Dr. Matyas uses SEC Travel Funds to Visit Mississippi State University

During the first week of October, Dr. Matyas visited the Department of Geosciences at Mississippi State University. She was hosted by Dr. Kim Wood, a meteorologist who also studies hurricanes. She met with several faculty to discuss research and teaching interests. She also met with graduate students to give advice about career planning, obtaining funding, […]

Alex DesRosiers earns AMS Fellowship

Undergraduate student Alex DesRosiers earned his BS in Engineering and Certificate in Meteorology and Climatology. At the 2019 annual meeting, he will receive a Fellowship from the American Meteorological Society for his MS studies in Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. While at UF, Alex interned with the Hurricane Hunters at MacDill Airforce Base in Tampa […]

Drs. Matyas and Zick: All Female Panel on Hurricanes

At the 2017 annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the AAG, Dr. Matyas and alumni Dr. Zick served on a panel to discuss the 2017 hurricane season. All panel members and the moderator were female faculty in the SEDAAG region who research hurricanes and/or their impacts.

Drs. Mighty and Matyas Meet Una at UNA

Dr. Mario Mighty received his PhD from UF in 2014 under the supervision of Dr. Nigel Smith and he now holds a tenure-track position at the University of North Alabama. This November, he hosted a visit by Dr. Matyas where she met with faculty and students and delivered a lecture on her work with tropical cyclones. While […]

Dr. Matyas Honored with Term Professorship

Dr. Matyas was recently named a Colonel Allan R. and Margaret G. Crow Term Professor for 2014-2015. This award comes from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in recognition of her contributions to the research and teaching missions of the university.

WRF Group Formation

Stephanie, Tang, Jade, and Dr. Matyas are working to get the WRF model up and running at the High Performance Cumputing Center during Summer 2014. A big thank you to Dr. Gary Lackmann from North Carolina State University who is providing us with technical advice.

Hurricane Researchers Present at AMS

Four graduate students and one undergraduate student presented hurricane-related research along with Dr. Matyas at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Atlanta, GA. Presentations were given Feb. 2-5. Students received valuable feedback on their work from the research community including Dr. Gary Lackmann from NC State University and Bryan Johnson from Lawrence […]

Zick wins AMS Travel Award

Stephanie Zick was awarded an American Meteorological Society (AMS) student travel grant to attend the 36th Conference on Radar Meteorology in Breckenridge, CO, September 16-20, 2013. The AMS awards student travel grants to senior undergraduate and graduate AMS student members, in recognition of the invaluable experiences available to students as conferences attendees. The grant covers […]

Tang Travels to ACM SIG Spatial GIS 2013

Jingyin Tang wins NSF Travel Grant and travelled to Orlando, FL to attend the ACM SigSpatial GIS conference Tang received the following award and attended the conference in October, 2013. As part of NSF’s commitment to maintain United States’ research competitiveness in important areas of Science and Technology, the organizers of ACM SIGSPATIAL 2013 are pleased […]

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