ALYSSA STANSFIELD

Assistant Professor

Atmospheric Sciences

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Alyssa works to combine advanced atmospheric modeling and observations to better understand the connections between extreme weather and the large-scale climate. She is interested in researching hurricanes, midlatitude cyclones, mesoscale convective systems, extreme precipitation, and compound extremes. She is also interested in researching the impacts of extreme weather on human and environmental systems and improving the communication of climate science to the public.

GRANTS

  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Storm Mode Classification as a Process-Oriented Tool to Diagnose Precipitation Biases in Climate Models
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration1 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2027
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • FELLOWSHIP OR RESIDENCY
    Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
    National Science Foundation1 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2024
    National Science Foundation
  • FELLOWSHIP OR RESIDENCY
    Science Training & Research to Inform Decisions (STRIDE) Fellowship
    State University of New York at Stony Brook1 Aug 2019 - 31 Aug 2021
    State University of New York at Stony Brook
  • FELLOWSHIP OR RESIDENCY
    Graduate Council Fellowship
    State University of New York at Stony Brook1 Aug 2017 - 31 May 2022
    State University of New York at Stony Brook