Mary Grace Albright
Paleoclimate Modeling, Hydroclimate
University of Connecticut
Department of Earth Sciences
Contact
Email: marygrace.albright@uconn.edu
Beach Hall Room 207
354 Mansfield Rd Unit 1045
Storrs, CT 06269, USA
About
MY BACKGROUND
My name is Mary Grace, and I'm a PhD candidate in the Earth Science Department (formerly Geoscience Department) with a focus in paleoclimate modeling at the University of Connecticut. I graduated from Furman University in 2021 with a Bachelor's of Science in Applied Mathematics and a minor in Environmental Studies. My interest in the intersection between these two fields is what led me to join the Computational Climate Change Lab (C3) run by Dr. Ran Feng and Dr. Clay Tabor.
Currently, my research is primarily centered around paleoclimate, high resolution modeling, mesoscale convective systems (and how to track them), and equilibrium climate sensitivity. I'm interested in hydroclimate and high impact weather events and how these might change in a higher-CO2 world. I really enjoy learning about new computational methods and effective data visualization! :)
Our lab has access to the National Center for Atmospheric Research's supercomputer, Derecho, and we work with the Community Earth System Model.
At the Flatirons in Boulder, CO, with my sister
More about me
MY NON-ACADEMIC PURSUITS
I grew up in the US Southeast, primarily in North Carolina (hence the double first name). I love everything outdoors and enjoy staying active, and I even played two years of Division 1 softball in college! My childhood was centered around sports, and most of my weekends were spent at either my own games or at a football stadium watching my dad play for the Washington Redskins, who are now the Commanders. Now, as a retired athlete, I find myself packing my free time full of recreational sports leagues (slow-pitch softball, sand volleyball, and, most recently, 20v20 dodgeball 🔧 ) and rediscovering with my favorite childhood hobby of riding horses.
I'm passionate about houseplants, sunsets/sunrises in the Blue Ridge Mountains, pickles, farmers markets, running (sometimes), and, most of all, my dog, Kira, who I adopted in August of 2021. We do agility together, and my 2025 New Year's resolution is to enter into a competition with her!
