Climate & Weather Research Group
Climate Science Center
Brian Ancell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Atmospheric Science Group
Department of Geosciences
Expertise
Dr. Ancell focuses on the prediction of the high-resolution variability of heavy precipitation,
high winds, and tornadoes associated with land-falling tropical cyclones. The current
understanding and predictive capability of these hazards is low, and his research
will substantially improve our ability to address the severe events accompanying these
major storms.
Contact
806-834-3143
brian.ancell@ttu.edu
Guofeng Cao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Geography
Co-Director, Center for Geospatial Technology
Expertise
Dr. Cao's expertise includes geographic information science, spatiotemporal statistics
and data mining, geospatial cyberinfrastructure, and community resilience.
Contact
(806) 834-8920
guofeng.cao@ttu.edu
Warren C. Conway, Ph.D.
Bricker Endowed Chair in Wildlife Management
Department of Natural Resources Management
Expertise
Dr. Conway's research focuses on ecologically relevant and applied wildlife population,
conservation, and management issues. His research interests include both game and
nongame species and associated ecosystems - including wildlife-habitat relationships,
population and community dynamics, toxicology; migratory connectivity, population
restoration and resilience, and with particular attention to shorebirds and waterfowl;
alligators; and big game species and exotic invasive plant control and management.
Contact
806-834-6579
warren.conway@ttu.edu
Jyotsna Sharma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Plant Ecology & Conservation
Department of Plant and Soil Science
Expertise
Dr. Sharma's research group has expertise in plant population and community ecology
with a focus on restoration and conservation of species, habitats, and ecosystems.
We use a comprehensive approach by considering plant communities and their physical,
chemical, and microbial environments.
Contact
806-834-2637
jyotsna.sharma@ttu.edu
Patricia Solís, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Center for Geospatial Technology
Research Associate Professor of Geography, Department of Geosciences
Adjunct Associate Professor, Climate Science Center
Expertise
Dr. Solis studies crowdsourcing spatial data, community-based mapping, resilience,
youth engagement, and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Contact
patricia.solis@ttu.edu
Zhe Zhu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences
Expertise
Dr. Zhu's expertise includes remote sensing, near real-time monitoring, change detection,
time series analysis, and land cover classification.
Contact
806-834-7859
zhe.zhu@ttu.edu