People
Dr. Kristen Lani Rasmussen
Associate Professor
Atmospheric Science Building
Office: ATS 312
Current Group Members
Dr. Wiebke Deierling
Research Scientist
Research: Lightning processes in convective storms, global electric circuit
Email: deierlin@ucar.edu & Wiebke.Deierling@colostate.eduÂ
Dr. Brenda Dolan
Research Scientist
Research: Radar meteorology, heavy rainfall in complex terrain, INCUS satellite mission
Email: bdolan@colostate.eduÂ
Dr. Hungjui Yu
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research: Cloud and mesoscale processes, storms in a current and future climate
Email: hungjui@rams.colostate.eduÂ
Dr. Alyssa Stansfield
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow
Research: Tropical cyclones in a current and future climate
Email: astans@rams.colostate.eduÂ
Website: https://alyssa-stansfield.github.io/
Rung Panasawatwong
Ph.D. Student
Research: Heavy rainfall in complex terrain; climatology of storms in East Asia
Email: rung@rams.colostate.eduÂ
Daniel Veloso-Aguila
Ph.D. Student and Fulbright Scholar
(co-advised by Eric Maloney)
Research: Convective storms in South America across multiple scales
Email: daniel.veloso.a@gmail.com
Megan Franke
Ph.D. Student (advisor: Jim Hurrell)
Research: Squall lines and mesoscale processes in a future, warmer climate, impact of internal variability on convection
Email: megan.franke@colostate.edu
Lexi Sherman
Ph.D. Student
Research: changes in severe convection in a future climate
Email: erin.sherman@colostate.edu
Ivy Glade
Ph.D. Student (advisor: Jim Hurrell)
Research: Climate and mesoscale processes associated with sulfate aerosol injection (SAI) in the stratosphere
Email: ivyglade@rams.colostate.eduÂ
Mitchell Gregg
M.S. Student
Research: Mesoscale, convective, and lightning processes in intense deep convection in subtropical South America
Email: Mitchell.Gregg@colostate.eduÂ
Bali Summers
M.S. Student (co-advised by Jim Hurrell)
Research: Mesoscale storm processes associated with sulfate aerosol injection (SAI) in the stratosphere
Email: Bali.Summers@colostate.eduÂ
Jyong-En Miao
Visiting Ph.D. Student from National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan (March 2024 - January 2025)
Research: Orographic impacts on heavy-rainfall-producing storms in Taiwan
Ines Vongpaseut
Visiting Ph.D. Student from Laboratoire d'aerologie in Toulouse, France (April-May 2024)
Research: High-resolution modeling of convective storms and lightning processes
Past Group Members
Dr. Marqi Rocque
Ph.D. 2023
Research: Convective storms dynamics and lightning in subtropical South America
Current Position:
Research Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dr. Erin Dougherty
Ph.D. 2021
Research: Flash flood-producing storms in a current and future climate
Current Position:
Project Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the Research Applications Lab
Anindita Chakraborty
M.S. 2023
Research: South American convective storm environments in a current and future climate
Current Position:
Simulation Software Engineer at the Colorado State University Energy Institute
Jeremiah Piersante
M.S. 2021
Research: Organized convective storms in subtropical South America
Current Position:
Ph.D. Student at the University at Albany
Zach Bruick
M.S. 2019
Research: Convective storms and hail in subtropical South America
Current Position:
Climate Expert at McKinsey & Company
Ryan Riesenberg
M.S. 2019
Research: Winter weather in a current and future climate
Current Position:
Commercial Airline Pilot
Murong Zhang
Visiting Ph.D. Student in 2019
Research: Heavy rainfall-producing mesoscale convective systems in southern China
Current Position:
Assistant Professor at Xiamen University
Rasmussen Group Photos
Photos of Rasmussen Group members in the field and at work!