Alaina Adderley
Junior Meteorology Major
Plymouth State University
Mentors:
Vanna Chmielewski, (NOAA/NSSL)
Sarah Stough, (OU/CIWRO)
Research Project:
Lightning in severe weather and operations
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Miranda Bognar
Environmental Geoscience Major
DePauw University
Mentors:
Xiaodong Chen , (OU/SoM & OU/CEES)
Wenjun Cui , (OU/CIWRO)
Research Project:
Wildfire risks and their environmental controls over the US
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Becky Butterfield
Meteorology Major
Millersville University
Mentors:
Jason Furtado, (OU/SoM)
Emma Kuster, (SC CASC)
Marcela Loría-Salazar, (OU/SoM)
Research Project:
Examining Extreme Weather Tendencies in National Parks
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Annie Carlson
Geospatial Sciences Major
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Mentors:
Somer Erickson, (FEMA)
Harold Brooks, (NOAA/NSSL)
Aaron Treadway, (FEMA)
Research Project:
A Comparison of the SPC Tornado Storm Reports to the Final Number of Verified tornadoes
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Lexi Dooley
Atmospheric Science Major, Climatology Concentration
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Mentors:
Yue Yang, (OU/SoM/MAP)
Xuguang Wang, (OU/SoM/MAP)
Research Project:
Evaluating the Impact of Vertical Mixing Schemes in the Ocean Surface Boundary Layer on Intensification Forecast of Hurricane Fiona (2022)
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Ty Gampell
Global Environmental Studies Major
Clark University
Mentors:
Elizabeth H. Marold, (OU/CASR)
Daphne LaDue, (OU/CAPS)
Research Project:
Development of Decision Tools for Communicating Weather Impacts
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Pat George
Atmospheric Science & Mathematics Major
Vermont State University - Lyndon
Mentors:
Yongjie Huang, (OU/CAPS)
Dhwanit J. Mise, (OU/CAPS, CIWRO, & SoM)
Research Project:
Convective Cloud Evolution near Coastal City Houston, TX
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Kelsey Grimme
Meteorology Major
Valparaiso University
Mentors:
Harold Brooks, (NOAA/NSSL)
Elizabeth H. Marold, (OU/CASR)
Research Project:
Rural region readiness: A historical analysis of tornadoes, social vulnerabilities, and infrastructure in the Appalachian region
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JD Heaton
Meteorology Major
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Mentor:
Stacey Hitchcock, (OU/SoM)
Cole Hartman, (OU/SoM)
Research Project:
Aviation Turbulence near Thunderstorms
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Trey Holiday
Atmospheric Science Major
University of Louisiana Monroe
Mentors:
Kristin Calhoun, (NSSL)
Thea Sandmael, (OU/CIWRO)
Michael Baldwin, (OU/CIWRO)
Harold Brooks, (NOAA/NSSL)
Research Project:
Understanding the Quality of Tornado Warning False Alarms
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Atticus Jolley
Atmospheric Science Major
Indiana University Bloomington
Mentors:
Elizabeth Meister, (OU/IPPRA)
Anna Wanless, (OU/IPPRA)
Sam Stormer, (OU/IPPRA)
Research Project:
Identifying Emergency Manager Workflows for a Variety of Extreme Weather Events
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Mel Jones
Meteorology Major
Millersville University
Mentor:
Heather Reeves, (OU/CIWRO)
Daniel Tripp, (OU/CIWRO)
Research Project:
Understanding winter precipitation in urban areas
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Jacob Peace
Atmospheric Sciences Major
University of Georgia
Mentors:
Aaron Johnson, (OU/SoM)
Xuguang Wang, (OU/SoM)
Research Project:
Evaluation of flow-dependent biases in convection-allowing models with the Random Forest machine learning technique
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Ian Shank
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Meteorology
Mentor:
Aaron Hill, (OU/SoM)
Research Project:
Verification of AI-generated Severe Weather Forecasts across North America
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