Assistant Professor Michael M. Bell
Research Group
Taken Dec. 2015 in front of the "virtual Yule log" at the Dept. Holiday Party. From Left: Annette Foerster, Bonnie Brown, Andrew Frambach, Jon Martinez, Eleanor Delap, Muhammed Naufal Razin, Michael Bell
Post-doctoral Researchers
Bonnie Brown (PhD, U. Washington)
Bonnie grew up in Berkeley, CA, and moved to Seattle, WA, in 2005 to attend the University of Washington where she earned her B.S. cum laude in atmospheric sciences in 2008. She continued on to earn an M.S. and Ph.D. also in atmospheric sciences at UW, supervised by Prof. Greg Hakim while conducting research on the dynamics and predictability of hurricanes using ensemble numerical modeling techniques. She now works with Prof. Michael Bell and researches ways to validate and improve microphysical and surface parameterizations in numerical simulations of hurricanes using radar observations. In her free time, Bonnie enjoys swimming and yoga, exploring Oahu, and following Seattle Mariners baseball.
Current Students
Annette Foerster (PhD)
Annette received her M.S. in Physics from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany in 2011 and started her Ph. D. studies in Hawaiʻi in Fall 2012. Her fields of interest are remote sensing, mesoscale and tropical meteorology, with a focus on radar meteorology and tropical cyclones. Her current research aims to study the thermodynamic structure of the inner core region of tropical cyclones using airborne radar data.
Eleanor Delap (MS)
Ellie is a master's candidate studying the tropical cylone boundary layer. She received her B.S. in Meteorology from Valparaiso in 2015.
Jonathan Martinez (PhD)
Jon was born and raised in Hollywood, Florida. Experiencing several hurricanes during his 21 years of living in South Florida sparked his interest in research with tropical cyclones. Jon moved to Tallahassee, Florida in 2012 to attend the Florida State University where he earned a B.S. in Meteorology in 2014. He spent the summer of 2013 and 2014 in Boulder, Colorado at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) doing research as a Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) protege. Jonʻs current research investigates the kinematic and thermodynamic radial structure of tropical cyclones using aircraft flight level data. His research in the future will focus on understanding the impacts of convective processes on tropical cyclone intensification using radar analyses. During his free time, Jon enjoys going to the beach, hiking, and exercising.
Muhammed Naufal Razin (MS)
Naufal is a master's candidate studying the role of stratiform convection in tropical cyclone intensity change. He received his B.S. in Meteorology from the University of Hawaii in 2015.
Former Students
Shannon McElhinney (MS, 2014)
Thesis: Observations of Supergradient Winds in the Tropical Cyclone Boundary Layer
Current Affiliation: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ
Andrew Frambach (MS, 2015)
Thesis: Dual-polarization Radar Characteristics of Convection in Hawaii during HERO
Current Affiliation: Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO