Education:

Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

M.S. Atmospheric Sciences, 2013 University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

B.S. Physics, Summa Cum Laude, 2010 University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR, USA, Enrico Fermi Medal, highest graduating GPA in Physics

Research Interests: ^top

• Tropical Meteorology
• Atmospheric dynamics
• General circulation of the atmosphere
• Climate variability and change
• Madden-Julian oscillation
• Monsoon depressions
• Tropical waves
• ENSO
• Tropical-extratropical teleconnections
• Theory of tropical motions
• Tropical precipitation
• Climate change

Biography: ^top

I seek to further our understanding of the physical processes that drive the atmosphere, especially those of the tropics. Being born and raised in Puerto Rico, I share a personal connection with tropical dynamics, from what causes precipitation on a regional scale to the tropical waves that often carry rainfall. As my knowledge has expanded, I have grown interested in other topics such as climate variability and change and how the midlatitudes and the tropics interact.

Awards: ^top

• AGU’s James R. Holton Award, 2018
• UW GO-MAP Stroum Minority Fellowship, 2015.
• NSF Graduate Research Fellow, 2011-2014.