John D. Lenters
- Associate Research Scientist, Great Lakes Research Center
- Adjunct Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
- jdlenter@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3197
- GLRC 305
Areas of Expertise
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- Lake evaporation
- Physical limnology
- Great Lakes weather and climate
- Surface waves and coastal storms
- Air-sea interaction
- Autonomous buoys
- Watershed hydrology
- Global and regional climate change
Research Interests
- Impacts of climate on lake temperature and ice cover
- Lake surface energy balance studies
- Marine weather observations and forecasting
- Great Lakes evaporation and water levels
- Climate impacts on lake and land surface hydrology
- Mesoscale and boundary layer meteorology
- Great Lakes observation networks
- Societal impacts of climate change
- Autonomous sensors at the lake-air interface
Will H. Cantrell
- Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
- Professor, Physics
- cantrell@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3007
- Admin 413A
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Atmospheric Science
- Cloud and aerosol physics and chemistry
- Nucleation
Simon Carn
- Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- scarn@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1756
- Dow 424
Research Interests
- Using satellite measurements to constrain global volcanic SO2 production and emissions from individual volcanoes
- Validation of OMI SO2 retrievals using correlative data from ground-based, airborne and space-borne instruments
- Tracking volcanic SO2 and ash clouds operationally for aviation hazard mitigation
- Remote sensing of tropospheric volcanic plumes using DOAS and FTIR
- Quantifying anthropogenic emissions of SO2 from sources such as copper smelters and oil and gas fields
- Mitigation of the environmental and health impacts of volcanic degassing using satellite data
- Comparisons between satellite observations and chemical transport model simulations of volcanic clouds and plumes
"Understanding how the Earth system functions is key to sustaining its natural resources for future generations."
Paul V. Doskey
- Professor
- pvdoskey@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2745
- Noblet Building 113
Research Interests
- Environmental Biogeochemistry
- Biogeochemistry of Surface-Atmosphere Exchange
- Atmospheric Organic Chemistry
- Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Sarah A. Green
- Interim Department Chair, Chemistry
- Professor, Chemistry
- sgreen@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2048
- Chemical Sciences 607
Research Interests
- Climate change communication
- Science-policy interface
- Youth engagement in climate policy
- Response of aquatic systems to climate change
- Great Lakes
- Fluorescence-based analytical methods
- Aerosol chemistry
- Origin and fate of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in terrestrial, lake, and marine environments
- Methods for detection of free radicals, photochemical transformations of natural and anthropogenic organic compounds in the environment
- Integration of biological, geological, physical, and chemical data for understanding global cycles.
Kartik Iyer
- Assistant Professor, Physics
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- kiyer@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2356
- Fisher 109
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Atmospheric Physics
- Turbulence
- Thermal convection
- Numerical simulations
- Supercomputing
Alex B. Kostinski
- Professor, Physics
- kostinsk@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2580
- Fisher 104
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Atmospheric Physics
Claudio Mazzoleni
- Professor, Physics
- cmazzoleni@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1226
- Fisher 117
Specialties
- Atmospheric Science
- Aerosol properties (optical, physical and morphological) and effects on clouds and climate
- Instrument development and environmental optics
Lynn R. Mazzoleni
- Associate Professor, Chemistry
- lrmazzol@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1853
- Chem Sci 402D
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Understanding the identities, occurrence, and transformation of aerosol organic compounds
- Identifying organic aerosol constituents from a variety of atmospheric environments
- Exploration of new LC column chemistries with ultrahigh pressure pumps for fast and thorough separations
- Aqueous reaction pathways
Judith A. Perlinger
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- jperl@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3641
- Dow 863
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Environmental Engineering
- Transport & Transformation of Organic Chemicals
- Boundary Layer Meteorology
- Sustainability
Research Interests
- Air and Water Quality
- Atmosphere-biosphere Exchange of Chemicals
- Micrometeorology
- Environmental Analytical Chemistry
- Sustainability
William I. Rose
- Research Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- raman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2367
- Dow 207
Research Interests
- Volcanology
- Remote Sensing
- Volcanic Clouds
- Geoheritage
Raymond A. Shaw
- Distinguished Professor, Physics
- Director, Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D. Program
- Affiliated Professor, Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
- rashaw@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1961
- Office: Fisher 201G, Lab: Fisher 019B and Dow 105
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Atmospheric Physics
- Cloud Physics
- Nucleation
- Turbulence
- Digital Holography
Shiliang Wu
- Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- slwu@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2590
- Dow 429
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Interactions among climate, atmospheric chemistry, air quality, and land use/land cover
- Impacts of global change on atmospheric chemistry and long-range transport of air pollution
- Anthropogenic perturbations to the atmosphere and implications for environmental sustainability
- Atmosphere-biosphere interactions, especially in the context of global change
- Impacts of aerosols on the global hydrological cycle
Xin Xi
- Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- xinxi@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2029
- Dow 427
Links of Interest
Research Interests
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Process-based modeling of the sources, transformation, transport, and sinks of atmospheric particulate matter and gases, and their impact on climate and air quality
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Interactions between changes in land-cover/land-use and atmospheric compositions
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Remote sensing science and applications in environmental mapping, modeling, and monitoring
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Synergy between physically-based modeling and machine learning in climate and air quality research
Pengfei Xue
- Associate Director, Great Lakes Research Center
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Director, Numerical Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Great Lakes Research Center
- pexue@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1837
- GLRC 208
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Introductory Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
- Hydrodynamic Modeling
- Water Resources Engineering
- Ecosystem Dynamics Modeling
Research Interests
- Hydrodynamic modeling
- Regional climate modeling
- Coupled ocean-atmosphere dynamics
- Data assimilation and machine learning
- Biophysical processes in the Great Lakes
- Estuary and coastal ocean processes