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Plymouth State University
MSC 11
17 High Street
Plymouth, NH 03264-1595
Lourdes B. Aviles
Assistant Professor of MeteorologyGraduate Program Advisor for Meteorology
e-mail: lavilesbramer@plymouth.edu
Administrative contact: Marsi Wisniewski
Administrative contact phone number: (603) 535-2325
Profile
Dr. Lourdes B. Avilés received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, PR, and her Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL. Her areas of expertise include tropical meteorology, air quality, atmospheric dynamics and earth science education.
Prior to joining the PSU faculty, she served as a graduate research and teaching assistant for the physics department of the University of Puerto Rico, as a lecturer in physical science and mathematics at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, and as a graduate research and teaching assistant for the department of atmospheric sciences at the University of Illinois.
Dr. Avilés currently teaches both undergraduate courses for the B.S. in Meteorology and the general education program and graduate courses for the M.S. in Applied Meteorology. She is also involved in research in areas such as air quality in New Hampshire and other regions around the nation and hurricane development from African waves in the Atlantic Ocean.
Degrees and Education
- Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- B.S., M.S., University of Puerto Rico
