Daniel McCoy

Daniel McCoy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science and Founding Adjunct Faculty in the School of Computing at the University of Wyoming. His research examines the role of clouds in the climate system, focusing on cloud physics, climate modeling, and aerosol-cloud interactions.

• Education:
• B.S. in Physics, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (2010)
• Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science, University of Washington (2016)
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds (2016-2020)

Dr. McCoy’s work spans climate sensitivity analysis, aerosol forcing, and cloud feedback mechanisms. He employs climate models and remote sensing to study how clouds respond to warming and how aerosols influence radiative forcing and precipitation efficiency.

Recent publications highlight his contributions to understanding extratropical cloud feedbacks, Southern Ocean cloud dynamics, and perturbed parameter ensembles for climate models. His research group investigates connections between cloud morphology, radiative susceptibility, and the hydrological cycle.

Contact: Email daniel.mccoy@uwyo.edu, Office EN 6029, University of Wyoming.