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A weather regime-based analysis of freezing rain trends in a warmer climate for Eastern North America

Freezing rain is a common winter weather hazard across eastern North America, resulting in damage and disruption to energy utilities, transportation, and the economy. Due to its short lasting and self-limiting nature, observational gaps, and the need for high temporal and spatial resolution model output, this phase type is less studied in the context of […]

Anusha Chaudhary and Austin Britton receive the 2025 Poehling Award

We are very proud to announced that Anusha Chaudhary and Austin Britton have received the 2025 Poehling Award for their outstanding work in our Department. Congratulations!  We you continued success in all your future endeavors. The Ryan Poehling Fellowship is awarded to the graduate student who best exemplifies the sustained academic excellence, commitment to departmental […]

Temporal and spatial analysis of freezing rain regimes over Eastern North America

Freezing rain events, which have caused billions of dollars in damage in recent decades, are still one of the least understood forms of precipitation. These events affect both urban and rural regions, including cities and forests. However, the often short-lived and sporadic occurrence of these events poses significant challenges to accurate reporting, complicating analysis attempting […]

Austin Britton

brittona@ufl.edu Focus Area: Sustainability & Global Environmental Change Country of Origin: USA Degree Program: PhD Entered Program: Fall 2022 Expected Graduation: Fall 2026 Dissertation Topic: TBD Research Statement: TBD Adviser: Dr. Esther Mullens Educational Background M.S. in GeoData Science, Purdue University, 2022 B.S. in Atmospheric Science, Purdue University, 2020 –top–