2023
Douglas Falter
Iowa State University
Differences in Poleward Energy Transport between Two Versions of the Community Earth System Model
Mentors: Michael Needham, David Randall, and Mark Branson
Mitchell Green
Central Michigan University
Understanding Training Data Components: A look inside the Unified Flooding Verification System
Mentors: Aaron Hill and Russ Schumacher
Bailey Kropp
Texas A&M University
Exploring Moisture Sources for the Congo River Basin in Space and Time
Mentors: Pat Keys and Ann Casey Hughes
James Miezejeski
University of Northern Colorado
An Apparent Eastward Shift in U.S. Tornadic Activity
Mentors: Lantao Sun, Megan Franke, and Jim Hurrell
Debanjali Pathak
Grinnell College
Projected Changes to Arctic Sea Ice and Commercial Shipping Routes after Stratospheric Aerosol Injection
Mentors: Ariel L. Morrison and Elizabeth A. Barnes
Juliette Rocha
Texas A&M University
Sea Surface Salinity as a Subseasonal Predictor for Summer Precipitation in the Midwest
Mentors: Marybeth Arcodia, Jamin Rader, Martin Fernandez, and Elizabeth A. Barnes
2022
Linda Arterburn
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Project Title: Analyzing Particulate Matter Concentrations in Central California from Surface Based Measurements and Satellite Data to Quantify Severe Dust Events
Mentors: Olivia Sablan, Dr. Bonne Ford, Dr. Emily Fischer and Dr. Jeffrey Pierce
Eli Flicker
Saint Cloud State University
Project Title: Diagnosing the Angular Momentum Fluxes that Drive the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation
Mentors: Dr. David Randall, Ann Casey Hughes and Mark Branson
Tom Juliano
Rutgers University
Project Title: Extracting Vertical Wind Shear using Cloud Drift Motions retrieved from Fine Temporal Resolution Satellite Imagery
Mentors: Dr. Jason Apke and Dr. Steven Miller
Shay Magahey
University of Georgia
Project Title: Monitoring Earth’s Albedo from the Moon Using a Simulator
Mentors: Dr. Christine Chiu and Kevin Yang
Hanna McDaniel
Florida State University
Project Title: Investigating Predictor Importance for a Next-Day Severe Weather Hazard Random Forest Model
Mentors: Dr. Aaron Hill and Dr. Russ Schumacher
Jennifer Seth
Iowa State University
Project Title: Viability of Using a Photoionization Detector for Mobile Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Monitoring
Mentors: Dr. Jeff Collett, Jr., Dr. Da Pan and Andrey Marsavin
Kenny Tam
Rutgers University
Project Title: Response of the Mixed Layer to an Abruptly Quadrupled CO2 Forcing
Mentors: Dr. Maria Rugenstein and Yiyu Zheng
Abraham Tekoe
Western Kentucky University
Project Title: Investigating Decadal Internal Variability in the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre using the MPI-ESM-LR
Mentors: Emily Gordon, Dr. Marybeth Arcodia and Dr. Elizabeth Barnes
2021
Abby Thornton
Texas A&M University
Project Title: Understanding weekly precipitation forecast errors in western Colorado
Mentoring Team: Dr. Russ Schumacher and Dr. Becky Bolinger
Alvin Cheung
Pennsylvania State University
Project Title: Detecting tropical cyclone secondary eyewalls with a microwave-based scheme
Mentoring Team: Dr. Chris Slocum and Dr. John Knaff
Anushka Narayanan
Cornell University
Project Title: Predicting the Madden-Julian Oscillation using abstention-based neural networks
Mentoring Team: Dr. Zane Martin, Kirsten Mayer, and Dr. Elizabeth Barnes
Ashley Sebok
Millersville University
Project Title: Formulation of a nonlinear GOES-Lightning Mapper flash extent density forward operator for ensemble assimilation and verification in the High Resolution Rapid Refresh(HRRR)
Mentoring Team: Dr. Amanda Back, Dr. David Dowell, and Dr. Eric Bruning
Billy Faletti
Northern Illinois University
Project Title: Estimation and meteorological analysis of CCN during RELAMPAGO-CACTI in Córdoba, Argentina
Mentoring Team: Dr. Paul Demott, Dr. Sonia Kreidenweis, Samuel O’Donnell, Benjamin Swanson, Dr. Jeffery Pierce
Blake Checkoway
University of Georgia
Project Title: Local and long-range impacts of wildfire smoke on air quality in Fort Collins, CO
Mentoring Team: Dr. Jenny Hand
Brittney Smith
Northern Vermont University - Lyndon
Project Title: Cold pools in tropical cyclones and isolated tropical convection
Mentoring Team: Nicholas Falk and Dr. Susan van den Heever
Emily Luschen
University of Oklahoma
Project Title: Updates to the GOES-16 split-window precipitable water satellite product
Mentoring Team: Dr. Jack Dostalek and Dr. Lewis Grasso
Gillian Felton
University of Northern Colorado
Project Title: Analysis of risk communications during the Cameron Peak Fire
Mentoring Team: Dr. Matt Rogers and Andrea Schumacher
Hannah Myint
University of San Francisco
Project Title: Predicting September arctic sea-ice extent using a hierarchy of statistical models
Mentoring Team: Dr. Zachary Labe and Dr. Elizabeth Barnes
Jay Pillai
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Project Title: A simple model of tropical and subtropical interactions
Mentoring Team:Michael Needham, Mark Branson, Dr. David Randall
Kyle Brooks
University of Georgia
Project Title: Variability in thermodynamic profiles of extreme precipitation events in northern Taiwan
Mentoring Team: Dr. Michael Bell, Dr. Jen DeHart, and Chelsea Nam
Leah Swinney
Texas A&M University, Corpus-Christi
Project Title: The influence of topography on extreme rainfall events in Taiwan
Mentoring Team: Dr. Kristen Rasmussen, Rung Panasawatwong, and Marqi Rocque
Mandy Bowden
University of Georgia
Project Title: The effect of projected Sea Surface Temperature (SST) pattern changes on tropical precipitation using CESM 1
Mentoring Team: Dr. Eric Maloney, Justin Whitaker, Michael Natoli, and Justin Hudson
Sam Lesmerises
Northern Vermont University, Lyndon
Project Title: Using PM2.5 observations to verify HRRR smoke forecasts during the 2020 western US fire season
Mentoring Team: Dr. Amanda Back and Dr. Christina Holt
Trey Maddaleno
Truman State University
Project Title: Quantifying enhancements in ammonia and methane from concentrated animal feeding operations in northeastern Colorado using ground-based mobile sampling
Mentoring Team: Dr. Ilana Pollack, Dr. Amy Sullivan, Julieta Juncosa Calahorrano, and Dr. Emily Fischer
Victoria Chavez
University of Colorado Boulder
Project Title: Influence of the Andes mountains on the thermodynamics of mesoscale convective systems in subtropical South America
Mentoring Team: Dr. Kristen Rasmussen, Marqi Rocque, Dr. Jim Hurrell, Lantao Sun
Yuwei Zhao
Colorado State University/University of Jinan (CSU Extension Intern)
Project Title: Quantifying enhancements in ammonia and methane from concentrated animal feeding operations in northeastern Colorado using ground-based mobile sampling
Mentoring Team: Dr. Ilana Pollack, Dr. Amy Sullivan, Julieta Juncosa Calahorrano, and Dr. Emily Fischer
