Poster Session 1 16th Annual AMS Student Conference

Program Chairs: Aryeh J. Drager , Colorado State University ; Joshua J. Alland , SUNY ; Kristy C. Carter , Iowa State University

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Saturday, 21 January 2017

9:00 AM-9:40 AM: Saturday, 21 January 2017

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Session 1
Welcoming Remarks
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Cochairs: Joshua J. Alland, SUNY; Kristy C. Carter, Iowa State University; Aryeh J. Drager, Colorado State University
9:00 AM
1.1
9:25 AM
1.3
Address from the Edward Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award Winner
Mark William Wysocki, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

9:40 AM-10:10 AM: Saturday, 21 January 2017

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Session 2
Get the Most out of this Conference: How to Develop Yourself as a Professional
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Chair: Kristy C. Carter, Iowa State University
9:40 AM
2.1
Be the Person Others Want to Work With
Wendy Abshire, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC
9:55 AM
2.2
Networking, Learning, and Expanding Your Horizon
Christopher Alston, Mars, Inc., Nashville, TN

10:10 AM-10:25 AM: Saturday, 21 January 2017


COFFEE BREAK IN TAHOMA FOYER

10:25 AM-11:10 AM: Saturday, 21 January 2017

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Panel Discussion 3A
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Public Sector
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Paul Frisbie, NOAA/NWSFO; Kevin Fryar, NOAA/NWS; Stuart Miller, United States Air Force; Tiffany Hersey, FEMA
Chair: Gaige Hunter Kerr, The Johns Hopkins Univ.
Panelist
Paul Frisbie, NOAA/NWSFO, Elko, NV
Panelist
Kevin Fryar, NOAA/NWS, Aurora, IL

Panelist
Stuart Miller, United States Air Force, Norman, OK

Panelist
Tiffany Hersey, FEMA, Tallahassee, FL

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Panel Discussion 3B
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Media
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 1/2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Tyra L. Brown, NOAA/NWS; Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang/The Washington Post; Maureen McCann, News 13; Shannon O'Donnell, KOMO
Chair: Dakota C. Smith, Colorado State Univ.
Panelist
Tyra L. Brown, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Panelist
Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang/The Washington Post, Washington, DC

Panelist
Maureen McCann, News 13, Orlando, FL

Panelist
Shannon O'Donnell, KOMO, Seattle, WA

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Panel Discussion 3C
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Academia and Research
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia; Jadwiga Richter, NCAR; Brian Tang, SUNY; Abigail L. S. Swann, Univ. of Washington
Chair: Jennifer DeHart, University of Washington
Panelist
John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
Panelist
Jadwiga Richter, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Panelist
Brian Tang, SUNY, Albany, NY

Panelist
Abigail L. S. Swann, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

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Panel Discussion 3D
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Private Sector
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Brian D'Agostino, Sempra Energy; Jamison Hawkins, Lockheed Martin; Sylvie Lorsolo, AIR Worldwide; Valerie Sanders, WeatherCall Services, LLC; Tim Johnston, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
Chair: Elizabeth Lennartson, University of Iowa
Panelist
Brian D'Agostino, Sempra Energy, San Diego, CA
Panelist
Jamison Hawkins, Lockheed Martin, Greenbelt, MD

Panelist
Sylvie Lorsolo, AIR Worldwide, Boston, MA

Panelist
Valerie Sanders, WeatherCall Services, LLC, Parker, CO

Panelist
Tim Johnston, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, Tampa, FL

11:15 AM-12:00 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017

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Panel Discussion 4A
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Public Sector
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Paul Frisbie, NOAA/NWSFO; Kevin Fryar, NOAA/NWS; Stuart Miller, United States Air Force; Tiffany Hersey, FEMA
Chair: Gaige Hunter Kerr, The Johns Hopkins Univ.
Panelist
Paul Frisbie, NOAA/NWSFO, Elko, NV
Panelist
Kevin Fryar, NOAA/NWS, Aurora, IL

