Luthiene Franca

Plants, Soils, and Climate

Lecturer, Climate Science

Contact Information

Office Location: AGRS 111C
Phone: 435-797-3039
Email: ludalanhese@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Hydrography, (Geophysics), Universidade Federal Fluminense, 2021

MS, Biosystem Engineering, (Climate Change, Oceanography), Universidade Federal Fluminense, 2017

BS, Biology, FERLAGOS, 2011

Licensures & Certifications

Master Scholar Certificate, Empowering Teaching Excellence (ETE), 2025

Teaching Scholar Certificate, Empowering Teaching Excellence, 2023

Teaching Interests

Climate and Climate Change; Climate Change Impacts; The Atmosphere and Weather; Climate Dynamics.

Research Interests

Climate diagnostics, extreme events, climatology and climate impact.

Awards
Teaching

Awards

Teaching Award of Merit, 2025

North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture

Teaching

PSC 4810 - Climate and Climate Change, Fall 2025

PSC, PSC 4810, 6810 - Climate and Climate Change, Fall 2025

PSC, PSC 4810, 6810 - Climate and Climate Change (DSC)(QI), Fall 2025

PSC 2700 - Climate Change Impacts, Fall 2025

PSC 2700 - Climate Change Impacts (BPS), Fall 2025

PSC 4740 - Climate Practicum , Fall 2025

PSC 4810 - Climate and Climate Change, Spring 2025

PSC, PSC 4810, 6810 - Climate and Climate Change (DSC)(QI), Spring 2025

PSC, PSC 6890, 7890 - Plants, Soils, and Climate Graduate Seminar, Spring 2025

PSC 2000 - The Atmosphere and Weather, Spring 2025

PSC 2000 - The Atmosphere and Weather (BPS), Spring 2025

PSC 6810, 4810 - Climate and Climate Change (DSC)(QI), Fall 2024

PSC 2700 - Climate Change Impacts (BPS), Fall 2024

PSC 4810 - Climate and Climate Change, Summer 2024

PSC 4810, 6810 - Climate and Climate Change, Spring 2024

PSC, PSC 4810, 6810 - Climate and Climate Change, Spring 2024

PSC 2000 - The Atmosphere and Weather, Spring 2024

PSC 4810, 6810 - Climate and Climate Change, Fall 2023

PSC 6810, 4810 - Climate and Climate Change, Fall 2023

PSC, PSC 4810, 6810 - Climate and Climate Change, Fall 2023

PSC 2700 - Climate Change Impacts, Fall 2023

PSC 4810 - Climate and Climate Change, Summer 2023

PSC 4810, 6810 - Climate and Climate Change, Spring 2023

PSC 4810 - Climate and Climate Change, Spring 2023

PSC, PSC 4810, 6810 - Climate and Climate Change, Spring 2023

PSC 2000 - The Atmosphere and Weather, Spring 2023

PSC 6810, 4810 - Climate and Climate Change, Fall 2022

PSC 2700 - Climate Change Impacts, Fall 2022

PSC 4810, 6810 - Climate and Climate Change, Spring 2022