- New Paper: How Much Does Land–Atmosphere Coupling Influence Summertime Temperature Variability in the Western United States?
- New Paper: Land Surface Influence on Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) Change during Interstorms
Welcome!
My name is Lily Zhang and I am a PhD student at the University of Washington (UW) interested in climate dynamics and land-atmosphere interactions. I work with Prof. David Battisti to understand how the land surface influences weather and climate at local, regional, and global scales.
About Me

I graduated from MIT with a Bachelor’s degree in Physics and Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, and a minor in Public Policy. At MIT, I worked on projects relating to hurricane prediction, air-sea CO2 exchange, Antarctic ozone, and soil moisture-convection interactions.
Currently, I am a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science at UW Seattle. You can learn more about my current research projects and other ongoing activities at the following links: