Edward Luke
Senior Applications Engineer
Connected RadarMAASRadar engineeringDoppler spectraConvectionMachine learning
Lead engineer responsible for the group's radar infrastructure. Novel observation techniques with millimeter-wavelength radars and ML-driven analysis.
Mariko Oue
Research Professor
Spaceborne radarCloud microphysicsPolarimetryDoppler spectraForward modeling
Leads spaceborne-radar science directions. Cloud and precipitation microphysics from radar/lidar observations.
Nithin Allwayin
Scientist
Connected RadarMAASMachine learningCloud microphysicsTurbulence
Leads the group's Connected Radar effort — the MAAS cyberinfrastructure and machine-learning methods for adaptive radar scanning.
Zhuocan Xu
Scientist
Spaceborne radarAerosol–cloud interactionsRetrievalsCloud microphysics
Co-leads the group's spaceborne-radar science directions. Cloud processes from active and passive remote sensing — Bayesian retrievals and ice-particle-habit uncertainties.
Marat Khairoutdinov
Professor
Climate modelingHigh-resolution cloud modelingCloud microphysics and parameterization
Developer of the System for Atmospheric Modeling (SAM) and the global storm-resolving model gSAM. Kilometer-scale cloud-resolving modeling, superparameterization, and the representation of clouds and precipitation in numerical models.
Alessandro Battaglia
Associate Professor
Spaceborne radarEarthCAREWIVERNINCUSRemote sensing
Active and passive microwave remote sensing across the EarthCARE, WIVERN, and INCUS missions.
Katia Lamer
Director, CMAS
Boundary layerUrban climateRemote sensingMixed-phase clouds
Director of Operations, Center for Multiscale Applied Sensing at Brookhaven. Led BNL's mobile observatory; remote sensing for urban climate resilience.
Katherine McKeown
Postdoctoral Researcher
Mesoscale meteorologyConvectionSevere weatherINCUS
Ph.D. in Meteorology from Penn State. Mesoscale and radar meteorology — coastal convection initiation and severe-weather characteristics.
Jiseob Kim
Postdoctoral Researcher
Spaceborne radarForward modelingEarthCARECloud microphysics
Ph.D. from Yonsei University. Forward modeling, scattering, and cloud microphysics — working with EarthCARE satellite data at McGill.
Emina Hafiz
Research Assistant
Spaceborne radarRemote sensingCloud microphysicsRadar meteorology
Analyzes cloud radar observations to advance multi-frequency radar measurements and future spaceborne G-band missions.
Bernat Puigdomènech Treserras
Research Specialist
EarthCARESpaceborne radarForward modelingRetrievals
Technical Manager for the ESA-side EarthCARE CPR L2a processors.
Fan Yang
Scientist
Cloud microphysicsMixed-phase cloudsAerosol–cloud interactionsTurbulencePrecipitation
BNL Cloud Processes Group. Ice nucleation, droplet activation, and aerosol–cloud–turbulence interactions.
Zeen Zhu
Scientist
Remote sensingRetrievalsCloud microphysicsRadar meteorology
Develops cloud radar and lidar algorithms to retrieve cloud microphysical and dynamical properties. High-resolution remote sensing at Brookhaven.
Vaibhav Tyagi
Postdoctoral Researcher
WIVERNRadar meteorologySpaceborne radarRetrievalsAI/ML
Ph.D. from IIT Indore. Single-Doppler wind-field retrievals, radar and satellite meteorology, and AI/ML — supporting the WIVERN mission and MAAS at McGill.
