Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder

Student and Postdoc Directory

Where are they now?

Graduate Students

Since 1967, CIRES faculty have supervised hundreds of students who are now in environmental science and research positions around the world. CIRES graduate students, based in the home department of their CIRES advisors, enjoy added benefits of affiliation with our institution, including training in communications, engagement with NOAA, and some financial support opportunities.

Post-Doctoral Researchers

CIRES postdocs work with scientists from a variety of departments and laboratories, obtaining advanced preparation for careers leading interdisciplinary teams. Some internal funding opportunities are available, but most postdocs pursue external from NSF, NOAA, NASA, and others. Prospective postdocs should contact CIRES Fellows to explore collaboration potential.

Student P.I. Type
Zhibin Yu Xinzhao Chu Graduate Student
Zhe Peng Jose-Luis Jimenez Post-doctoral
Zachary Lawrence Post-doctoral
Yu-Ju Lee Post-doctoral
YoungHyun Koo Post-doctoral
Yaosheng Chen
Wyatt Brown
William Dresser
William Colgan Ben Livneh Graduate Student
Will Crawford Graduate Student
Weiwei Hu Jose-Luis Jimenez Post-doctoral
Weichun Fong Xinzhao Chu Graduate Student
Vineel Yettella Jennifer Kay Graduate Student
Vanessa Gabel
Uwe Karst Robert E. Sievers, Jose-Luis Jimenez Sabbatical
Ulyana Horodyskj Richard Armstrong Graduate Student
Twila Moon Mark Serreze Post-doctoral
Tristan Caro Graduate Student
Tori Arau Graduate Student
Tom Goren
Tobin Hammer Noah Fierer Graduate Student
Thomas Detmer William M. Lewis Jr. Graduate Student
Thomas Clifford Anne Sheehan Graduate Student
Tess Brewer Noah Fierer Graduate Student
Teodora Mitroi
Tasha Snow Waleed Abdalati PhD
Tara Ippolito
Sunil Baidar Rainer Volkamer Graduate Student
Suichi Ushijima Margaret A. Tolbert Graduate Student
Steven Plescia Anne Sheehan Graduate Student
Steven Plescia
Solomon Erkyihun Balaji Rajagopalan Graduate Student
Siwei He
Shang Liu Paul Ziemann Post-doctoral
Shane Grigsby Post-doctoral
Sean Horvath Post-doctoral
Sean Coburn Rainer Volkamer Graduate Student
Sarah Jaffe PhD
Sarah Gering
Sarah Child Post-doctoral
Sang-Moo Lee
Samantha Thompson Jose-Luis Jimenez Graduate Student
Sally Langford David Noone Post-doctoral
Ryan Langendorf Post-doctoral
Ryan Fritts Post-doctoral
Ryan Davis Margaret A. Tolbert Graduate Student
Russell Perkins Veronica Vaida Graduate Student
Rui Li Joost de Gouw Graduate Student
Ronnie Abolafia-Rosenzweig Graduate Student
Rigo L Estrada
Renee McVay Joost de Gouw Post-doctoral
Rebecca Rapf Veronica Vaida Graduate Student
Rebecca Mesburis Graduate Student
Randall Chiu
Raina Gough Margaret A. Tolbert Post-doctoral
Raea Lessard Margaret A. Tolbert Graduate Student
Radiance Calmer Post-doctoral
Pragallva Barpanda Post-doctoral
Pornampai Narenpitak
Pierre Tulet Jose-Luis Jimenez
Parthkumar A Modi
Parth Modi
Pablo Mendoza Balaji Rajagopalan Graduate Student
Olivia Pearman
Olivia Jenks
