Rosa Vargas Martes
¡Hola! I am a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Allison Wing and Dr. Morgan O'Neill's (University of Toronto) research groups and a new addition to the ORCESTRA/PICCOLO field campaign data analysis team. My work will be guided at better understanding the mesoscale convective organization of precipitating deep convection in the Atlantic ITCZ from a moist thermodynamics’ perspective.
I was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where I fell in love with the atmosphere. In Puerto Rico I was able to experience first-hand the effects of various weather systems, from thunderstorms and hail to easterly waves and catastrophic hurricanes. Experiencing these events ignited my interest in tropical meteorology, while living through and witnessing their aftermath solidified my desire to pursue research in the field that would help these vulnerable communities.
I completed my B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Albany, State University of New York (2018). Following this, I completed my M.S. in Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2020). Finally, I completed my Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (2024). Throughout my undergraduate and graduate studies, I was able to work with historically underrepresented communities and witnessed the lack of representation within the geosciences. In addition to research, I have made it one of my main goals to mentor other students, especially those from underrepresented communities, that are interested in applying to research experiences, graduate school and graduate fellowships. You can find more about my research and these efforts on my personal webpage!
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)
Publications
Mayta, V. C., A.F. Adames Corraliza, Q.-J. Lin, and R.M. Vargas Martes, 2025: Caribbean Easterly Waves: Structure, Thermodynamics, and Instability Mechanisms, Submitted.
Vargas Martes, R. M., Á. F. Adames, V. C. Mayta, Q.-J. Lin, 2023: East Pacific Easterly Wave Representation in CMIP6 Models. Geophys. Res. Lett. Submitted.
Vargas Martes, R. M., Á. F. Adames, and V. C. Mayta, 2023: The role of water vapor and temperature in the thermodynamics of Tropical Northeast Pacific and African Easterly Waves. J. Atmos. Sci., 80.9, 2305–2322 doi:10.1175/JAS-D-22-0177.1
Adames, Á.F., R.M. Vargas Martes, H. Luo, and R.B. Rood, 2022: Moist Static Potential Vorticity Budget in Tropical Motion Systems. J. Atmos. Sci., 79.3, 763–779, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-21-0161.1.