Projects

MS Research at University of Oklahoma

• Using radar data, disdrometer measurements, and HRRR model soundings to create operational icing detection products for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
• Improving the CIMMS operational hydrometeor classification algorithm (HCA) by incorporating radar data and new drop size distribution (DSD) approximations.
• Awarded First Place in the 2020 AMS Aviation Range and Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM) student paper contest (link).
• Paper published in AMS journal “Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.”
  • https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0151.1

Vortex-SE Vertical Wind Profiles

• Research assistant for Dr. Paul Markowski analyzing data from the VORTEX-SE project.
• Analyzed low-level wind fields around supercells using Lidar vertical profiler to determine deviations from model expectations with the goal of improving severe weather forecasts.
• Paper published in AMS journal “Monthly Weather Review”.
  • https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/10.1175/MWR-D-19-0091.1

Warn-on-Forecast

• Analyzed the impact of land surface models on the accuracy of the Warn-On-Forecast system for modeling flash floods and severe thunderstorms.
• Gave an oral presentation on this research at the 2018 AMS Conference in Austin, TX.
• Research conducted through the Hollings Scholarship Program internship in the National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK.

Penn State University Storm Shelter Map

• Volunteer for the Penn State Office of Emergency Management.
• Used GIS software to create a map of campus identifying all the buildings which could serve as storm shelters.  The map is now used during severe weather procedures.

Whither the 100th Meridian: The Once and Future Physical and Human Geography of America’s Arid-Humid Divide

• Studied the past and projected future future changes in aridity and drought conditions in the Great Plains of the United States. These findings are used by water managers to prepare for future droughts.
  • Research conducted through the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory REU program, Columbia University, NY.
• Two-part paper published in AMS Journal Earth Interactions:
  • https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/full/10.1175/EI-D-17-0011.1
  • https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/full/10.1175/EI-D-17-0012.1
• A news article about this research is available in Earth Magazine.
• Gave a poster presentation on this research at the 2017 AMS Conference in Seattle, Washington.

For additional projects, as well as volunteer experience, please see my Resume and CV.

Below are videos describing a few of my research projects.