
SOARs Research
Welcome to the UW-Madison’s Satellite Observation for Aviation, Radiation and Severe Weather Research Group Page
Atmosphere in Motion. Science in Action.
We are an atmospheric research group focused on two core areas: understanding how aerosols influence severe convective weather, and improving the detection and prediction of aviation weather hazards.



Our Research Group
This section provides a brief overview of the talented professionals on our team.

Mayra I. Oyola-Merced, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ned P. Smith Distinguished Chair of Meteorology, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UW-Madison

Idamis Rodriguez-Nazario, M.S.
Graduate Student, Aviation Weather

Katie Wilson
Graduate Student, Aerosol Impact on Severe Weather, Modeling.

Stefanie Kluge
Graduate Student, Aerosol Impact on Severe Weather, Satellite Remote Sensing

Paige Bartels
Graduate Student, Aerosol Impact on Severe Weather, Satellite Remote Sensing

Matt Oehler
Graduate Student, Aerosol Impact on Severe Weather, Modeling

Molly McKellar
Undergraduate Student, Aerosol Impact on Severe Weather, Modeling

Elaine Standley
Undergraduate Student, Aerosol Impact on Severe Weather, Analysis
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