Student Training

I am committed to training the next generation of scientists working on aerosol–cloud–climate problems. As a Staff Scientist I do not formally supervise students; the students listed below are advised by faculty members, and I serve as a day-to-day research mentor on their projects.

Current Mentoring (Vanderbilt University)

Yidi Wang

Ph.D. Student · Vanderbilt University (Jul 2025 – present; undergraduate researcher Jul 2025 – Aug 2026) · Research mentor

Project: Diurnal cycle of tropical ice clouds from satellite observations and reanalysis.
Collaborators: Y. Wang, A. K. Gupta, H. Bai & R. Bennartz.
Primary advisor: Prof. Ralf Bennartz, Vanderbilt University.
Secondary advisor: Prof. Husile Bai, Vanderbilt University.

Adjei Derrick

Ph.D. Student · Vanderbilt University (Jul 2025 – present) · Research mentor

Project: Ice water path retrieval from the Arctic Weather Satellite microwave radiometer.
Advisor: Prof. Ralf Bennartz, Vanderbilt University.

Past Mentoring (UCLA)

Yi Liu

Undergraduate Researcher · UCLA, SPUR-funded (2024–2025) · Research mentor

Project: Long-term trends in East Asian dust aerosol using AD-Net & AERONET with CMIP6 evaluation.
Collaborators: Y. Liu, A. K. Gupta & J. F. Kok.
Advisor: Prof. Jasper F. Kok, UCLA.

Andy Wang

Summer Intern · UCLA, JIFRESSE Summer Internship Program (JSIP) (Jul–Sep 2023) · Research mentor

Project: Upper-tropospheric dust from SAGE III/ISS multi-wavelength extinction with CALIPSO support.