MS/PhD Program

Why Choose Atmospheric and Oceanic Science at the University of Maryland?

The perfect location for collaboration and ranked in the Top 10 oceanography, atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs by the National Research Council.

Location

UMD is centrally located near several top national research centers such as NASA, NOAA, NIST and the EPA and companies like Weather Bug (Earth Networks).

Location

UMD's research park also includes NOAA's Center for Weather and Climate Prediction, the Joint Global Change Research Institute, and UMD's Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center.

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Research

Our proximity to government agencies and research institutions creates opportunities for our students to participate in research collaborations.

Research

The Department is particularly strong in Atmospheric Chemistry, Numerical Weather Prediction, Data Assimilation, Climate, Physical Oceanography, Remote Sensing, and Dynamics with Predictability.

Finances

Our students receive full support for five years (tuition, benefits, stipend) in most cases, via fellowships, research or teaching assistantships.

Finances

Our students also receive prestigious fellowships from the NSF, NASA, DOE and other organizations.

Outside the Classroom

Our students enjoy social and cultural experiences from College Park to the nation's capital with our active graduate student organization, MetoGrads.

Outside the Classroom

MetoGrads serves as a focal point to help organize orientations, seminars, and social events for AOSC graduate students.

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Globally Ranked

Ranked among the Top 10 oceanography, atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs by the National Research Council.

8th

Academic Ranking of World Universities

UMD ranks 8th among U.S. public institutions in the 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities for earth sciences.

10th

Nature Index Ranking

UMD ranks 10th among U.S. public universities in the 2019 Nature Index for earth & environmental sciences, which focuses on high-quality research output.

12th

Best Global Universities Ranking

UMD ranks 12th among U.S. public institutions in the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings for environment/ecology.

16th

Best Graduate Schools

UMD ranks 16th among U.S. public institutions in the U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate Schools rankings for earth sciences.

AOSC Graduate Students

Nemi Abomaye-Nimenibo

Graduate Student

Graduate Research Assistant

Office: 4352-ATL

nemian@umd.edu

Christopher 'Chuck' Baker

Graduate Student

NCAS-M Fellow

Office: 4337-ATL, ESSIC

torcha98@umd.edu

Brian Bennett

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

B.S., M.P.S. (AOSC, GEOG) University of Maryland

Office: 4347-ATL

bbennet1@umd.edu

Dean Calhoun

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4114A-ATL

dcalhoun@umd.edu

Zihan Chen

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4343-ATL

Website Link

zchen43@umd.edu

Jiaxin Chen

Graduate Student; Research Assistant

Office: 4114 C-ATL

jchen137@umd.edu

Alvin Cheung

Graduate Student; Research Assistant

Office: 4114 D-ATL

a98alvin@umd.edu

Kenneth Crager

Graduate Student

Office: 4345-ATL

kcrager@umd.edu

Amanda Cresanti

Graduate Student

Graduate Assistant

Office: 4333-ATL

acresant@umd.edu

Hannah Daley

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4341-ATL

https://www2.atmos.umd.edu/~hmdaley/

hmdaley@umd.edu

Marissa Dattler

Graduate Student

Office: 1439 ATL

mdattler@umd.edu

Junjie Dong

Graduate Student

Office: 4114C ATL

jjd0817@umd.edu

Shaun Eisner

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4352-ATL

seisner1@terpmail.umd.edu

Igor Uchoa Farias

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4343-ATL

Website

iufarias@umd.edu

Vincent Ferrera

Graduate Student

Graduate Assistant

Office: 4352-ATL

vaflyers@umd.edu

Reint Fischer

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4343-ATL

rfische1@umd.edu

Katharina Gallmeier

Graduate Student

Teaching Assistant

Office: 3416-ATL

kgallmei@umd.edu

Yamin Guo

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4331-ATL

yaminguo@umd.edu

Peter 'Zack' H'Doubler

Graduate Student

Teaching Assistant (Fall 2024-Spring 2025)

