Introductions

[Derek Mallia]

My name is Derek Mallia and I like weather! 

[Samantha Tushaus]

Hey all! My name is Sam Tushaus and I'm a grad student at the University of Michigan. I too like weather

[kgriffin]

Hi everyone!

I'm Kyle Griffin and am a PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I do most of my work on mid-latitude synoptic-scale systems these days, but anything tropical tickles my fancy as well!

[Derek Mallia]

I guess on a more serious note I will do a more formal introduction myself, mostly because its a Friday and I want to procrastinate! Anyways, I am a Ph.D student at the University of Utah with a broad range of research interests such as numerical weather prediction, fire weather, mountain, air pollution, and synoptic meteorology. Previously, I received my Masters at Plymouth State University and my B.S degree at the University at Albany.

Some of my hobbies:

Cycling
Skiing
Video games
procrastination
WRFing



That pretty much sums it up for me!

[Keith Sherburn]

Hey there. My name is Keith Sherburn, and I am currently "in-between jobs". Recently, I completed my M.S. at North Carolina State University. Before that, I received my B.S. from the University of Oklahoma. My primary career interest is in forecasting, and I'm a big fan of severe thunderstorms and winter precipitation.

Other than meteorology, I'm into playing and listening to music, traveling, and sports (particularly college football/NFL).

[vanna]

Well, Hello! I'm Vanna Sullivan. I got a B.S. in Meteorology at the University of South Alabama and my M.S. at Texas Tech, where I decided to stay and start my Ph.D. I am into lightning research, but love atmospheric electricity, microphysics and severe weather (and weather general). I can normally be found helping out with field campaigns, taking pictures of ice halos, cheering on a baseball game, getting myself lost in the middle of nowhere or perhaps reading a book.

[Sara Ganetis]

Hey everyone! I'm Sara Ganetis and I got my B.S. in atmospheric science from the University at Albany and am currently on the Ph.D. track in atmospheric science at Stony Brook University. I'm a snow fanatic and my research focus reflects that-- mesoscale banding within northeast winter storms. Besides being passionate about all types of weather, I am very passionate about scientific communication and fostering camaraderie among my peers. When not in the office, I can be found at the beach (all year-round), playing with my phenomenal cat named Misty, or hitting up local craft breweries and wineries. I'm looking forward to great discussions on here! 

[pmarinescu]

Hey all. I'm Peter Marinescu and am just starting my MS degree in Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. Got my B.S. degree in finance from Cornell University and did some Post-Bac. classes in Atmospheric Science at Stony Brook University. I love clouds and will likely be researching Mesoscale Convective Systems for my MS Thesis. Now in Colorado, I am getting into hiking, biking, breweries, and snowboarding once the snow starts coming down. Looking forward to helping out and learning from the rest of you.

[aje504]

Hey Everyone! My name is A.J. Eiserloh and I recieved my B.S. at the University of South Alabama. I am currently working toward my M.S. at San Jose State University. I am doing my Master's research on forecasting for Atmospheric River events on the U.S. West Coast with WRF. My meteorological interests are in orographic precipitation, hurricanes, severe weather, and forecasting. I like hiking, indoor rockclimbing, and bouldering.

[Samantha Tushaus]

Haha since everyone else gave wonderful descriptions, I'll flesh out my introduction a bit more. I got my B.S. in meteorology at Iowa State University in 2012, and am on the Atmospheric Science Ph.D. track at the University of Michigan. This summer I worked at NCAR for 3 months in the Advanced Study Program studying orographic precipitation using the CM1 model and a Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm. I'll continue this research for at least the next year or so. I'm not sure I want to go through with the entire Ph.D. thing, so I've been exploring all my options! My favorite animals are wolves, dogs, and dolphins; I sing, play piano, and cross-stitch; and I will camp almost anywhere.

[Alicia Bentley]

Hi everyone! My name is Alicia Bentley and I'm a graduate student at the University at Albany. My M.S. research looks at how anticyclonic wave breaking events in the midlatitudes can facilitate the development of subtropical cyclones over the North Atlantic basin. I would love to be a professor at a research university after I complete my M.S./Ph.D.. I love spending time outdoors, trying out new restaurants, and oil painting (when I can find the time).

