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MEAS Undergraduate Updates

Please see below of opportunities and contact information for faculty that are accepting applications for PhD opportunities (fully funded) at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science:

Assistantship TitleDepartmentFacultyEmail

Iceberg Monitoring from Space OCE Hans Graber hgraber@cstars.miami.edu
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Applied to Ocean Features OCE Hans Graber hgraber@cstars.miami.edu
Time Dependence of Seismic Parameters in Hawaii MGS Guoqing Lin glin@rsmas.Miami.edu
Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center MBE/MES Elizabeth Babcock ebabcock@rsmas.miami.edu
Impacts of Atmospheric Reactions on Air Quality ATM/OCE Cassandra Gaston cgaston@rsmas.miami.edu
Impacts of Aerosols on Oceans and Rainforests ATM/OCE Cassandra Gaston cgaston@rsmas.miami.edu
Near-Surface Observations as Probes on Mantle and Subduction Dynamics MGS Adam Holt aholt@miami.edu
Sub-Seasonal to Decadal Predictability and Prediction ATM/MPO Ben Kirtman bkirtman@rsmas.miami.edu
Seismic Velocity Structure and Dynamic Triggering in the Caribbean Region MGS Guoqing Lin glin@rsmas.Miami.edu
Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change: Interactions Between the Inner-Core and Environment ATM/MPO Sharan Majumdar smajumdar@rsmas.miami.edu
Characterizing African Easterly Wave Variability and Environmental Factors Associated with Tropical Cyclogenesis ATM/MPO Sharan Majumdar smajumdar@rsmas.miami.edu
Tropical Cyclogenesis: Processes and Predictability ATM/MPO Sharan Majumdar smajumdar@rsmas.miami.edu
Forecasting Extreme Events Using Machine Learning OCE M. Josefina Olascoaga jolascoaga@miami.edu
Connectivity Pathways of Sargassum OCE M. Josefina Olascoaga jolascoaga@miami.edu
Evolutionary Genomics MBE Marjorie Oleksiak moleksiak@rsmas.miami.edu
Reef Growth and Sedimentation in the Red Sea Rift MGS Sam Purkis spurkis@rsmas.miami.edu
Climate Change: Clouds, Circulation and Climate ATM/MPO Brian Soden bsoden@rsmas.miami.edu
Seasonal Variations in Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Over the Southeast Atlantic and Their Radiative Impact ATM Paquita Zuidema pzuidema@miami.edu
Low Cloud Organization in the Caribbean ATM Paquita Zuidema pzuidema@miami.edu

The full list can be found here: https://graduate.rsmas.miami.edu/admissions/phd-assistanships/index.html

Just a reminder on the Open House next Friday (October 23 starting at 2 EST). We will be recording, but will only resend out to those who sign up (discuss PhD, MS, and MPS with tours of campus). Registration can be found here:https://miami.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rwdNpgPWSJOSeiw-B-XvKA

Also,if you are interested in signing up for a virtual 1 on 1 session, please click the link below to schedule a virtual meeting with:

  • Dr. Josh Coco (myself): Executive Director of Advancement at the Rosenstiel School, works closely with graduate students but can talk about any aspect of the school. To set up a time to chat one on one virtually with me, please click here:https://calendly.com/joshcoco
  • Kat Grazioso: Completed her Master of Professional Science Degree (MPS) in Tropical Marine Ecology at the Rosenstiel School and now is a program coordinator at the school, and can answer general questions on all programs. To setup a time to chat one on one virtually with Kat, please click here: https://calendly.com/katgrazioso  
  • Emma Pontes: Completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Miami with a double major in Marine Science and Biology and a minor in Chemistry, earned her MPS degree at theUMiami in TropicalMarine Ecosystem Management, and is now getting her PhD at RSMAS in the marine biology department. https://calendly.com/emmapontes 

Virtual tour of campus can be found here (led by Emma):https://youtu.be/6l9Z029fWEk