Panelist
Stuart Miller, United States Air Force, Norman, OK

Panelist
Tiffany Hersey, FEMA, Tallahassee, FL


Panel Discussion 4B
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Media
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 1/2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Tyra L. Brown, NOAA/NWS; Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang/The Washington Post; Maureen McCann, News 13; Shannon O'Donnell, KOMO
Chair: Dakota C. Smith, Colorado State Univ.
Panelist
Tyra L. Brown, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Panelist
Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang/The Washington Post, Washington, DC

Panelist
Maureen McCann, News 13, Orlando, FL

Panelist
Shannon O'Donnell, KOMO, Seattle, WA

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Panel Discussion 4C
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Academia and Research
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia; Jadwiga Richter, NCAR; Brian Tang, SUNY; Abigail L. S. Swann, Univ. of Washington
Chair: Jennifer DeHart, University of Washington
Panelist
John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
Panelist
Jadwiga Richter, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Panelist
Brian Tang, SUNY, Albany, NY

Panelist
Abigail L. S. Swann, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

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Panel Discussion 4D
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Private Sector
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Brian D'Agostino, Sempra Energy; Jamison Hawkins, Lockheed Martin; Sylvie Lorsolo, AIR Worldwide; Valerie Sanders, WeatherCall Services, LLC; Tim Johnston, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
Chair: Elizabeth Lennartson, University of Iowa
Panelist
Brian D'Agostino, Sempra Energy, San Diego, CA
Panelist
Jamison Hawkins, Lockheed Martin, Greenbelt, MD

Panelist
Sylvie Lorsolo, AIR Worldwide, Boston, MA

Panelist
Valerie Sanders, WeatherCall Services, LLC, Parker, CO

Panelist
Tim Johnston, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, Tampa, FL

12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017


STUDENT CONFERENCE LUNCHEON
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )

1:00 PM-1:30 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017


Session 5
Introduction to Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Capt. Nicholas Chisler, United States Air Force; Harold E. Brooks, NOAA/NSSL; Matthew Garvert, Climate Corporation; Capt. Alexander Taft, United States Air Force; Neil Jacobs, Panasonic Weather Solutions; Gregory S. Jenkins, Pennsylvania State Univ.; Scott McIntosh, NCAR; Richard D. Knabb, NOAA/NWS/NHC; Rajul E. Pandya, American Geophysical Union; Jeff Renner, KING Television; Lt. Rebecca Waddington, NOAA Corps; Lt. Joseph Phillips, NOAA Corps; Don T. Conlee, Texas A&M University; Charlie Woodrum, NWS
Cochairs: Jeremy D. Berman, University at Albany, SUNY; J.P. Kalb, San Jose State

1:35 PM-3:45 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017


Session 6A
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Harold Brooks, OAR/NSSL

Session 6B
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Matthew Garvert, Climate Corporation
Chair: Matthew Garvert, Climate Corporation

Session 6C
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 1/2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Capt. Nicholas Chisler, United States Air Force; Capt. Alexander Taft, United States Air Force

Session 6D
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 1/2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Don T. Conlee, Texas A&M University

Session 6E
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Neil Jacobs, Panasonic Weather Solutions

Session 6F
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Charlie Woodrum, NWS

Session 6G
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Gregory S. Jenkins, Pennsylvania State Univ.

Session 6H
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Scott McIntosh, High Altitude Observatory, UCAR

Session 6I
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Skagit 3 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Richard D. Knabb, NOAA/NWS/NHC

Session 6J
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Yakima 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Rajul E. Pandya, American Geophysical Union

Session 6K
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Skagit 1 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Jeff Renner, KING Television

Session 6L
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Skagit 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Lt. Rebecca Waddington, NOAA Corps; Lt. Joseph Phillips, NOAA Corps

Panel Discussion 7A
Graduate Student Panel Rotations 1, 2
Location: Conference Center: Yakima 1 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Makenzie Krocak, CIMMS; Todd Rhodes, Coastal Carolina University; Castle Williams, Univ. of Georgia
1:35 PM
Panelist
Makenzie Krocak, CIMMS, Norman, OK

