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The Weather Forecast Research Team

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Photo: Aug 2019

Photo: Aug 2019


Graduate Students


Graduated PhD in Atmospheric Sciences

Principal Supervisor: R. Stull

Julia Jeworrek ⋅ Feb 2023

Yingkai (Kyle) Sha ⋅ Dec 2021

Nadya Moisseeva ⋅ Dec 2020

Pedro Odon ⋅ Apr 2019

David Siuta ⋅ Mar 2017

May Wong ⋅ Apr 2014

Dominique Bourdin ⋅ Sep 2013

Rosie Howard ⋅ Dec 2012

Atoossa Bakhshaii ⋅ Apr 2012

Thomas Nipen ⋅ Apr 2012

Doug McCollor ⋅ Jul 2008

Luca Delle Monache ⋅ Nov 2005

John Spagnol ⋅ Jul 2005

Xingxiu Deng ⋅ Jul 2005

Henryk Modzelewski ⋅ Aug 2004

Larry Berg ⋅ Jul 2002

Josh Hacker ⋅ Nov 2001

Edi Santoso ⋅ Aug 1999



Graduated MSc in Atmospheric Sciences

Principal Supervisor: R. Stull (unless noted otherwise)

Reagan McKinney ⋅ February 2024

Abhinab Kadel ⋅ May 2022

Rachel Steinhart ⋅ May 2022

Eve Wicksteed ⋅ May 2021

Maggie Campbell ⋅ Feb 2018

Banafsheh Afshar ⋅ Aug 2016

Jesse Mason ⋅ Apr 2014

Selena Farris ⋅ Apr 2011

Haizhen Sun ⋅ Apr 2005 (supervised by R. Stull & T. Clark)

Li Huang ⋅ Apr 2005

Catherine Readyhough ⋅ May 2003 (supervised by S. Green, R. Stull, & G. Schajer)

Claudia Roeger ⋅ Apr 2001 (supervised by R. Stull & D. McClung)

Josh Hacker ⋅ Feb 1997

Larry Berg ⋅ Nov 1996



Undergraduate Students


ATSC Honors Thesis

Principal Supervisor: R. Stull

Miles Epstein ⋅ Sep 2022 - Apr 2023

Timothy Chui ⋅ May 2015 - Apr 2016

Selena Farris ⋅ Sep 2006 - Apr 2008

Thomas Nipen ⋅ Sep 2005 - Apr 2006


Term Employees


Clinton Macadam ⋅ 2021, 2022

Hanrui (Harriet) Duan ⋅ 2021

Marjolein Ribberink ⋅ 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Alison Deere ⋅ 2018, 2019, 2020

Justin Haw ⋅ 2019, 2020

Tobias Schmidt ⋅ 2019, 2020

Yu Ito ⋅ 2017

Matt Fung ⋅ 2016, 2017

Filip Kilibarda ⋅ 2016

Timothy Chui ⋅ 2014, 2015

Lynsey Haynes ⋅ 2013

Emilie Benoit ⋅ 2012

Katelyn Wells ⋅ 2010, 2011

Daniel Casanova ⋅ 2009 - 2011

Shabnam Shambayati ⋅ 2008

Charlotte Gabites ⋅ 2003 - 2006

Jennifer Mundy ⋅ 2003

Miranda Holmes ⋅ 2003

Phoebe Jackson ⋅ 2003

Vallance Lee ⋅ 2003

Duane Storey ⋅ 2003

Ron McTaggart-Cowen ⋅ 1998


Co-op Students


Wang Jiaxin (Elena) ⋅ 2021 - 2022

Chris Jing ⋅ 2018

Sean Hayes ⋅ 2014

Dominique Bourdin ⋅ 2008

May Wong ⋅ 2007

Alyssa Gloeckler ⋅ 2003 - 2005

James Charbonneau ⋅ 2003 - 2005


BS (France)-trainee

Principal Supervisor: B. Thomson
Co-Supervisor: R. Stull

Guillaume Ferry ⋅ 2007

Adeline Perroux ⋅ 2006

Marine Claeyman ⋅ 2006

Juliette Stephant ⋅ 2005

Estelle Hornung ⋅ 2005



Visiting Scientists & Engineers


Shanlin Chen (PhD U. Hong Kong) ⋅ Mar 2023 - Sept 2023

Nina Effenberger (PhD U. Tübingen) ⋅ Mar 2023 - Aug 2023

Sofía Michaelian (MSc U. Mexico) ⋅ Mar 2023 - Jun 2023

Dr. Pavel Kukuliac (Assistant Prof., Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic) ⋅ Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

Victor Baconnet (MSc FR-Lyon Polytech) ⋅ Feb 2020 - Jun 2020

Mirko Hoyo (MSc U. Chile - Meteorology) ⋅ Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

Daniel Rozanes (MSc U. Mexico - Meteorology) ⋅ Jul 2018 - Oct 2018

Martin Boden (MSc CH-EPFL-MECH) ⋅ Sep 2017 - Mar 2017

Chaimae Alaoui (MSc FR-Lyon-MECH) ⋅ Feb 2017 - Aug 2017

Frans LiquiLung (MSc NL-Delft-Appl. PHYS) ⋅ Feb 2017 - Aug 2017

Sara Johansson (MSc Uppsala University) ⋅ Dec 2006

Atoossa Bakhshaii (Iran) ⋅ Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

Nathan Sharon (Israel) ⋅ Jul 2004 - Jun 2005

Terry Clark (visiting scientist and adjunct professor) ⋅ 1999 - 2003



Post-Docs and Research Associates


Rosie Howard ⋅ Dec 2012 - Feb 2024

Yingkai (Kyle) Sha ⋅ Dec 2021 - May 2022

Nadya Moisseeva ⋅ Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

Maria Frediani ⋅ Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

David Siuta ⋅ Apr 2017 - Aug 2017

Thomas Nipen ⋅ May 2012 - Jun 2013

Atoossa Bakhshaii ⋅ May 2012 - Aug 2012



Other Students and Colleagues


Eva Gnegy · 2021 - 2023

Lili Callahan ⋅ 2021 - 2022

Garret Hartung ⋅ 2020 - 2021

Tim Atkinson (Research Assistant & BC Hydro weather forecaster) ⋅ 2019 - 2020

James Campbell ⋅ 2018 - 2019

Tatjana Zenker ⋅ 2017 - 2018

Isaac Schultz ⋅ 2016 - 2017

Neona Chan ⋅ 2015 - 2016

Zhiying Li (Research Associate) ⋅ 2014 - 2016

Jesse Mason ⋅ 2012 - 2015

Emilie Benoit (Lab Assistant) ⋅ 2015

Brie Mackovic ⋅ 2014

Annie Seagram (Research Assistant) ⋅ 2014 - 2015

Bruce Thomson (Research Associate) ⋅ 2004 - 2014

George Hicks (IT staff) ⋅ 2004 - 2012

Eric Holden ⋅ 2012

Yan Shen ⋅ 2004 - 2006

Trina Cannon (Undergrad IT staff) ⋅ 2002 - 2006

Yongmei Zhou ⋅ 2000 - 2005

Mark Holzer (Collaborator)

Brad Snyder ⋅ 2004

Steve Thomas (Collaborator)