Dr. Oliver Frauenfeld
Professor
Director of Undergraduate Programs
(979) 862-8420
Research
Climate Change, Synoptic Climatology, Arctic Climate, Surface-Atmosphere Interactions
Impact
My research includes a broad range of topics in climate variability and climatic change. I focus primarily on surface-atmosphere interactions in the Arctic, such as the coupling between frozen ground (permafrost and seasonally frozen areas), sea ice, and other cryospheric variables with the overlying atmosphere. I am also exploring changes in western and southern Africa, with an emphasis on the biosphere and precipitation variability.
Education
Ph.D., Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia
M.S., Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia
B.A., Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia
Awards
Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching (College-Level), College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, 2020
Dean's Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, 2014
Montague-Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, 2013–2014
John Russell Mather Paper of the Year Award, Climate Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers, 2006
