Akintomide Afolayan Akinsanola
Assistant Professor · University of Illinois Chicago · University of Illinois Chicago
Quick answer: Akintomide Afolayan Akinsanola is Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Chicago. Akintomide Afolayan Akinsanola shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ I am actively seeking highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students, and postdocs who are interested in utilizing regional and Earth system models, and observations to understand the dynamics of the climate system, better quantify extreme weather/climate events and address the critical challenges posed by earth’s changing climate. For prospective candidates, please email a copy of your CV a
Research interests
Dr. Akinsanola is broadly interested in how large-scale tropospheric circulation influences regional climate and climatic extremes. He utilizes varieties of climate models and observations to better understand climate dynamics, especially processes that impact monsoon systems as well as tropical and mid-latitude precipitation. His research also involves identifying sources of climate model biases and reducing climate change uncertainty at regional scales.
Selected publications (since 2023)
- Akinsanola AA, Jung C, Wang J, and Kotamarthi VR (2024) Evaluation of precipitation across the contiguous United States, Alaska, and Puerto Rico in multi-decadal convection-permitting simulations. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51714-3
- Akinsanola AA, Kooperman GJ, Hannah WM, Reed KA, Pendergrass AG, and Hsu W-C (2023) Evaluation of present-day extreme precipitation over the United States: an inter-comparison of convection and dynamic permitting configurations of E3SMv1. Environmental Research Climate. https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5295/ad0f9e
- Hsu, W-C, Kooperman GJ, Hannah WM, Reed KA, Akinsanola AA, and Pendergrass AG (2023) Evaluating mesoscale convective systems over the US in conventional and multiscale modeling framework configurations of E3SMv1. JGR Atmos
Frequently asked questions
Is Akintomide Afolayan Akinsanola hiring PhD students at University of Illinois Chicago?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Akintomide Afolayan Akinsanola's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: I am actively seeking highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students, and postdocs who are interested in utilizing regional and Earth system models, and observations to understand the dynamics o.
What does Akintomide Afolayan Akinsanola research?
Dr. Akinsanola is broadly interested in how large-scale tropospheric circulation influences regional climate and climatic extremes. He utilizes varieties of climate models and observations to better understand climate dynamics, especially processes that impact monsoon systems as well as tropical and
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