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Dimitris A. Herrera (PI) Assistant Professor | Department of Geography & Sustainability | University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. Adjunct Associate Professor | Department of Geography | Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Dimitris is a climatologist from the Dominican Republic and holds a Ph.D. in atmospheric science from Cornell. His research aims to understand the effects of hydroclimate variability on society, especially emerging hydroclimate hazards. That includes, but is not limited to, drought, extreme precipitation events, and detection and attribution analysis. Dimitris currently holds the position of Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography & Sustainability at the University of Tennessee–Knoxville. Additionally, he is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. CV | Google Scholar | ORCID | GitHub | ResearchGate | Linkedin | X |
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Syeda Nazifa Tasneem Ph.D. Student in Physical Geography (Specialized in climatology) After completing a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh in Geography and Environment, Nazifa moved to the US and completed her second master’s at Auburn University, AL in Geography. Currently, she is pursuing her PhD at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research focuses on hydroclimate variability in Bangladesh from 1950 to near present. She uses observational and modeled climate data to calculate drought metrics including the self-calibrated Palmer Drought Severity Index (scPDSI) and Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI). Research Interest: Climate Extremes, Water Quality |
Jordyn L. Hammel
M.S. Student in Physical Geography (Specialized in climatology) Jordyn graduated in 2022
from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in Natural Resource Science and
Management: Fisheries and Wildlife. Following graduation, Jordyn assisted with research on
endangered bat species and how they respond to management with the Missouri
Department of Conservation (MDC). Her interest in geospatial and data analytics for
conversation and sustainability became apparent while working for MDC. Jordyn is pursuing
a Geography master’s degree at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.
Research interest: Climate variability, GIScience, and programming
Karson Holiday
B.S. Student in Geography (Specialized in Physical Geography)
Karson is a senior from the University of Tennessee–Knoxville. She is currently pursuing a
Bachelor's degree in Geography with a focus in Climate and a minor in Math. After graduation,
she wants to pursue a Master's degree in Atmospheric Sciences. Her research mainly concerns
the effect had by hydroclimate extremes in Tennessee.
Research Interest: Climate change impacts, transportation, programming.
OUR PARTNERS
The Emergent Climate Risk Lab (ECRL)
We collaborate with Dr. Toby Ault and the Emergent Climate Risk Lab (ECRL) at Cornell University mainly in three areas: (1) prolonged drought and megadrought occurrence, (2) tropical Pacific decadal variability, and (3) near-term weather prediction using novel systems for collecting near real-time data.
UTK Dendrochronology Lab
We collaborate with Dr. Karen King, PI of the Dendrochronology Lab at the University of Tennessee–Knoxville paleoclimate reconstructions combining paleoclimate modeling with tree rings, quantitative wood anatomy, and blue intensity methods.
Ortiz-Bobea Lab
We collaborate with Dr. Ariel Ortiz-Bobea at Cornell University.
Climate Studies Group at the University of West Indies-Mona (Jamaica)
We collaborate with Drs. Michael Taylor and Tannencia Stephenson and other members of the Climate Studies Group at the University of West Indies-Mona mainly in three areas: (1) drought dynamics and thermodynamics in the Caribbean, (2) climate change perception in the Caribbean, and (3) generating high-resolution climate data in the Caribbean Islands.