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.

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

Postdoctoral Scholars

Wei-Ting Hsiao

Postdoctoral Scholar
wh24f@fsu.edu
Research Topic: ORCESTRA/PICCOLO - radiative effects on observed mesoscale convective organization

Rosa Vargas Martes

Postdoctoral Scholar
rmv25@fsu.edu
Research Topic: ORCESTRA/PICCOLO - moist thermodynamics, entropy budget
Co-advised with Prof. Morgan O'Neill (University of Toronto)

Graduate Students

Evan Jones

Ph.D. Student, M.S. 2020
ej18c@fsu.edu
Research Topic: Extratropical transition & Gulf Stream, TC precipitation
Co-advised with Prof. Rhys Parfitt

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

M.S. Student, B.S. 2024
mvk20@fsu.edu
Research Topic: Estimating TC feedback processes with dropsondes



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 Students

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: Business Intelligence Data Analyst, U.S. Naval Information Forces



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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