Sharon Sessions

Sharon Sessions is a Professor of Physics at New Mexico Tech, specializing in Atmospheric Physics with a focus on tropical convection, climate modeling, and geophysical fluid dynamics. Her research explores how deep tropical convection organizes into hurricane systems and interacts with large-scale atmospheric processes under changing climate conditions.

• Current affiliations: Physics Department, New Mexico Tech
• Past affiliations: Quantum phase transitions research at University of Oregon

Research Interests
Dr. Sessions investigates:

• Convective organization in tropical regions
• Weak Temperature Gradient (WTG) simulations
• Climate change impacts on hurricane formation
• Radiative-convective feedback mechanisms
• Moisture-temperature dynamics in cyclones
• Atmospheric wave interactions

Publication Trends
Her recent work emphasizes tropical meteorology through climate modeling (2015-2019), with earlier contributions in quantum ferromagnetism (2001-2003) and a transitional period analyzing storm chasers' data (2007-2011). Key methodologies include numerical simulations, observational data analysis, and field campaign participation.

Teaching Contributions
Current:

• Climate Physics & Sustainability (PHYS 189)
• Introduction to Research and Scientific Communication (PHYS 501)

• Quantum Mechanics I & II
• Statistical Mechanics
• Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
• Atmospheric Convection