Biography:Karen Kosiba

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Karen Kosiba
Kosiba in 2023
Born
Chicago Metropolitan Area, Illinois, US
Alma mater
Known forWeather radar, tornado, and hurricane research; field research and inventions
Scientific career
FieldsAtmospheric sciences
Institutions
ThesisA Comparison of Radar Observations to Real Data Simulations of Axisymmetric Tornadoes (2009)
Doctoral advisorRobert J. Trapp
Other academic advisors
  • Christopher Church
  • Joshua Wurman

Karen Kosiba is an American atmospheric scientist and researcher at the University of Alabama in Huntsville Severe Weather Institute – Radar & Lightning Laboratories (SWIRLL) and managing director of the Flexible Array of Radars and Mesonets (FARM Facility), a research team which manages the Doppler on Wheels mobile radar fleet used to gather data on tornadoes and other severe weather.

Education

Kosiba received a bachelor's degree in the field of physics from Loyola University Chicago in 1999, and later received a Master of Science and Master of Arts in Teaching from Miami University in 2002 and 2003. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy in atmospheric science from Purdue University in 2009 under doctoral advisor Dr. Robert J. Trapp.[1][2]

Career

She participated in the PERiLS Project, which aimed to study how tornadoes form within squall lines.[3][4] In July 2021, Kosiba was featured on the American Meteorological Society's podcast, AMS on the Air.[5] On May 21, 2024, she operated a Doppler on Wheels mobile radar while observing the Greenfield, Iowa EF4 tornado.[6][7] In late 2024, she led the FARM project aside meteorologist Joshua Wurman.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kosiba, Karen (27 April 2009). "PhD Thesis: A Comparison of Radar Observations to Real Data Simulations of Axisymmetric Tornadoes" (in en). Purdue University. https://www.proquest.com/docview/304986711. 
  2. ↑ "Biography - Karen Kosiba". https://media.cocorahs.org/docs/KosibaBio.pdf. 
  3. ↑ "Atmospheric Sciences to lead study of nighttime tornadoes in the Southeast USA" (in en). https://climas.illinois.edu/news/atmospheric-sciences-lead-study-nighttime-tornadoes-southeast-usa. 
  4. ↑ "Chasing tornadoes, scientists still looking to unlock secrets of destructive storms" (in en). 2023-04-01. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/chasing-tornadoes-scientists-still-looking-unlock-secrets-desctructive-rcna77332. 
  5. ↑ "In the Path of a Tornado with Karen Kosiba" (in en). https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-ams/ams-on-the-air/in-the-path-of-a-tornado-with-karen-kosiba/. 
  6. ↑ Wulfeck, Andrew (2024-07-17). "Chasing twisters: The crucial role technology plays in real tornado wrangling" (in en-US). https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/twisters-movie-comparison-tornado-research. 
  7. ↑ Gracey, Emily (2024-08-15). "Doppler on Wheels: Capturing the Worst Tornado Winds" (in en). https://newschannel9.com/news/offbeat/doppler-on-wheels-capturing-the-worst-tornado-winds-greenfield-iowa-top-winds-speeds-karen-kosiba-josh-wurman-terrifying-moments-severe-weather-deadly-storms-jen-walton?photo=2. 
  8. ↑ "UAH Celebrates 10 Years Of SWIRLL And Announces New Partnership To Enhance Severe Weather Research" (in en-US). 2024-10-21. https://huntsvillebusinessjournal.com/news/2024/10/21/uah-celebrates-10-years-of-swirll-and-announces-new-partnership-to-enhance-severe-weather-research/. 



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