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	Belay Demoz he/him/his Atmospheric Physics, Ph.D. UMBC, CNMS, Dept. of Physics Professor Director of the Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET)	bdemoz@umbc.edu

Current Graduate Student Members

Amanda Vieira dos Santos

she/her/hers
Ph.D. Student | Atmospheric Physics
Atmospheric Physics, M.S. (2025)
UMBC, CNMS, Dept. of Physics

avieira2@umbc.edu

Physics, Room 420

	Joshua Finch Ph.D. Student \| Atmospheric Physics UMBC, CNMS, Dept. of Physics	jfinch2@umbc.edu Physics, Room 224/226

	Joshua Richards he/him/his Ph.D. Candidate \| Atmospheric Physics Atmospheric Physics, M.S. (2025) UMBC, CNMS, Dept. of Physics	jrichar2@umbc.edu Physics, Room 420

	Kylie Hoffman she/her/hers Ph.D. Candidate \| Atmospheric Physics UMBC, CNMS, Dept. of Physics	kylieh1@umbc.edu Physics, Room 431

	Parker Coye Ph.D. Student \| Atmospheric Physics UMBC, CNMS, Dept. of Physics	pcoye1@umbc.edu Physics, Room 224/226

	Sharad Pandey Ph.D. Candidate \| Atmospheric Physics UMBC, CNMS, Dept. of Physics	sharadp1@umbc.edu Physics, Room 428

	Tatiana Della Porta Ph.D. Candidate \| Electrical Engineering UMBC, COEIT, Dept. of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering	ddellap1@umbc.edu Physics, Room 428

	Taylor West Ph.D. Candidate \| Public Policy Public Health, B.A. (2021) Public Policy, M.P.P. (2023) UMBC, CAHSS	xa66974@umbc.edu Public Policy, Room 421

Current Undergraduate Student Members

Antonio Galindo-Zabel

Major: Physics
UMBC, CNMS

agalind1@umbc.edu

	Ethan Chiao Major: Computer Engineering Purdue University

	Kevin Carbajal Rodriguez Major: Physics UMBC, CNMS	kevinc2@umbc.edu

Alumni

	Alrick Green he/him/his Atmospheric Physics, M.S. (2022) UMBC, CNMS, Dept. of Physics	Howard University

Benaya Berhane

Major: Information Systems
UMBC, COEIT

benayab1@umbc.edu

	Brian Carroll he/him/his Atmospheric Physics, Ph.D. (2020) UMBC, CNMS, Dept. of Physics	brian.carroll@noaa.gov CIRES

	Dahne Pluck Physics, B.S. (2024) UMBC, CNMS, Dept. of Physics

	Ken Pryor he/him/his Atmospheric Physics, Ph.D. (2022) UMBC, CNMS, Dept. of Physics	ken.pryor@noaa.gov NOAA/NESDIS STAR

	Maurice Roots he/him/his Atmospheric Physics, Ph.D. (2025) UMBC, CNMS, Dept. of Physics	mroots1@umbc.edu

	Sergio Diaz he/him/his Physics, B.S. UMBC, CNMS, Dept. of Physics	sdiaz1@umbc.edu

	Trisha Joy Francisco Mechanical Engineering, B.S. (2025) UMBC, COEIT	trishaf1@umbc.edu

	Zhifeng Yang he/him/his Atmospheric Physics, Ph.D. (2021) UMBC, CNMS, Dept. of Physics	Zhifeng.Yang@umbc.edu HU-Beltsville

Collaborators

	Ruben Delgado he/him/his Associate Professor \| Hampton University Dept. of Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences	HamptonU

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