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People > Research Fellows > Jamie Ward

Jamie Ward

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLaSP)

1546 Climate and Space Research Building (CSRB)

jamiewa@umich.edu

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Education:

PhD in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dissertation Title: Examining the Effects of Light-Absorbing Aerosols, Blocking, and Clouds on Greenland’s Climate (August 2020). Advisor: Dr. Mark Flanner

MS in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (May 2016). Advisor: Dr. Mark Flanner

MA in Geography, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana. Thesis Title: Using Analogues to Simulate Intensity, Trajectory, and Dynamical Changes in Alberta Clippers with Global Climate Change (May 2014). Advisor: Dr. Gregory Bierly.

BS in Environmental Science and Planning, University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, Michigan. Thesis Title: Brownfields in Flint, Michigan: A Study of Brownfield Areas using Remote Sensing Techniques (December 2011). Advisor: Dr. Randall Repic.

BA in Mathematics, University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, Michigan (December 2011).

Research Interests: ^top

I use a combination of climate model, reanalysis, and observational data to research thermodynamic, dynamic, and radiative processes that affect ice sheets and sea ice in both hemispheres. My research interests include:

  • Impacts of cyclone location on moisture transport and surface energy fluxes over sea ice surrounding Antarctica
  • Impacts of blocking on cloud formation over the Greenland Ice Sheet
  • Impacts of blocking on Greenland Ice Sheet snowmelt and energy flux processes
  • Impacts of light-absorbing aerosols on Greenland Ice Sheet snowmelt and energy flux processes

I especially enjoy learning about atmosphere-cryosphere interactions using a variety of data sources.

Awards: ^top

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) Program.(2017-2020). Quantifying the Relative Contributions of Aerosols, Blocking Events, and Low Level Liquid Clouds to Greenland Snow Melt. Role: Co-Principal Investigator. $45,000 (per year). Funded.

Indiana Space Grant Consortium Fellowship.(2013-2014). The Effects of Global Climate Change on Alberta Clippers. Role: Principal Investigator. $6000. Funded.

University of Michigan College of Engineering Dean’s Fellowship (2014)

 

AWARDS

Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award. (2012-2013). Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana.

Maize and Blue Award. (2011, December). University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, Michigan.

Publications: ^top

PEER-REVIEWED

Ward, J.L., Flanner, M.G., & Dunn-Sigouin, E. (2020, November). Impacts of Greenland Block Location on Clouds and Surface Energy Fluxes Over the Greenland Ice Sheet. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, e2020JD033172. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033172.

Ward, J.L., Flanner, M.G., Bergin, M., Dibb, J.E., Polashenski, C.M., Soja, A.J., & Thomas, J.L. (2018). Modeled Response of Greenland Snowmelt to the Presence of Biomass Burning-Based Absorbing Aerosols in the Atmosphere and Snow. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017JD027878.

Ward, J. (2015). The use of atmospheric analogues to predict Alberta Clipper storm trajectories in a changing global climate. Applied Geography, 60, 274-279.

 

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Ward, J.L. Examining the Effects of Light-Absorbing Aerosols, Blocking, and Clouds on Greenland’s Climate. Invited Talk, (2020, August 6), Ice Sheets and Climate Group, Colorado University-Boulder.

Ward, J.L., Flanner, M.G., Bergin, M., Dibb, J.E., Polashenski, C.M., Soja, A.J., & Thomas, J.L. Modeled Response of Greenland Snowmelt to the Presence of Absorbing Aerosols in the Atmosphere and Snow. Invited Talk, (2019, March 4), Department of Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana.

Ward, J.L., Flanner, M.G., Bergin, M., Courville, Z., Dibb, J.E., Polashenski, C.M., Soja, A.J., & Strellis, B. (2017, June). Modeled Response of Greenland Climate to the Presence of Biomass Burning-Based Absorbing Aerosols. 22nd CESM Workshop. Boulder, Colorado.

Ward, J.L. (2014, September). Using Analogues to Simulate Changes in Alberta Clipper Trajectories with Global Climate Change. Applied Geography Conference. Atlanta, Georgia.

 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Ward, J.L. and Flanner, M.G. (2019, December). Impacts of Greenland Blocking Geography on Low-Level Liquid Clouds over the Greenland Ice Sheet. Poster Presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.

Ward, J.L. and Flanner, M.G. (2019, July). Impacts of Greenland Blocking on low-level liquid cloud formation over the Greenland Ice Sheet. Poster Presentation at the Gordon Research Conference: Radiation and Climate, Lewiston, Maine.

Ward, J.L. and Flanner, M.G. (2019, April). Impacts of Greenland Blocking on low-level liquid cloud formation over the Greenland Ice Sheet. Poster Presentation at the Michigan Geophysical Union, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Ward, J.L. and Flanner, M.G. (2018, December). Characterizing the effects of blocking on summer Greenland Ice Sheet snowmelt and surface energy balance. Poster Presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington D.C.

Ward, J.L. and Flanner, M.G. (2017, December). Quantifying Greenland Ice Sheet snowmelt that results from atmospheric blocking events. Poster Presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Ward, J.L., Flanner, M.G., et al. (2017, April). Modeled Response of Greenland Snowmelt to the Presence of Biomass Burning-Based Absorbing Aerosols in the Atmosphere and Snow. Poster Presentation at the Michigan Geophysical Union, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Ward, J.L., Flanner, M.G., Bergin, M., Courville, Z., Dibb, J.E., Polashenski, C.M., Soja, A.J., & Strellis, B. (2016, December). Modeled Response of Greenland Climate to the Presence of Biomass Burning-Based Absorbing Aerosols in the Atmosphere and Snow. Poster Presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.

Ward, J.L., Flanner, M.G., Bergin, M., Dibb, J.E., Polashenski, C.M., & Soja, A.J. (2016, September). Modeling Greenland’s Climate Response to the Presence of Biomass Burning-Based Aerosols in the Atmosphere and Snow during the Summer of 2012. Poster Presentation at International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) Science Conference, Breckenridge, Colorado.

Ward, J.L., Flanner, M.G., Bergin, M., Courville, Z., Dibb, J.E., Polashenski, C.M., Soja, A.J., Strellis, B., & Thomas, J.L. (2015, December). Modeling Greenland’s Climate Response to the Presence of Biomass Burning Aerosols in the Atmosphere and Snow. Poster Presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.

Ward, J.L. (2011, April). Brownfields in Flint, Michigan: A Study of Brownfield Areas using Remote Sensing Techniques. Poster Presentation at the Student Research Conference. University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, Michigan.

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