[Matt Sienkiewicz]

Hey, my name is Matt Sienkiewicz and I received my B.S. in meteorology from Florida Tech and am currently working on an M.S. in Atmospheric Science at Stony Brook University. My work involves evaluating how the WRF performs in an operational setting over the coastal waters of southern New England for potential wind energy grids. Although I haven't had much time for it lately, one of my favorite activities is playing ice hockey. When not in the office I can likely be found wherever wicked good craft beer is served.

[Victoria Oliva]

Hey Guys! My name is Victoria Oliva. I got my BA in Environmental Earth Science at Hunter College in NYC. Like everyone here, I have a love for weather, specifically severe weather and forecasting. Currently at North Carolina State working on my MA in Atmospheric Science. Just finished an internship at the NWS which was an amazing experience. I'm a movie and TV buff and a geek all the way, and also enjoy playing all types of games with friends.

[jasondavis]

Hey everyone, my name is Jason Davis. I went to Valparaiso University for my B.S. and recently finished my M.S. at NC State. My thesis research was a radar-based climatology of tornadic and non-tornadic storms in high shear, low CAPE environments. Currently I am looking for a job in operational meteorology. I'm interested in all types of weather, especially storms and snow. I enjoy biking, disc golfing, and doing anything else outdoors, as well as playing trombone and piano and watching football and college basketball.

[dgilford]

Hi Friends!

My name is Daniel Gilford and I graduated with my B.S. in Meteorology from The Florida State University in 2012. I am now a second year graduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, studying both middle atmosphere chemistry and radiation balance and relationships between thermodynamics and changes in surface human heat stress in the warming climate.

I have met some of you via AMS Fellowship Program or Hollings, and I look forward to interacting with you all on these boards. I am especially excited about the programming aspect, as I do a lot of coding and it's good to interact with others who do. Currently I focus on using MATLAB and IDL.

Have a great day!

[SSL]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Andrew, freshman at the U of South AL. Looking to gain a B.S. in Meteorology with a focus towards Severe Weather and hurricane analysis.

[wxcam93]

Hello everyone. My name is Cameron, and I am a sophomore at the University of South Alabama pursuing a B.S. in Meteorology with a concentration in Broadcast Meteorology. I also plan to pursue my M.S. in Meteorology after graduating.

[Patrick Duran]

Hello all! My name is Patrick Duran and I'm a graduate student at the University at Albany. I received my B.S. from the Florida Institute of Technology in 2012, after which I moved to Albany to pursue my passion for hurricane research. My current research focuses on turbulence in the outflow layer of hurricanes and its implications for hurricane dynamics. I enjoy all aspects of atmospheric dynamics and forecasting, from the synoptic to the microscale, and look forward to some good discussions here!
When I'm not in the office, I enjoy distance road cycling, backpacking, rope access tree climbing and caving (yes, you read that right) and pretty much anything else outdoors. Also, craft beer is good

[Philippe Papin]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Philippe Papin and I'm also currently a graduate student at the University at Albany. I earned my B.S. at the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2011. My undergraduate work focused on tropical cyclogenesis and using the rossby radius of deformation in better predicting development. My graduate work thus far focuses on large-scale gyre circulations over Central America, attempting to quantify their frequency and antecedent conditions. I am a pretty major weather geek and enjoy forecasting the weather just as much as researching it.

My non-weather interests include golfing, hiking, graphic design, snorkeling, and pretty much anything else that looks like fun!

[chriss]

Hey All,

I'm Chris and I'm a technical first year graduate student at the University at Albany. i obtained my B.S. from UAlbany as well in 2011. My primary interests include natural climate variability, climate change, and tropical meteorology. While I am just as fascinated with the weather as any one else, forecasting is not my gig. I am more interested in why a particular season in any given year may produce anomalous extreme weather events relative to others from a broader perspective. My research will primarily focus on extreme precipitation events and trends in association (if any) with anthropogenic climate change in the Northeast US.

Great idea for a forum, once I saw so many familiar faces I thought I should register and join.

