David M Wright, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Michigan

College of Engineering Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

About

A copy of my Curriculum Vita can be obtained here.

Relevant Work Experience

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan (2019-Present)
  • Visiting Scientist, NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab (GLERL) (2019-Present)
  • Intermittent Lecturer, Boundary Layer Meteorology, University of Michigan (2018)
  • Consultant, Saildrone Inc. (2017-2018)
  • Education:

    • Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan (2016)
    • M.S., Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan (2010)
    • B.S.E., Earth System Science Engineering, Concentration in Meteorology, University of Michigan (2009)

    Specializations and Research Interests

    • Great Lakes precipitation processes
    • Lake/ocean surface characteristics and their role in atmospheric dynamics
    • FV3GFS, FV3LAM, and FVCOM modeling and coupling
    • Using machine learning for atmospheric model development
    • Data assimilation
    • Climate change's impact on weather
    • High-resolution WRF modeling
    • Weather forecasting

    Honors, Awards and Accomplishments

    • Rechard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement, 2016.
    • Second place student paper award. 13th symposium on the coastal environment, 95th AMS Annual Meeting, January 2015.
    • Michigan Geopysical Union third place poster presentation, May 2012.

    Professional Service

    • Reviewer for: Journal of Climate, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Geoscientific Model Development
    • Member of the American Meteorological Society since 2008
    • Member of the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) since 2016