Nicholas Dragone
Nels Bjarke Graduate Student
Nathan Quarderer Post-doctoral
Nathan Campbell
Nate Reed
Natalie Bennett Graduate Student
Mitchell Alton
Michelle O'Donnell
Michael Stone John J. Cassano Graduate Student
Michael Robinson
Michael Macferrin Waleed Abdalati Post-doctoral
Michael Croteau R. Steven Nerem Graduate Student
Melissa Ugelow Margaret A. Tolbert Graduate Student
Melissa Nigro John J. Cassano Post-doctoral
Melissa Morris
Melissa Bernardino Craig H. Jones Graduate Student
Melinda Schueneman
Meghan Helmberger Mark Serreze PhD
Megan Claflin Paul Ziemann Graduate Student
Megan Caldwell Carol A. Wessman Graduate Student
Meaghan Daly Graduate Student
Mckenzie Dice
Matthew Gebert
Mathieu Talpe R. Steven Nerem Graduate Student
Mas Yanto Balaji Rajagopalan Graduate Student
Marta Moreno Ibáñez John J. Cassano, Mark Serreze, Amy Solomon Post-doctoral
Marla Devault Paul Ziemann Graduate Student
Mark Leonard
Marisa McNatt Maxwell T. Boykoff Graduate Student
Marilyn Averill Maxwell T. Boykoff Graduate Student
Mariela Perignon Gregory Tucker Graduate Student
Margarita Reza Rainer Volkamer PhD
Mahsa Moussavi Graduate Student
Magali Barba-Sevilla Kristy Tiampo PhD
Lynn Montgomery Post-doctoral
Lynda Bell R. Steven Nerem Graduate Student
Lucy McAllister Maxwell T. Boykoff Graduate Student
Linyin Cheng Balaji Rajagopalan Graduate Student
Lineke Woelders Post-doctoral
Lina Perez-Angel
Lia Rebits Robert E. Sievers Graduate Student
Laura Gonzales Rainer Volkamer Graduate Student
Kyren Bogolub Graduate Student
Kunkun Fan
Kevin Jansen Post-doctoral
Kevin Andrews Maxwell T. Boykoff Graduate Student
Kelsey Reeves Balaji Rajagopalan PhD
Kelsey Reeves
Kavya Ravikumar
Katherine Primm Margaret A. Tolbert Graduate Student
Karl Widney
Justin Ball Anne Sheehan Post-doctoral
Julie Miller
Joseph Rokicki Shelley D. Copley Graduate Student
Jonathon Cavitt Mark Serreze PhD
Jonah Shaw PhD
John Smith Xinzhao Chu Graduate Student
John Ohman
John Berggren Lisa Dilling Graduate Student
John Albers Judith Perlwitz Graduate Student
Joel Johnson
Joanne Emerson Noah Fierer Graduate Student
Joanna Boehnert Maxwell T. Boykoff Post-doctoral
Jian Zhao Xinzhao Chu Graduate Student
Jessica Weinkle Roger Pielke, Jr. Post-doctoral
Jessica Voveris
Jessica Thrall Robert E. Sievers Graduate Student
Jessica Bobeck
Jesse Nusbaumer David Noone Graduate Student
Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey Graduate Student
Jenny Nakai Anne Sheehan Graduate Student
Jenny Berry
Jenna Stewart Ben Livneh Graduate Student
Jeffrey Schmidt
Jefferson Yarce Anne Sheehan Graduate Student
Jefferson Yarce
Jed Lenetsky
Jasmine Hansen PhD
Jamie Kershner Shelley D. Copley Post-doctoral
Jakir Hossen Post-doctoral
Jake Rowe
Jake Gristy
Jake Flood Shelley D. Copley Graduate Student
Jackson Jandreau
Jackson Bell
Ivar van der Velde Stephen A. Montzka Post-doctoral
Ivan Ortega Rainer Volkamer Graduate Student
Ian Barry Xinzhao Chu Graduate Student
I-Kuan Hu Post-doctoral
Hongyu Guo
Hongda Wang
Hongda Wang Graduate Student
