The TORUS project is the most ambitious drone-based investigation of severe storms and tornadoes ever conducted. In 2019, the team chased supercells for more than 9,00 miles across five states. The project, led by Nebraska’s Adam Houston, features more than 50 scientists and students from four universities. It is launching another summer of research in 2022.
Ken Dewey
faculty
School of Global Integrative Studies
Professor of Climatology
School of Global Integrative Studies
Bio
Ken Dewey is a professor of climatology in the School of Natural Resources. His main research and outreach interests are in severe storm climatology, climate variations, snow and ice studies, and drought impacts. His primary outreach activity is to bring information on severe weather and related safety tips to the public, in order to help them survive the storms. Dewey also maintains and produces content for the Lincoln Weather and Climate web site. This website offers timely regional weather information, so the public can keep up-to-date on droughts, major weather events and trends, etc. and make better decisions related to weather and climate. Storm reports and numerous weather-related photo galleries are some of its most popular products.
Adam Houston
faculty
Professor
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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Bio
Dr. Adam Houston is a Professor of Atmospheric Science in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. He is a cloud-scale and mesoscale dynamicist whose research is both empirical and theoretical and aims to advance understanding of severe thunderstorms and associated phenomena. His observational research relies heavily on unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS) which he and his research group use to answer fundamental questions as well as applied problems that connect research to operational meteorology. Updated 4/15/25