PhD in Atmospheric Science

Challenge: Unravel storm–lake coupling at fine scales. /nChange: Combine unique observations and cutting edge models. /nImpact: Transform weather and climate modeling in the tropics. /n/nWarm tropical waters fuel intense storms, yet the fine scale exchanges of heat, momentum and freshwater between air and water remain poorly understood. /nQUASI turns Lake Victoria—Earth’s largest tropical lake—into an open air laboratory to uncover how sub kilometer air–lake coupling influences convection, rainfall and heat budgets. /n/nBoth PhDs will join the Geoscience and Remote Sensing department at TU Delft (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences) and work closely with Dr Louise Nuijens and an (inter)national network of collaborators. /nPreferred start dates: Modeling PhD – August 2026 | Observational PhD – January 2027