Hannah Miller (she/her)
Hannah Maben
Hannah Holland-moritz
Ginikanda Ilangakoon Post-doctoral
Gina Jozef
Gesa Luedecke Maxwell T. Boykoff Post-doctoral
Gaddy Bergmann Noah Fierer Graduate Student
Felipe Saavedra
Fabian Hoffmann
Evan Tucker
Erin McDuffie Veronica Vaida Graduate Student
Erika A.P. Schreiber PhD
Erika A.P Schreiber Graduate Student
Eric Gordon Carol A. Wessman Graduate Student
Enrique Chon Graduate Student
Enrique Chon Anne Sheehan Graduate Student
Elsa Culler
Elizabeth Menezes
Elizabeth Maroon Jennifer Kay, Kris Karnauskas Post-doctoral
Elina Valkonen
Elias Stallard-Olivera
Eleanor Waxman Rainer Volkamer Graduate Student
Eduard Heijkoop
Douglas Castro
Dongwook Kim
Diana Dorman
Demetrios Pagonis Paul Ziemann Graduate Student
Deidre Jaeger
David Woodson
David Mencin
Dara Salcedo Jose-Luis Jimenez Post-doctoral
Daniel Katz
Daniel Hobley Gregory Tucker Post-doctoral
Daniel Gittins Roger Bilham Post-doctoral
Dan McGrath Waleed Abdalati Post-doctoral
Cyrus Abari Xinzhao Chu Graduate Student
Corrine Walsh
Colin Harkins
Colette Werk
Cody Phillips John J. Cassano Graduate Student
Clifton Bueno de Mesquita Post-doctoral
Clay Woods
Claire Winfrey
Chuanming Liu Graduate Student
Christopher Little Kris Karnauskas, Maria Antonietta Capotondi, R. Steven Nerem Sabbatical
Celia Schiffman Roger Bilham Graduate Student
Catrin Mills John J. Cassano Post-doctoral
Catalin Negrea Timothy J. Fuller-Rowell Graduate Student
Carli Brucker Graduate Student
Carleigh Sampson Balaji Rajagopalan Graduate Student
Cao Chen Xinzhao Chu Graduate Student
Cameron Bracky Balaji Rajagopalan Graduate Student
Cam Harvey
Callie Blaseg Student
Bronwyn Konecky David Noone Post-doctoral
Brianna Corsa Graduate Student
Brian McDonald Joost de Gouw Post-doctoral
Brett Palm Jose-Luis Jimenez Graduate Student
Bo Huang
Blessing Sokoya
Bin Yuan Joost de Gouw Graduate Student
Bihu Suchetanna Balaji Rajagopalan Graduate Student
Bharat Rastogi Post-doctoral
Benjamin Deming Graduate Student
Benjamin Campforts Post-doctoral
Arunima Prakash
Ariel Morrison Jennifer Kay Graduate Student
April Ranney Paul Ziemann Graduate Student
Anthony Wong David Noone Graduate Student
Anne Madden Noah Fierer Graduate Student
Anna Ziola
Anna Pinckney
Andrew Verdin Balaji Rajagopalan Graduate Student
Andrew Menz Post-doctoral
Andrew Jensen
Amber Ortega Jose-Luis Jimenez Graduate Student
Amanda Steckel
Amanda Maycock Judith Perlwitz, Jennifer Kay, David Fahey Sabbatical
Alvaro Ossandon
Allison Hurley Graduate Student
Allison Harris Veronica Vaida Graduate Student
Alice K. DuVivier John J. Cassano
Alia Lauren Khan Post-doctoral
Aleya Kaushik David Noone Graduate Student
Aleya Kaushik Post-doctoral
Alexandra Deal
Alexandra Coțofană Matthew Burgess Sabbatical
Alexa Putnam
Alex Bradley
Albert Barberan Noah Fierer Post-doctoral
Alana Wilson Richard Armstrong Graduate Student
Adam Mahood
Abigail Langston Gregory Tucker Graduate Student
Abigail Koss Joost de Gouw Graduate Student
Aaron Lee Hantsche G. Lang Farmer Graduate Student
Aaron Heldmyer