Shawn Murdzek
- Ph.D. Graduate Student
University Park, PA 16802
Education:
- Ph.D., Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences - The Pennsylvania State University, 2019 - present
- M.S., Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences - The Pennsylvania State University, 2016 - 2019
- B.S., Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences - The Pennsylvania State University, 2015 - 2019
Research Specialties:
- Clouds and Cloud Physics:
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Bulk Microphysics Parameterizations
- Mesoscale Meteorology:
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Convection
Supercell Dynamics
Tornadogenesis
- Remote Sensing:
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Dual-Doppler Wind Synthesis
Biography:
I study the sensitivities of convective storms to microphysical processes using idealized numerical simulations. The primary goal of my work is to find environmental conditions that decrease (or increase) the sensitivity of storms (especially tornadic storms) to microphysical processes that are parameterized within numerical models.
When I have time, I also study tornadogenesis (or tornadogenesis failure) from an observational perspective using dual-Doppler wind syntheses and surface thermodynamic and kinematic observations from mobile mesonets.
Publications:
Murdzek, S. S., P. M. Markowski, Y. P. Richardson, and R. L. Tanamachi, 2020: Processes Preventing the Development of a Significant Tornado in a Colorado Supercell on 26 May 2010. Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 1753–1778, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-19-0288.1.