Advancing our understanding of the multifaceted impacts that convective storms impose on society and the economy.
The Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Convective Storms (CIRCS) envisions a world where society is resilient and prepared to mitigate the impacts of convective storms—from tornadoes and hail to extreme rainfall and floods. Through cutting-edge research, collaboration, and innovation, we strive to unravel the complexities of these perils and empower industry stakeholders to make informed decisions, ensuring safety, prosperity, and sustainability.
30+
Principal Investigators
Postdoctoral Researchers
Graduate Students
Undergraduate Students
2
Universities
14
IAB Members
Leadership Team
Victor Gensini
Center Director
Professor, Northern Illinois University
Daniel Wright
Site Director
Arno Lenz Memorial Associate Professor of Water Resources Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Luke Sebby
Industry Liaison Officer
Northern Illinois University
Stephen Bennett
IAB Chair
Head of Climate and Catastrophe Science, Mercury Insurance
Josh Darr
IAB Vice Chair
Head of Global Peril Advisory, Guy Carpenter
Principal Investigators
Hamed Alhoori
Computer Science (NIU)
Walker Ashley
Earth, Atmosphere, & Environment (NIU)
Daniel Bauer
Actuarial Science (UW)
Paul Block
Civil and Environmental
Engineering (UW)
Kyle Cranmer
Physics; Data Science Institute (UW)
Reva Freedman
Computer Science (NIU)
Alex Haberlie
Earth, Atmosphere, & Environment (NIU)
Lei (Larry) Hua
Statistics and Actuarial Science (NIU)
Nicholas Karonis
Computer Science (NIU)
David Koop
Computer Science (NIU)
Yisub Kye
Statistics and Actuarial Science (NIU)
Tristan L’Ecuyer
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (UW)
Andrea Lopez Lang
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (UW)
Jonathan Martin
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (UW)
Allison Michaelis
Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (NC State)
Philip Mulder
Risk and Insurance (UW)
Christine Nguyen
Industrial and Systems Engineering (NIU)
Angela Rowe
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (UW)
Peng Shi
Risk and Insurance (UW)
Stephen Strader
Geography (Villanova)
Maoyuan Sun
Computer Science (NIU)
Justin Sydnor
Risk and Insurance (UW)
Sahar Vahabzadeh
Mechanical Engineering (NIU)