[Hesham Hassan]

I'm a graduate student at UAlbany, SUNY, atmospheric sciences dept., working in aerosols and the mutual impacts on the climate. Originally, I work as a meteorologist at Egyptian Meteorological Authority with 10 years in aviation meteorology and 2 years in international affairs dept. dealing with WMO, ICAO and other international organizations related to the field

[Kyle MacRitchie]

Hi everyone. I'm finishing up my Ph.D. at the University at Albany and I'm also a lecturer at SUNY Oneonta. I specialize in large-scale tropical meteorology - things like the MJO and equatorial waves make me happy. I'm also very interested in tropical/mid-latitude interactions and atmospheric predictability.

[jdiana]

Hi everyone. I'm Jen and I received my B.S in Atmospheric Science from SUNY Albany. I currently am a Marine Meteorologist at a private forecast company, FleetWeather. We do marine forecasts for shipping companies across the globe. We provide forecasts for close to 400 ships. This is a very interesting application of weather forecasting that I knew nothing about during college. There werent any marine meteorology classes at UA and it is something Ive gotten a lot of training on at my job. Most people don't know much about the application of weather to the shipping industry and what we do goes far beyond just providing forecasts to ships.
Other than work, I love gymnastics, writing and music. While I am not a student at a university any more, I learn something new from operational meteorology every day and love what I do!

[Tim Cermak]

Hey everyone,

I'm Tim and I'm a second year M.S. student at Texas Tech University. My current research deals with low level tornado structure and dynamics, something I hope to continue towards a Ph.D. in the not-so-distant future. I'm a Chicago native, and received my B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Besides my research, I like playing/watching sports and cheering anything Chicago related. I also love to storm chase and play/listen to music. I've always been most interested in severe weather, but I've dabbled in research regarding dual-polarization observations during lake-effect snow events as well. As you can probably tell, I'm big into the observational side of the science, rather than the modeling side (though I understand the importance of both). I'm hoping to one day continue my passion of severe weather research as a career, be it for an academic, government, or private institution or organization.

[Tony Lyza]

Hi all,
I'm Tony, and I'm a second-year M.S. student at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. I work as a graduate research assistant under Dr. Kevin Knupp in the newly-formed (and currently under construction) Severe Weather Institute-Radar and Lightning Laboratories (SWIRLL), researching how external influences (i.e. waves, topography, and differential surface roughness) can affect the genesis and evolution of mesocyclones, QLCS mesovortices, and tornadoes. I'm originally from the Chicago area (born in Chicago and raised in the south suburbs/NW IN) and received my B.S. in meteorology from Valparaiso University in May 2012, where I dabbled in QLCS tornado and statistical lake effect snow climatology research. Aside from meteorology, I love listening to music and watching my favorite sports teams (Da Bears, the Lovable Losers, the ND Fighting Irish, and, most importantly, the Blackhawks).

[Jason H. Keefer]

Greetings comrades! I am currently a first-year M.S. student at Florida State University after graduating with a B.S. in Atmospheric Science from SUNY-University at Albany in 2012.  My major interest is in tropical cyclones in general, especially considering the need for more skill in intensity forecasting.  I also have interests in numerical weather prediction and synoptic meteorology in general.

[willison]

Wow, lots of familiar miscreants. I'm a 5th year from NC State; B.S. from UNC-Asheville. I study the response of NH mid-latitude stormtracks to global warming and the importance of latent heating. After I get my PhD I'd like to work at a brewery or somewhere I can be paid to do research.

[Josh Alland]

Hello all! I am a first year graduate student at SUNY-University at Albany. I love all types of weather but plan to concentrate my research on tropical cyclone intensification and predictability! I graduated with my B.S. in Meteorology from Iowa State University in the spring of 2013. I am originally from the state where we say a bAg instead of a bag and a wAgon instead of a wagon (Minnesota). In my free time, I love to spend time outside, travel, and play tennis. I am a huge fan of Serena Williams and Roger Federer, especially Serena Williams - an epic athlete!

[rfucheck]

Hello everyone.

 My name is Ryan Fucheck,  I received my B.S. in Atmospheric Science at the University at Albany. I currently work in the operational field at FleetWeather as a Marine Meteorologist/Route Analyst routing ships across the globe. My main weather related interest is tropical meteorology, but I  also enjoy severe weather. Unfortunately this summer it seems as though the Albany black hole has made it's way south to Orange and Southern Dutchess Counties in New York.  Outside of work and weather I enjoy watching football, hiking, and music..

[bashir4rl]

Hello,
My name is Bashir, a weather aficionado.