WINGS Class 2

At CPAESS we facilitate the WINGS program. Our goal is to develop and foster the next generation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) scholars, with the goal of bolstering the future workforce of America’s Weather Enterprise. See more information about the program.

Elena Fernandez
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  • Proposal Title: Implementing Machine Learning to Resolve Troposphere-Stratosphere Coupling and Teleconnections in S2S Forecasts
  • PhD Institution: University at Albany, SUNY
  • PhD Advisors: Dr. Andrea Lopez Lang and Dr. Zheng Wu
  • Alignment: EPIC
Lucas “Luke” Howard
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  • Proposal Title: Improved Utilization of Dense Observations in Data Assimilation Systems Using Machine Learning
  • PhD Institution: University of Colorado, Boulder
  • PhD Advisor: Aneesh Subramanian
  • Alignment: JTTI
Kaitlin Pereira
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  • Proposal Title: Improvement of Lake Representation in Operational Weather Forecasting
  • PhD Institution: Colorado School of Mines
  • PhD Advisor: Eric Anderson
  • Alignment: EPIC