
Associate Professor
Atmospheric Science Building
Office: ATS 402

Research Scientist
Research: Lightning processes in convective storms, global electric circuit

Research Scientist
Research: Radar meteorology, heavy rainfall in complex terrain, INCUS satellite mission
Email: bdolan@colostate.eduÂ

Postdoctoral Researcher
Research: Cloud and mesoscale processes, storms in a current and future climate
Email: hungjui@rams.colostate.eduÂ

NSF Postdoctoral Fellow
Research: Tropical cyclones in a current and future climate
Email: astans@rams.colostate.eduÂ

Ph.D. Student
Research: Heavy rainfall in complex terrain; climatology of storms in East Asia
Email: rung@rams.colostate.eduÂ

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

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

Ph.D. Student
Research: Changes in severe convection in a future climate
Email: erin.sherman@colostate.edu

Ph.D. Student
Research: Orographic and diurnal effects on heavy rainfall-producing storms in northern Colorado and Taiwan
Email: zoedoug@colostate.edu

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

Ph.D. Student
Research: Mesoscale, convective, and lightning processes in intense deep convection in subtropical South America
Email: Mitchell.Gregg@colostate.eduÂ

M.S. Student (co-advised by Russ Schumacher)
Research: Climate and mesoscale processes, machine learning
Email: joseph.dale@colostate.edu

M.S. Student
Research: Climate and mesoscale processes, solar climate intervention
Email: Emma.Benedict@colostate.edu

M.S. Student
Research: INCUS satellite mission, convective updrafts, machine learning
Email: Justin.Hassel@colostate.edu

M.S. Student (co-advised by Sue van den Heever)
Research: INCUS satellite mission, convective updrafts, machine learning
Email: Miles.Harmala@colostate.edu

Ph.D. 2023
Research: Convective storms dynamics and lightning in subtropical South America
Current Position:
Research Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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

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

M.S. 2021
Research: Organized convective storms in subtropical South America
Current Position:
Ph.D. Student at the University at Albany

M.S. 2019
Research: Convective storms and hail in subtropical South America
Current Position:
Climate Expert at McKinsey & Company

M.S. 2019
Research: Winter weather in a current and future climate
Current Position:
Commercial Airline Pilot

Visiting Ph.D. Student in 2019
Research: Heavy rainfall-producing mesoscale convective systems in southern China
Current Position:
Assistant Professor at Xiamen University

Visiting Ph.D. Student from Laboratoire d'aerologie in Toulouse, France (April-May 2024)
Research: High-resolution modeling of convective storms and lightning processes

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

M.S. 2025
Research: Mesoscale storm processes associated with sulfate aerosol injection (SAI) in the stratosphere
Email: Bali.Summers@colostate.eduÂ
Photos of Rasmussen Group members in the field and at work!