- Assistant Professor, Engineering Fundamentals
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- acadolph@mtu.edu
- Dillman 104D
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Snow, Firn and Ice Physics
- Climate Change
- Snow Hydrological Processes
- Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Links of Interest
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
- Thermodynamics I.
- Material Science
- Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics
Research Interests
- Giant planet (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) atmospheric dynamics
- Convection and storm dynamics in planetary atmospheres
- Remote sensing of planets (telescopic and spacecraft imaging)
- Lake effect snow storms
- Turbulence
- Spacecraft mission development and design
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Remote sensing for amphibian population studies.
- Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
- Interim Chair, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
- Professor, Physics
- cantrell@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3007
- Admin 413A
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Atmospheric Science
- Cloud and aerosol physics and chemistry
- Nucleation
- Distinguished 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
- Professor Emerita, 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.
- Assistant Professor, Physics
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- kiyer@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2356
- Fisher 109
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Atmospheric Physics
- Turbulence
- Thermal convection
- Numerical simulations
- Supercomputing
- Assistant Research Scientist, Great Lakes Research Center
- bkopec@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1144
- GLRC 221
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Arctic water cycle
- Water isotope geochemistry
- Ice-ocean/lake-atmosphere interactions
- Ocean/lake water mass partitioning
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Impacts of changing cryosphere on hydrologic systems
- Professor, Physics
- kostinsk@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2580
- Fisher 104
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Atmospheric Physics
- Professor, Physics
- Director, Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D. Program
- cmazzoleni@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1226
- Fisher 112
Specialties
- Atmospheric Science
- Aerosol properties (optical, physical and morphological) and effects on clouds and climate
- Instrument development and environmental optics
- 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
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Chemistry
- 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
- Professor Emeritus, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Research Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- raman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2367
- Dow 207
Research Interests
- Volcanology
- Remote Sensing
- Volcanic Clouds
- Geoheritage
- University Professor and Associate Chair, Physics
- Affiliated Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- 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
- Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial 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
- 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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Processed-based modeling of aerosol interactions with weather and climate
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Impacts of land-cover/land-use changes on atmospheric compositions
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Remote sensing science and applications in environmental mapping, modeling, and monitoring
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AI/ML applications in climate research
- Associate Director, Great Lakes Research Center
- 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