Jenni L. Evans
- Director, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, phone: +1 (814) 867-6075
- Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, phone +1 (814) 865-3240
- Website: https://icds.psu.edu/director
214L Computer Building
METEO: 509 Walker Building
University Park, PA 16802
Education:
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PhD -- Monash University (Applied Mathematics)
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B.Sc. (Honors) -- Monash University (Applied Mathematics)
Research Specialties:
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Climate:
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- Modulation of tropical cyclone (TC) intensity and activity
- Climate change impacts in the convective tropics
- Climate change weather impacts in the US
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Numerical Weather Prediction:
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- Dynamic evolution of TCs
- Utilization of ensemble simulations for predictability
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Tropical Meteorology:
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- Extratropical transition (ET) of tropical cyclones
- Tropical cyclogenesis and African Easterly Waves (AEWs)
- Subtropical cyclone genesis and evolution
- Factors governing TC intensity and links to the TC boundary layer
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Statistical Meteorology:
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- Machine learning approaches for interrogation of ensemble simulations
- Path clustering using regression mixture models
- Prediction of significant windspeed radii in a TC using machine learning
- Climate downscaling
- Dimension reduction