People

Group Leader:


Dr. Michael E. Mann
Presidential Distinguished Professor
Director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media (PCSSM)
Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania

Research Associates:


Shannon Christiansen
Senior Research Coordinator and Climate Scientist
Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania

Post-Doctoral Fellows:


Judit Carrillo
Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania



Xueke Li
Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania


Graduate Students:


Chris Larson
PhD Student
Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania

Undergraduate Students:


Alice Andrews
Undergraduate Student
Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania



Kevin Chen
Undergraduate Student
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Pennsylvania


Group Associates:


Byron Steinman
Associate Professor
Large Lakes Observatory, Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Minnesota Duluth

Group Alumni:

Penn State University Alumni
Amanda Walker (2017 M.S.): Technical Meteorologist, Athenium Analytics
Andra J. (Reed) Garner (2016 Ph.D.): Assistant Professor, Dept. of Environmental Science, Rowan University
Sreece Goldberger (2015 M.S.)
Daniel J. Brouillette (2015 M.S.): Research Scientist, Dept. of Meteorology/Atmospheric Science, Penn State University
Steven Simon (2015 M.S.): Physical Scientist, Lynker Technologies
Liang Ning (2012 Ph.D.): School of Geography Science, Nanjing Normal University
Fangxing Fan (2011 Ph.D.): Research Scientist, International Center for Climate and Environment Sciences (ICCES), Chinese Academy of Sciences
Brandon Katz (2009 M.S.): Catastrophe Modelling Consultant, JLT Towers Re
Michael Kozar (2011 M.S.): Risk Management Solutions/HWind Scientific
Thomas Sabbatelli (2009 M.S.): Senior Solution Specialist, Risk Management Solutions

University of Virginia Alumni
Julian Adams (2003 M.S.)
Peter Cleary (2004 M.S.)
Benjamin Cook (2004 M.S.; 2007 Ph.D.): Climate Scientist, NASA/GISS and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Zhihua Zhang (2006 Ph.D.): NOAA/NESDIS

University of Massachusetts Alumni
Caspar Ammann (2000 Ph.D.)
Anne Waple (1999 Ph.D.)