NWC REU 2017
 May 22 - July 28

 

Students & Mentors 2017

Alexandra Borunda
Junior Geography Major
California State University at Fullerton
Mentors:
Casey Griffin, OU/ARRC
David Bodine, OU/ARRC
Research Project:
Dual-Wavelength Polarimetric Radar Analysis of the May 20th 2013 Moore, OK Tornado

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Ryan Bunker
Junior Meteorology Major
University of Oklahoma
Mentors:
Ariel Cohen, NOAA/SPC & OU/SoM
Alan Gerard, NOAA/NSSL
Kim Klockow, UCAR
John Hart, NOAA/SPC
Research Project:
Illustrating Predictability for Nocturnal Tornado Events in the Southeastern United States

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Lena Dziechowski
Sophomore Environmental Science Major with Concentration in Atmospheric Sciences
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Mentors:
Elinor Martin, OU/SoM
Liz DiGangi, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL + OU/SoM
Research Project:
An East Coast Winter Storm Climatology and Projected Future trends

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Tyler Green
Junior Meteorology & Computational Mathematics Major
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach
Mentors:
Amy McGovern, OU/SoM & OU/CS
Nate Snook, OU/CAPS
Research Project:
Analyzing the Sensitivity of Hail Prediction to Model Grid Spacing

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Francesca Lappin
Sophomore Meteorology Major
Florida State University
Mentors:
Dusty Wheatley, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Kent Knopfmeier, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
Impact of Different Microphysical Schemes and Additional Surface Observations on NEWS-e Forecasts

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Carly Narotsky
Junior Atmospheric Science Major
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Mentor:
Jason Furtado, OU/SoM
Research Project:
Stratospheric Polar Vortex Trends of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries and an Assessment of the CMIP5 Historical Ensemble

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Stormi Noll
Junior Atmospheric Science Major
University of Nevada Reno
Mentors:
Kim Elmore, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Darrell Kingfield, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
General Hail Occurrence Frequency in Convective Storms Using mPING Data

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David Nowicki
Junior Psychology Major
University of Mississippi
Mentor:
Ariel Cohen, NOAA/SPC & OU/SoM
Alan Gerard, NOAA/NSSL
Kim Klockow, UCAR
John Hart, NOAA/SPC
Research Project:
How Forecasters Anticipate Nocturnal, Cool-Season Southern Tornado Events

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Melanie Schroers
Junior Physics Major
Texas A&M University, Commerce
Mentors:
Derek Rosendahl, SC CSC
Adrienne Wootten, SC CSC
Renee McPherson, SC CSC
Research Project:
Future Projections of Heat Waves and Cooling Degree Days in Large Cities Across the South-Central United States

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Emily Tinney
Junior Meteorology Major
Central Michigan University
Mentor:
James Correia, Jr., OU/CIMMS & NOAA/SPC
Research Project:
Difficulties With Classifying and Analyzing the Low Level Jet in a Convection Allowing Ensemble

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Robert Van Kleeck
Junior Atmospheric Sciences Major
Lyndon State College
Mentors:
Brad Illston, OCS
Research Project:
Statistical Analysis of Heatburst Events Across Oklahoma From 1997-2016

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Jacqueline Waters
Junior Atmospheric Sciences Major
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Mentors:
Heather Reeves, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Alicia Keys, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
Assessment of Dual-Polarized Radar Coverage in the Terminal Airspaces of Commercial Airports

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NOAA Hollings Scholars and NOAA Pathways Students also in Norman 2017

 

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