Craig Epifanio

Craig Epifanio is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University, specializing in mesoscale atmospheric dynamics. His research focuses on topographic wave instabilities, severe storm dynamics, and computational fluid dynamics methods. He holds a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Physics from Williams College.

Epifanio’s work emphasizes understanding turbulence generation in mountain waves and the environmental factors influencing tornadogenesis in supercells. His computational expertise includes Newton-Krylov solvers and surface stress modeling over complex terrain. He has advised students like K.C. Viner and T. Qian on projects ranging from wave stability analysis to sea breeze dynamics.

His research has been presented at major conferences such as the 14th Conference on Mesoscale Processes and the 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology. Key themes in his publications include vortex dynamics, numerical modeling challenges, and topographic effects on atmospheric circulations.

Epifanio’s contributions span theoretical frameworks and applied computational methods, bridging fundamental fluid dynamics with practical meteorological applications.