EAS Faculty & Research Interest
• Dr. Michael Bergin
Formation, transport, and deposition of Aerosols,
Human health effects , Characterization of exposure in
micro-environments
• Dr. Robert Black
Dynamical diagnoses of large-scale phenomena,
weather regimes, extreme temperature regimes, storm
tracks and stratosphere-troposphere coupling.
• Dr. Annalisa Bracco
Overview
Research in atmospheric dynamics
ranges from studies of squall lines and
gravity waves to cyclogenesis, weather
regimes, hurricanes, remote sensing
applications, and climate dynamics. Studies
of climate and factors that affect climate
change seek to link the existing interactions
between the land, oceans and atmosphere.
This information is used to improve the
representation of these processes in global
climate models. The ultimate goal of this
research is to optimize the accuracy of
global climate models that are used to study
climate dynamics, climate change, and the
global scale transport of pollutants. A
variety of observational, theoretical, and
modeling strategies are used to explore the
dynamics of weather and climate, towards
improved understanding and predictions.
Paleoclimate research at Georgia Tech is
focused
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reconstructing
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understanding abrupt climate change and
the long term behavior of the tropical
ocean-climate system.
Climate variability and role of the oceans at
interannual to decadal scales, uncertainties and
parameter optimization in climate models.
• Dr. Kim Cobb
Tropical Pacific climate variability on decadal to
millennial timescales; Paleoclimate reconstruction and
modeling; Water isotopes; Energy and climate policy
• Dr. Judith A. Curry
Remote sensing, Climate of the polar regions,
Atmospheric modeling, and Air/sea interactions.
• Dr. Yi Deng
Storm track and extra tropical energy and water cycle,
atmospheric low-frequency variability, and weather and
climate extremes.
• Dr. Jean Lynch-Stieglitz
Reconstruction of past ocean circulation, and the
tropical ocean/climate system; Focus on last 100,000
years on millennial to multi-millennial time scales
Dr. Athanasios Nenes
Modeling of aerosol-cloud-climate interactions on
global scales, Parameterization of cloud microphysical
processes. Thermodynamic modeling of tropospheric
aerosols, Instrumentation and techniques for
hygroscopicity and CCN activity
• Dr. Irina Sokolik
The physical, chemical, and optical properties of
atmospheric aerosols and their radiative impacts,
combining modeling and measurements in order to
study the aerosol characteristics needed for climate
change, remote sensing, atmospheric chemistry, and air
pollution applications.
• Dr. Peter Webster
Low frequency atmospheric and ocean dynamics,
ocean-atmosphere interactions, monsoon predictability.
EAS Research Areas
• Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosols &
Clouds
• Paleoclimate
• Planetary Science
• Geochemistry
• Dynamics of Weather and Climate
• Geophysics
• Oceanography and Climate
• Remote Sensing
Research Scientists
Dr. Carlos D. Hoyos
Dr. Hyemi Kim
Dr. Young-Yun Lee
Dr. Taewon Park
Dr. Violeta E. Toma
Dr. Liming Zhou
Dr. Hao Luo
Graduate Students
Erica J. Alston
Jack Lin
James Belanger
Zheng Lu
Yuley Cardona Virgilio J. Maisonet
Stacy Carolin
Mary Mays
Xin Chen
Jessica Moerman
Ian C. Colon-Pagan Ricardo Morales
Ilias Foudalis
Mehmet Ozdes
Jia He
Hussein Sayani
Brad Hegyi
John Trostel
James Hite
Drexel Waggoner
Cindy Jackson
Rebecca Westby
Tianyu Jiang
Xin Xi
Terry L. Lathem
Yisen Zhong
Peter Leech
Degree Requirements
M.S. Students
• Course: 30 Credit Hours
• Thesis or Non-Thesis
Ph.D. Students
• EAS Course: 15 Credit Hours
• Minor Course: 9 Credit Hours
• Academic Breadth
• Comprehensive Exam
• Doctoral Examination
Related Courses
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Introductory Fluid Dynamics
Synoptic Meteorology
Atmospheric Dynamics II
Thermodynamics of Atmospheres &
Oceans
Advanced Environmental Data
Analysis
Ocean Dynamics
Climate & Global Change
Linking Weather and Climate
Turbulence in Geophysical Flows
Satellite & Radar Meteorology
Earth System Modeling
Application Requirements
• B.S. or M.S. in any field of geophysical,
physical or environmental science
• GPA: 3.0/4.0 & Higher
• Graduate record Exam (GRE)
• TOEFL (International Students)
School of Earth &
Atmospheric Science
Application Materials
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Application Form (Online)
Personal Statement
Recommendation Letters (3)
Official Transcripts (each school)
Test Scores (GRE and/or TOEFL)
Financial Assistance
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Graduate Assistantships (RA/TA)
Full Tuition Payment
National and Local Fellowships
Professional Conference
EAS Opportunities
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Research field missions
State-of-the-art laboratories
Local environmental monitoring
Broad range of computing resources
Interdisciplinary seminar series
Application Target
January 15
Admissions: Dr. Kim Cobb
kim.cobb@eas.gatech.edu
Information: Kathy Plummer
plummer@eas.gatech.edu
Dynamics of
Weather &
Climate