Graduate Students
Jeffrey Lee-
PhD Student
I am currently a student at the University of Oklahoma pursuing a PhD in meteorology. My background is in computer science and machine learning, which I studied as an undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon University. My passion is studying climate change and developing systems to help minimize its effects. To this end, I am currently developing a workflow that utilizes machine learning to infer missing satellite aerosol measurements and predict air quality levels, a task of growing importance given the increase in wildfires and emissions.
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Hayden Webb (He/Him)-
Master’s Student
I was born and raised in Duncan, Oklahoma. After completing my bachelor’s degree in computer science at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, I worked in the tech industry as a computer repairman and then as a deployment engineer. However, my passion for science and discovery has returned me to academia. I am currently trying to characterize the changes in smoke’s physical properties due to long-range transport using sun photometry, LiDAR, and satellite data.
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Kyle Eskew (He/Him)
Master’s Student
I am a junior in the University of Oklahoma’s School of Meteorology from Beavercreek Township, Ohio. My interests in meteorology and atmospheric science lie primarily at the intersection of research and operations. I hope to pursue a career with the National Weather Service after earning an undergraduate and, eventually, a graduate degree. My research in the Atmospheric Aerosols and Air Quality Laboratory centers on back trajectories of wildland fire smoke, particularly determining the source of smoke advected over Oklahoma and the time since its emission. This research is fascinating to me, given the extreme impacts smoke from Canadian wildfires in the summer of 2023 had on air quality in parts of the U.S.
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