The Cloud And Storm Processes Research Lab

Understanding clouds and storms with numerical models, data science, and observations

CASPR Lab Group in Fall 2023; from left, Ethan Hanan, Chris Kwinta, Sean Freeman, Sydney Rau

Studying Clouds with Advanced Techniques

Our group advances the state-of-the-science using cutting-edge technology, including high performance numerical models, breakthrough data analytics and tracking algorithms, and new observational methods, such as Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS/Drones)

Latest News

July 28, 2025
Sophia joins the group as a new MS student. Sophia graduated with a BS in Meteorology from Texas A&M University. Welcome Sophia!
June 14 - July 27, 2025
Kyra participates in the RAM-CINC campaign on the RV Meteor.
January 12-16, 2025
Chris, John David, and Sean present on their research at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society. Chris wins a 3rd place award for best student poster in the Conference on Cloud Physics. Congratulations, Chris!
October 21-23, 2024
Sean presents on CASPR Lab efforts at the AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms.
September 19, 2024
John David presents on his summer Honors Capstone Research with the CASPR Lab at the UAH Undergraduate Research Symposium. At the symposium, John David was awarded first prize for having the best poster of all UAH Honors students. Congratulations, John David!
August 7, 2024
Chris wins second place overall in the international Weather Challenge forecasting contest (WxChallenge). WxChallenge is the preeminent weather forecasting challenge for universities, with nearly 10,000 participants. Chris forecasted 4 days per week for a full academic year, for a variety of cities in North America. This fantastic achievement was highlighted by UAH.