Quinton Lawton

Hello! My name is Quinton Lawton and I am a PhD student in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami. I currently work in the Majumdar Research Group. My research is funded under a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, which I was awarded in the Spring of 2020. 

I am passionate about using tropical cyclone research as a way to mitigate their negative impacts on people and communities. I have conducted research in both academic and operational settings. This has included projects investigating climate change and tropical cyclones, operational hurricane forecast models (with NOAA's HWRF group), collaborations with scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and work studying the predictability of tropical cyclogenesis (formation). I actively seek out both intra- and inter-disciplinary collaborations, and would love to hear from you!

I also see my career as an opportunity to innovate programs that make science and research more accessible to younger students. I have been heavily involved in recruitment and outreach activities for Texas A&M University and the University of Miami. Visit the "Outreach" page to learn more.