diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d6703d00..f4393e19 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ Reanalysis_Processing/figures/
 Satellite_Processing/read_process_goes16\.nbconvert\.ipynb
 
 General_Processing/figures/dbz_lightning/
+
+Dissertation/