomas | MS | 2022-2023 | PhD student in the lab |
| Allison Berry | MS | 2020-2022 | PhD candidate, University of Maine |
| Hope Simonoko | MS | 2023 | — |
| Catherine Malone | BS | 2026 | — |
| Kay Poonawala | BS | 2022-2025 | PhD candidate, Scripps |
| Benjamin Bucey | BS | 2024-2025 | — |
| Vicente Lopes | BS | 2024 | — |
| Gigi Giralte | BS | 2024-2025 | — |
| Michelle Uddin | BS | 2024 | — |
| Brenna Freeman | BS | 2021-2022 | — |
| Tyrel Malmgren | BS | 2021-2022 | — |