Yvette Richardson

Yvette Richardson is a Professor in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science and Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education at Penn State University's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Her research focuses on severe convective storms, with particular emphasis on tornadogenesis, storm rotation, and numerical modeling of supercell dynamics.

• Ph.D. in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma

Dr. Richardson investigates severe weather phenomena through both observational studies using mobile radars and numerical simulations. Key research areas include environmental shear effects on storm strength, cold pool dynamics, convective initiation processes, and thermodynamic observations in supercell thunderstorms. Her work has been integral to major field campaigns such as VORTEX2 and the International H20 Project (IHOP).

Her recent research publications examine microphysics parameterization sensitivity in supercell models, thermodynamic observations via balloon-borne sensors, and environmental controls on storm-scale vorticity development. The studies span topics from tornadic supercell dynamics to hail scattering mechanisms and warning verification frameworks.