Prospective Students

I am seeking two outstanding applicants to pursue PhD degrees in atmospheric sciences, with an emphasis on land–climate–atmosphere interactions. Successful applicants will receive research assistantships at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Their research will focus on numerical modeling, AI/ML approaches, satellite observations and other datasets to investigate interactions between Earth’s climate and terrestrial ecosystems, including greenhouse gas emissions and their responses to environmental change.

Applicants should have a strong educational background in physics and mathematics. While the research topics are broad and flexible, we are seeking highly motivated and creative individuals interested in advancing our process-level understanding of: (1) interactions among biogeochemical and biophysical processes, weather extremes, and ecosystem responses in agricultural and forested systems; and (2) coupled land–atmosphere interactions, including the effects of natural and human disturbances on greenhouse gas emissions, atmospheric composition, and climate feedbacks.

Applicants must meet all requirements for admission to the PhD program in the Department of Climate, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (CLiMAS) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). For more information and application instructions, please visit: https://atmos.illinois.edu/admissions/graduate/how-apply-graduate-program

Research assistantships, including stipends, are expected to be available beginning in the Fall 2027 semester.

Interested students should direct inquiries to Professor Atul Jain, E-mail: jain1 at illinois dot edu