Group Members

Prof. Allison Wing

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science (EOAS) at Florida State University (FSU). Prior to arriving at FSU in January 2017, I was a National Science Foundation (NSF) Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, in the Division of Ocean and Climate Physics. I currently maintain an appointment there as an Adjunct Research Scientist. I received a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from MIT in 2014 under the advisement of Professor Kerry Emanuel in the Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate, and a B.S. in Atmospheric Science from Cornell University in 2008.

FSU-Formatted CV.

Personally, I'm originally from New York and I enjoy going to the beach, gardening, photography, biking, cooking, listening to music, and decorating for Christmas.

Allison Wing

Associate Professor
(850) 644-2245
awing@fsu.edu

Graduate Students

Graham O'Donnell

Ph.D. Student
glo15@fsu.edu
Research Topic: Convective self-aggregation, hydrological cycle, climate


Sarah Kennison

Ph.D. Student
sk24b@fsu.edu
Research Topic: ORCESTRA/PICCOLO - convective organization and precipitation


Michael Kopelman

Ph.D. Student, M.S. 2026, B.S. 2024
mvk20@fsu.edu
Research Topic: TC genesis and intensification processes using dropsonde and satellite data


Jacob Hamil

M.S. Student
jeh25d@fsu.edu
Research Topic: Convective organization in tropical disturbances

Grace Muesing

M.S. Student
gcm25@fsu.edu
Research Topic: Regional differences in developing tropical disturbances

Former Group Members

Rosa Vargas Martes

Postdoctoral Scholar
Research Topic: ORCESTRA/PICCOLO - moist thermodynamics, entropy budget


Current Position: NWS San Juan, Puerto Rico

Wei-Ting Hsiao

Postdoctoral Scholar
Research Topic: ORCESTRA/PICCOLO - radiative effects on observed mesoscale convective organization
Current Position: Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

Evan Jones

Ph.D. 2025, M.S. 2020
Influence of Western Boundary Currents and their Sea Surface Temperature Gradients on the Extratropical Transition of Tropical Cyclones

Current Position: Scientist, Verisk


Tsung-Yung Lee

Ph.D. 2025
Investigating the Tropical Cyclone-Radiation Interaction in NASA Satellite, Reanalysis and Modeling Products: Intensification, Intensity and Diurnal Cycle
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Jarrett Starr

M.S. 2024
Using the Moist Static Energy Variance Budget to Evaluate Tropical Cyclones in Climate Models against Reanalyses and Satellite Observations: Model Resolution, Ocean Coupling, and Cloud Interactions
Current Position: Aviation Meteorologist, Flexjet

Catherine Stauffer

Ph.D. 2023, M.S. 2020
Cloud Feedbacks and Convective Self-Aggregation in the Radiative-Convective Equilibrium Model Intercomparison Project

Current Position: Instructor, U.S. Naval Academy, Department of Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences



Jacob Carstens

Ph.D. 2022, M.S. 2019
The Sensitivity of Convective Self-Aggregation and Tropical Cyclogenesis to Planetary Rotation

Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota




Caitlin Dirkes

M.S. 2021
Process Oriented Diagnostics of Tropical Cyclones in Reanalyses Using Moist Static Energy Budgets

Current Position: Meteorologist, NWS Memphis



Dylan Leathe

B.S. 2020
The impact of sea surface temperature on spontaneous cyclogenesis in rotating radiative-convective equilibrium simulations

Current Position: Wind Energy Analyst, DNV


Shannon Shields

M.S. 2019
Interannual Variability of Tropical Cyclone Potential Intensity and Lifetime Maximum Intensity: An Analysis of Influential Factors
Current Position: Scientist, SAIC, NOAA/NCEP Environmental Modeling Center

Group Resources

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