NWC REU 2014
 May 21 - July 30

 

Students & Mentors 2014

Nadajalah Bennett
Communications & Broadcasting Major
University of Texas @ Arlington
Mentors:
Mark Shafer, OCS
Alek Krautman, OCS
Putnam Reiter, Oklahoma Emergency Management

Research Project:
Rebuilding Decisions in Central Oklahoma

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Robert Conrick
Geography (Atmospheric Science) Major
Indiana University
Mentors:
Heather Reeves, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
Forecast Sensitivity of Lake-Effect Snow to Choice of Boundary Layer Parameterization Scheme

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Rebecca DiLuzio
Meteorology Major
Millersville University
Mentors:
Tiffany Meyer, OU/CIMMS & NOAA Warning Decision Training Branch (WDTB)
Matt Elliot, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/WDTB
Kristin Calhoun, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
Verification of Earth Network's Dangerous Thunderstorm Alerts and National Weather Service Warnings

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Kwanshae Flenory
Mathematics Major
Langston University
Mentors:
Mike Richman, OU/SoM
Research Project:
Warming Southeast Australian Climate: The Effects of Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs)

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Montgomery Flora
Meteorology Major
Ball State University
Mentors:
Corey Potvin, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
Sensitivity of Simulated Supercell Thunderstorms to Horizontal Grid Resolution

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Joshua Gebauer
Earth Sciences w/ Meteorology Concentration Major
California University of PA
Mentors:
Jeff Cunningham, USAF & NOAA Radar Operations Center (ROC)
Dave Zittel, NOAA ROC
Bob Lee, NOAA ROC

Research Project:
Verification of the Bragg Scatter Method on the WSR-88D

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Shawn Handler
Meteorology Major
Plymouth State University
Mentors:
Valliappa Lakshmanan "Lak", OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Terry Schuur, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
Determining the Likelihood of Observing the Tornado Article Debris Signature at Different Geographic Locations throughout the United States

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Nathan Kelly
Meteorology Major
Valparaiso University
Mentors:
Brad Illston, OCS
Research Project:
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Albedo From Enhanced Radiation Measurements in Oklahoma

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Thong Phan
Medical Physics Major
East Central University
Mentors:
Valliappa Lakshmanan "Lak", OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
John Krause, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/NSSL
Research Project:
Examining Polarimetric Characteristics of Electronic Interference in Weather Radar Data

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Julia Ross
Geology Major
Olivet Nazarene University
Mentors:
James Correia, Jr., OU/CIMMS & NOAA/SPC
Daphne LaDue, OU/CAPS
Research Project:
Motivators and Important Factors Influencing Decisions Made During the Oklahoma Tornadoes of May 2013

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Lori Wachowicz
Earth Science Major
Michigan State University
Mentors:
Dave Parsons, OU/SoM
Steven Cavallo, OU/SoM
Research Project:
An Evaluation of Applying Ensemble Data Assimilation to an Antarctic Mesoscale Model

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Grant Williams
Physics Major
Oklahoma State University
Mentors:
April Taylor, Chickasaw Nation, Chocktaw Nation of Oklahoma, & SCCSC
Renee McPherson, SCCSC
Research Project:
Wind Farm Layout Optimization Problem by Modified Genetic Algorithm

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