Ronald Opio

Ronald Opio joined NCICS in February 2024 as a Climate Data Analyst (Research Associate). He is working on developing a new global gridded climate dataset using artificial intelligence models. This high-resolution dataset will be used for climate monitoring and impact assessment across many regions of the world, especially in data-sparse regions. Ronald also does data analytics for the State Climate Summaries. These reports provide critical state-level climate information across the United States.

Ronald has a PhD in atmospheric science, a Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources, and a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology,all from Makerere University. Prior to joining NCICS, he worked as a graduate teaching assistant at the Department of Geography, Geo-informatics and Climatic Sciences at Makerere University, where he was involved in teaching undergraduate courses and supporting research work in the fields of meteorology and air quality.