Research Assistant

Office: 3416-ATL

pzhd@umd.edu

Kyle Hall

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4114A-ATL

kylehall@umd.edu

Rahaden Hatmaja

Graduate Student

Office: 4331-ATL

rhatmaja@umd.edu

Henry Hausmann

Graduate Student

Office: 4341-ATL

hhausman@umd.edu

Natalia Roldan Henao

Graduate Student

Teaching Assistant

Office: 4100-ATL

nroldanh@umd.edu

Laila Howar

Graduate Student

Office: 4100-ATL

lhowar@umd.edu

Emily Hunt

Graduate Student

Teaching Assistant (Fall 2024)

Research Assistant

Office: 3416-ATL

ephunt@umd.edu

Inseong Jeong

Office: NOAA

Hee-Sung Jung

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4339-ATL

hsjung24@umd.edu

Joseph Knisely

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4339-ATL

https://www2.atmos.umd.edu/~jknisely/

jknisely@umd.edu

Logan Knudsen

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4343-ATL

knudsen@umd.edu

Samantha Koehler

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 1437-ATL

slkoehl@umd.edu

Hannah Krohn

Graduate Student

Master's of Professional Studies in Atmospheric Science

Office: 4352-ATL

hkrohn@umd.edu

Gabrielle Linscott

Graduate Student

Research Fellow

Office: 4100-ATL

glinscot@umd.edu

Sarah Loughran

Graduate Student

NASA Fellowship

Office: 4114 C-ATL

skathryn@umd.edu

Dylan Major

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4339-ATL

dmajor@umd.edu

Joshua McCurry

Graduate Student

Office: 4339-ATL

jmccurry@umd.edu

Yutong Pan

Graduate Student

ytpan@umd.edu

Jhayron Steven Perez Carrasquilla

Graduate Student

Graduate Research Assistant

Office: 4114 C-ATL

Website

jhayron@umd.edu

Akarsh Ralhan

Graduate Student

Teaching Assistant

Office: 4337-ATL

ralhanak@umd.edu

Jasmine Ratchford, Ph.D.

Graduate Student

Master's of Professional Studies in Atmospheric Science

Office: 4110-ATL

James Reagan

Graduate Student

Henry Santer

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4339-ATL

hsanter@umd.edu

Samantha Halstead Santez

Graduate Student

Teaching Assistant (Fall 2023)

Research Assistant

Office: 4335-ATL

shalstez@terpmail.umd.edu

Abby Sebol

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4341-ATL

asebol@umd.edu

Madilynn Seiler

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4114 B-ATL

mseiler1@umd.edu

Siyu Shan

Graduate Student

Teaching Assistant

Office: 4114 A-ATL

syshan@UMD.EDU

Sunny Sharma

Teaching Assistant (Fall 2024-Spring 2025)

Office: 3416-ATL

sjsharma@umd.edu

Akanksha Singh

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4341-ATL

Website

singhak@umd.edu

Jonathan Starfeldt

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4114 B-ATL

jonstar@umd.edu

Phillip Stratton

Faculty Assistant

Phone: (301) 405 5391

pstratto@umd.edu

Yixin Wang

Graduate Student

Office: 4352-ATL

ywang81c@umd.edu

Rachel Wegener

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4365-ATL

rwegener@umd.edu

Stephen Windle

Graduate Student

Teaching Assistant

Office: 4365-ATL

Stephen Windle (ESSIC) Page

swindle@umd.edu

Emily Wisinski

Graduate Student

Graduate Assistant

Office: 4114 C-ATL

ewisinsk@umd.edu

Benjamin Woods

Graduate Research Assistant

Office: 4335-ATL

bjwoods1@umd.edu

Wen Yang

Graduate Student

Office: 4341-ATL

Daniel Yienger

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4345-ATL

dyienger@umd.edu

Pittayuth 'Poom' Yoosiri

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4331-ATL

pyoosiri@umd.edu

Haipeng Zhang

Graduate Student

Teaching Assistant

Office: 4114 A-ATL

hpzhang@umd.edu

Shujun Zhou

Graduate Student

Research Assistant

Office: 4333-ATL

sjzhou@umd.edu

MS/PhD Program

Why Choose Atmospheric and Oceanic Science at the University of Maryland?

Globally Ranked

AOSC Graduate Students

Admissions

Curriculum

Finances

Current Students

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MS/PhD Program

Why Choose Atmospheric and Oceanic Science at the University of Maryland?

Globally Ranked

AOSC Graduate Students

Admissions

Curriculum

Finances

Current Students

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