Andrea Lopez Lang

Andrea Lopez Lang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.12 She is a highly accomplished researcher and educator specializing in weather and climate dynamics.

Research and Expertise

Dr. Lopez Lang leads a research group focused on:

• Synoptic to large-scale atmospheric dynamics
• Extreme weather
• Subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) variability and prediction
• Extratropical atmospheric dynamics
• Troposphere-stratosphere coupling1

Her work lies at the intersection of basic and applied research, aiming to understand the drivers and processes leading to extreme weather variability and predictability in the extratropical atmosphere.2

Academic Career

• PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison2
• Previously an Associate Professor at the University at Albany, SUNY (September 2019 - Present)1
• Joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a Visiting Professor in August 20231

Teaching Experience

Dr. Lopez Lang has taught various courses, including:

• Intro to Weather and Climate
• Weather and Climate Issues for the 21st Century
• Atmospheric Structure, Thermodynamics, and Circulation
• Dynamics Meteorology II
• Troposphere-Stratosphere Coupling (graduate level)1

Leadership and Service

Andrea Lopez Lang holds several important positions in the field:

• Councilor of the American Meteorological Society (AMS)
• Co-lead of NOAA's S2S Prediction Task Force
• Member of the Interagency Weather Research Working Group (IWRWG)
• Associate Editor of Monthly Weather Review
• Chair of the Masters Program in Applied Atmospheric Science at the University at Albany, SUNY1

She is also actively involved in addressing the gap between academic preparation and employment in the private sector, having co-led NSF-sponsored "Mind the Gap" Workshops.1