Videos

Dr. Jenni Evans describes how her degree in mathematics led to a career in atmospheric science and also discusses her research examining tropical cyclones.

Dr. Paul Markowski talks about his career path and the impact his research on tornadoes has on society.

Dr. David Stensrud, department head, talks about his research in ensemble forecastinig and the costs of weather-related decsions.

Dr. William Brune talks about the broad impacts that his research in understanding atmospheric composition and chemistry has on improving air quality, which would translate to improvements in world health and climate change.

Graduate Students (M.S. and Ph.D. Degrees)

Penn State's graduate program offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees and includes a broad spectrum of research specialties including atmospheric or air chemistry, atmospheric dynamics, tropical, synoptic, and mesoscale, and statistical meteorology, cloud physics, boundary layer and turbulence, numerical modeling and data assimilation, oceanography, severe storms, climate science.