NWC REU 2009
 May 26 - July 31

 

Students & Mentors 2009

Hannah Barnes
Junior Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences major
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mentors:
Jerry Brotzge, OU/CAPS
Somer Erickson, OU/SoM
Research Project:
Tornado False Alarms on Days With No Reported Tornadoes: A Climatological and Radar Survey

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Kristen Bradford
Junior Meteorology major
Valparaiso University
Mentors:
Richard Carpenter, WDT, Inc.
Brent Shaw, WDT, Inc.
Research Project:
Forecasting Southern Plains Wind Ramp Events Using the WRF Model at 3-KM

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David Goree
Junior Computer Science major
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Mentors:
David Stensrud, NOAA/NSSL
Dusty Wheatley, NRC PostDoc
Warren Moseley, SWOSU

Research Project:
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Stephanie Hoekstra
Junior Environmental Science major
UCLA
Mentors:
Rachel Butterworth, OU/SoM+Comm
Jerry Brotzge, OU/CAPS
Kim Klockow, OU/SoM
Somer Erickson, OU/SoM+Comm
Research Project:
A Social Perspective Of Warn On Forecast: Ideal Tornado Warning Lead Time and the General Public's Perceptions Of Weather Risks

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Alex Kowaleski
Sophomore History major
Davidson College
Mentors:
Harold Brooks, NOAA/NSSL
Chuck Doswell, OU/CIMMS
Research Project:
Verification of ESTOFEX Lightning and Severe Weather Forecasts

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Lauren Potter
Junior Atmospheric Science major
University of Kansas
Mentors:
Jerry Brotzge, OU/CAPS
Dan Sutter, UT Pan American
Somer Erickson, OU/SoM
Research Project:
Warning the Public About Hail: Determining the Potential for Short-Term Damage Mitigation

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Astrid Suarez
Junior Meteorology major
Western Kentucky University
Mentors:
Heather Reeves, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Mike Coniglio, NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
Numerical Forecasting of Banded Snow: A Case Study

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Jeffrey Viel
Junior Meteorology major
Plymouth State University
Mentors:
Tom Connor, AER, Inc.
Ned Snell, AER, Inc.
Mark Leidner, AER, Inc.
Research Project:
A Stochastic Daily Mean Temperature Model For Weather Derivatives

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Travis Visco
Junior Meteorology major
SUNY - Oneonta
Mentors:
Kiel Ortega, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
V. Lakshmanan, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Travis Smith, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
Diagnosis of Azimuthal Shear Associated With Tornadoes

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Jonathan Vogel
Junior Meteorology major
Penn State University
Mentors:
Les Lemon, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/WDTB
Cynthia Van Den Broeke, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/WDTB
Clark Payne, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/WDTB
Research Project:
Impacts of Super-Resolution Data on National Weather Service Warning Decision Making

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Justin Wittrock
Junior Meteorology major
Iowa State University
Mentors:
Somer Erickson, OU/SoM+Comm
Kelvin Droegemeier, OU/SoM & VPR
Research Project:
Viability of Weather Dissemination Via Social Network Technologies

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Participating with other funds

Karen Nielsen (Supported by Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium)
Mathematics & Psychology major
University of Oklahoma
Mentor:
Chris Weaver, OU/CS & OU/CSA
Research Project:
Evaluating Interaction in Visualization Tools in Meteorology

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Cristal Sampson (Supported by CUNY REU)
Chemical Technology major
New York City College of Technology
Mentors:
Daphne LaDue, OU/CAPS
Pam Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
First Look at Forecasters' Experiences With High-Temporal Resolution Phased Array Radar Data: An Evaluation Research Study

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