Texas Tech University

Dr. Karin Ardon-Dryer

Assistant Professor
Atmospheric Science

Email: karin.ardon-dryer@ttu.edu

Phone: (806) 834-5214

Fax: (806) 742-1738

Office:
 1207 Media and Communications

Address: Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Mail Stop 1053, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053

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Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Karin Ardon-Dyer

Education

  • B.A., Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben Gurion University, 2003
  • M.S., Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben Gurion University, 2006
  • Ph.D., Department of Geophysics, Atmospheric and Plantary Sciences and the Porter School of Environmental Studies, Tel Aviv University, 2012
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science, MIT, 2012-2015
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, 2015-2017

Research

  • Cloud Physics
  • Aerosols - Cloud Interaction
  • Aerosol Measurements
  • Atmospheric Field Studies
  • GeoHealth, Aerosol-Health Interaction
  • Air Pollution and Air Quality
  • Dust Storms

My group studies aerosol-cloud interactions and the effect that aerosols have on climate, the environment and our health. Our research combines field and laboratory work to investigate the interaction between human and climate; exploring the human effects on climate with an emphasis on cloud formation and precipitation processes, and vice versa, namely, how climate may affect our lives in the short and long terms.

Courses

  • ATMO 3310 - Weather, Climate and Human Activities
  • ATMO 5302 - Weather, Climate, and Applications