Brian Tang
2010, PhD, Atmospheric Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2004, BS, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA
2004, BS, Applied Mathematics with a specialization in Computing, UCLA
Research Interests
My primary research is on tropical cyclones (hurricanes), including how they form and what causes them to change in intensity. I am interested in how cloud clusters organize into tropical cyclones, how vertical wind shear weakens tropical cyclones, how tropical cyclones rapidly intensify and how midlatitude weather systems interact with tropical cyclones.
My other research is on severe weather and their hazards, focusing on the northeastern U.S. I am interested in how terrain influences severe thunderstorms and how well weather models represent these influences.
I am also interested in understanding meteorological factors that can change the risk of severe weather events, including large hail and heavy rainfall.
Personal Page: https://www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/tang/