About us

We love all things climate. Our lab is interested in the hows and whys of climate and weather, but also the so whats. Our work spans many topics - from addressing questions on climate variability, to understanding climate impacts on natural resources and society, to developing climate datasets and tools to inform decision-making. We work to better connect climate information and science to a variety of disciplines and improve the accessibility of climate information to assist decision-makers, scientists, and the public.
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our work

Recent news

Fall 2024

• We welcomed Madhu Gurazada and Precious Ebiendele as PhD students to the lab. Madhu will be working on topics related to agriculture and water sustainability, while Precious will be focused on dust and heat extremes in California.
• Abby published the last chapter of her dissertation work showing decreased viability of rock glaciers in the mountainous West with continued climate change. 
• Emily published a paper in Nature Communications E&E showing that climate change has already decreased drought recovery odds in much of the western US.

Summer 2024

• We welcomed Drs. Dmitri Kalashnikov and Cong Yin as postdoctoral scientists working with us. Dmitri will be working on an NSF fellowship on lightning and precipitation in the western US. Cong will be working on climate-hydrology analytics relating to agricultural impacts.

Fall 2023

• Congrats to Ken for passing his qualifying exam and becoming a PhD candidate.

Spring 2023

• Dr. Emily Williams joined the Climatology Lab as a postdoctoral scientist. She will be working on understanding drought, drought impacts, and wildfire in the West.

Fall 2022

• Adam Jorge joined the Climatology Lab as a PhD student. He will be working on fire science and policy as well as carbon ramifications.

Spring 2022

• Ashwin presented his work on the drivers of lightning ignition efficiency at the Fire and Climate conference in Pasadena. 
• Katherine presented on the Climate Toolbox on Climate Solutions day hosted by the North Central Climate Science Adaptation Center.

Summer 2021

• Abigail completed her PhD. Congratulations Dr. Lute! Abby started a postdoctoral scientist position at Princeton/GFDL.
• Ashwin Thomas joined the Climatology Lab. He will be working on an NSF funded project to understand complexity of future fire season in the western US.

Spring 2021

• Abigail was awarded a Hydroinformatics Innovation Fellowship from CUAHSI!
• John co-authored a study in PNAS led by Bill Anderegg from the University of Utah on changing pollen seasons and contributions by climate change​

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