Evan Jones
Evan received his Ph.D. in fall 2025 under the co-advisement of Dr. Allison Wing and Dr. Rhys Parfitt and M.S. in 2020.
He received my Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2016. During his undergraduate studies, he had the opportunity to enroll in two meteorology courses and tutor students in the subject. he also conducted research into how meteorological conditions affect particulate matter concentrations in urban areas near interstate highways. These experiences helped him see that he would like to continue learning about meteorology and atmospheric science. After working in water and wastewater engineering for a time, he decided to pursue graduate school and switch fields to study meteorology!
Evan was born and raised in Central Texas and moved to Florida in August 2018. When he is not studying or working, you can find him hiking or trail running with his dog, reading, camping and traveling, and attempting to cook.
M.S. Thesis: Representation of tropical cyclone precipitation in global reanalysis datasets.
Ph.D. Dissertation: Influence of Western Boundary Currents and their Sea Surface Temperature Gradients on the Extratropical Transition of Tropical Cyclones.
Personal Website: https://ejoneswx.wixsite.com/home
Publications
Jones, E., R. Parfitt, and A.A. Wing (2024): Development of Frontal Boundaries During the Extratropical Transition of Tropical Cyclones, Q. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 1-17, doi:10.1002/qj.4633.
Jones, E., R. Parfitt, A.A. Wing, and R. Hart (2023): Gulf Stream Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies Associated with the Extratropical Transition of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, Geophys. Res. Lett., 50, e2023GL102904, doi:10.1029/2023GL102904.
Jones, E., A.A. Wing and R. Parfitt (2021): A global perspective of tropical cyclone precipitation in reanalyses, J. Climate, 34, 8461–8480, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0892.1.