Honors and Awards
Dean's List: Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024
Scholarships: Kruhoeffer Endowed Scholarship, Hanna Family Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Scholarship
Chi Epsilon Pi: In the Spring of 2024, I was inducted into Chi Epsilon Pi, the Pennsylvania State University chapter of the national meteorology honor society. Its members are graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, and staff. The purpose of the society is twofold: to serve as a means for awarding distinction to students who have high scholastic ability and promise of achievement in meteorology and to promote student interest in advanced study of meteorology and related sciences.
Relevant Coursework
The Pennsylvania State University
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Major: Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (General Option)
METEOROLOGY
METEO 201: Introduction to Weather Analysis
METEO 300: Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science
METEO 395: Meteorology Professional Internship (twice)
METEO 411: Introduction Synoptic Lab
METEO 413: Map Analysis
METEO 414: Mesoscale Meteorology
METEO 415: Forecasting Practicum
METEO 421: Atmospheric Dynamics
METEO 431: Atmospheric Thermodynamics
METEO 437: Atmospheric Chemistry and Cloud Physics
METEO 440W: Principles of Atmospheric Measurements
METEO 470: Climate Dynamics
METEO 481: Weather Communications I
METEO 482: Weather Communications II
METEO 486: Climate Studies (twice)
METEO 491: Professional Development
MATHEMATICS
MATH 140G: Calculus, Analytic Geometry, Algebra & Trigonometry
MATH 141: Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
MATH 231: Calculus of Several Variables
MATH 232: Vector Calculus
MATH 251: Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
STAT 401: Experimental Methods
PHYSICS
PHYS 211: General Physics: Mechanics with Lab
PHYS 212: General Physics, Electricity and Magnetism with Lab
CHEMISTRY
CHEM 110: Chemical Principles I
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
INART 110: Introduction to Web Design: HTML and CSS
METEO 273: Introduction to Programming Techniques for Meteorology: MATLAB
METEO 473: Application of Computers to Meteorology: Python
ENGLISH
ENGL 15: Rhetoric and Composition
PUBLIC SPEAKING
CAS 100: Effective Speech
Weather Industrial Report written for a fictional supermarket owner to help the store prepare for a potential upcoming winter storm. The report included a weather index to help the owner make business decisions regarding advertising, inventory and pricing.
Hurricane Sherlock Post Mortem composed as a summary of an in-class group simulation of an emergency management situation where my role was as mayor leading up to and during a mock hurricane.
Expert Forensic Report prepared for an insurance company defending a position that lightning did not cause a home fire. Submitted this report and defended it during an in-class cross-examination.
Weather Index Presentation created by formulating a weather index with a group of classmates to pitch to The Home Depot. My portion of the project was to create a Weather Index from meteorological and business variables provided to me. I presented my index and other findings to the class and answered follow-up questions from students and instructors posing as Home Depot clients.
Historical Weather Event paper about the Blizzard of 1996 and its impact on Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Research included information, data and figures about the meteorological significance of the event, synoptic setup and economic impacts to the state and region.
Climate Feature video below, produced and edited about future snowfall trends based on topics from Climate Central. Featured on Weather World, an Emmy award-winning show airing Monday through Friday on WPSU and across the Commonwealth on Pennsylvania Cable Network.
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Living Learning Community (LLC)
Throughout my involvement with the Penn State Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Living Learning Community Executive Board, I have progressively taken on leadership roles, serving as Social Chair in 2022, Community Service Chair in 2023, and elected Vice President in 2024. I collaborated with students, other organizations such as the EMS Student Council, the College of EMS benefiting THON, and faculty to facilitate connections among fellow EMS students. My leadership style prioritized flexibility, consideration of diverse opinions, and planning activities tailored to varying interests, needs, and schedules. Handling disagreements among peers taught me the importance of honest and thoughtful communication in conflict resolution.