Christina M Patricola

Associate Professor
Department of the Earth, Atmosphere, and Climate

The primary goal of my research is to understand the physical relationships between impactful weather events, natural climate variability, and climate change within the coupled Earth system. I design and perform high-resolution numerical climate model simulations to investigate connections between the large-scale climate and impactful weather events, including tropical cyclones, floods, storms, and drought.

Research areas:
- climate variability and change
- climate dynamics
- tropical cyclones
- atmosphere-ocean interactions
- high-resolution climate modeling

Contact

cmp28@iastate.edu

(515) 294-9874

3019 Agronomy Hall

716 Farm House Ln.

Ames

50011-1051

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Education

Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, Cornell University, 2010
M.S., Atmospheric Science, Cornell University, 2007
B.S., Geological Sciences, Cornell University, 2005

Affiliations

Professional Experience

Associate Professor, Department of the Earth, Atmosphere, and Climate, Iowa State University (7/2023 – present)
Assistant Professor, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University (8/2020 – 7/2023)
Research Scientist, Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (8/2016 – 8/2020)
Associate Research Scientist, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University (9/2013 – 8/2016)
Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University (3/2012 – 9/2013)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University (8/2010 – 3/2012)

Scholarly Service

Editor, Scientific Reports (2024)
Editor, Geophysical Research Letters (2019 – 2021, 2024 –)

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