University of Oklahoma | 2018-2020

  • MS in Meteorology
    • Topic: Operational aircraft icing prediction; radar and model derived hydrometeor (precipitation type) classification.
    • Advisors: Dr. Guifu Zhang and Dr. Heather Reeves (link).
    • Funding sources: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and American Meteorological Society (AMS) Graduate Fellowship.
    • Affiliations: Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorology Studies (CIMMS), OU School of Meteorology, OU Advanced Radar Research Center, and the National Severe Storms Laboratory.
  • Awarded First Place in the 2020 AMS Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology student paper competition (link1, link2).
  • Recipient of the AMS Graduate Fellowship (link).

Penn State University | 2014-2018

  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude as Department Marshal
  • Degrees:
    • BS in Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (link)
    • Minor in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
    • Minor in Piano Performance
  • Selected Awards:
    • Recipient of the John W. White Graduate Fellowship
    • Recipient of the John A. Dutton Award in Atmospheric Dynamics
    • Laureate, Earth and Mineral Sciences Academy for Global Experience
    • Recipient of the Werner A. Baum Endowment Scholarship, AMS (link)
    • Accepted into NOAA’s Hollings Scholarship program (link)

For additional details, including professional certifications and courses completed, please see my Resume and CV.