1:35 PM
Panelist
Todd Rhodes, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC

1:35 PM
Panelist
Castle Williams, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA


Panel Discussion 7B
Graduate Student Panel Rotations 3, 4, 5
Location: Conference Center: Yakima 1 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Gaige Hunter Kerr, Johns Hopkins University; Elizabeth Lennartson, University of Iowa; Minh Duc Phan, National Park Service
1:35 PM
Panelist
Gaige Hunter Kerr, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

1:35 PM
Panelist
Elizabeth Lennartson, University of Iowa, Ames, IA

1:35 PM
Panelist
Minh Duc Phan, National Park Service, Patchogue, NY

3:20 PM-3:45 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017

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Session 8
Integrated Warning Team I: Introduction to Emergency Management
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Andy Brown, NOAA/NWS; Eric Frank, Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency
Chair: W. Massey Bartolini, University at Albany, SUNY
Speaker
Andy Brown, NOAA/NWS, Spokane, WA
Speaker
Eric Frank, Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency, Vancouver, WA

3:45 PM-4:00 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017


BREAK

4:00 PM-5:05 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017

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Session 9
Extreme Weather Events
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Chair: Matthew D. Flournoy, Univ. of Oklahoma
4:00 PM
9.1
Extreme Weather Events over the Western U.S
Cliff Mass, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
4:15 PM
9.2
4:30 PM
9.3
Monitoring Extreme Weather: A Year in Review
Karin Gleason, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC
5:00 PM
9.5
Concluding Remarks

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017


CAREER FAIR AND GRADUATE SCHOOL RECEPTION
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )

Sunday, 22 January 2017

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


Registration for Student Conference and Short Courses
Location: Skybridge (Washington State Convention Center )

8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


COFFEE BREAK IN TAHOMA FOYER

9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

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Session 10
Keynote Speaker
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Chair: Erik R. Nielsen, Colorado State Univ.
9:00 AM
10.1
Keynote Address by Murtagh
William J. Murtagh, NOAA, Boulder, CO

9:30 AM-9:45 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


BREAK

9:45 AM-10:15 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

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Joint Session 1
Clearing the Hurdles: Tips to Assess, Adapt, and Take on New Challenges
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 1/2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Annual AMS Student Conference; and the Fifth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals )
Cochairs: Shelby Hays, KOCO-TV; Cody Kirkpatrick, Indiana University; Ryan J. Kramer, University of Miami; Jared Rennie, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies
9:45 AM
J1.1
Clearing the Hurdles - Introductory Remarks
Shelby Hays, KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City, OK; and C. Kirkpatrick, R. J. Kramer, and J. Rennie

9:50 AM
J1.2
Keynote Address
Owen H. Shieh, Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Honolulu, HI

9:45 AM-10:40 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

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Session 11A
Breakout Session 1: Preparing for Your Future: How to Succeed in Graduate School
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Chair: Makenzie Krocak, Univ. of Oklahoma
9:45 AM
11A.1
10:00 AM
11A.2
Mistakes Will Happen
Gretchen Mullendore, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
10:30 AM
11A.4
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Session 11B
Breakout Session 2: Preparing for Your Future: How to Get a Job
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Chair: Stacey M. Hitchcock, Colorado State Univ.
10:15 AM
11B.3
10:30 AM
11B.4

10:15 AM-11:45 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


Joint Session 2A
Group Discussion 1 - How To Start Something New
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 1/2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals; and the 16th Annual AMS Student Conference )
Facilitator: Rajul E. Pandya, American Geophysical Union

Joint Session 2B
Group Discussion 2 - Imposter Syndrome
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals; and the 16th Annual AMS Student Conference )
Facilitator: Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS

Joint Session 2C
Group Discussion 3 - Self-Assessment: A Tool for Professional Growth
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals; and the 16th Annual AMS Student Conference )
Facilitator: Irene Sans, WFTV/ClimaData

10:40 AM-10:50 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

10:50 AM-11:45 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

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Session 12A
Breakout Session 3: Bolstering Your Weather Expertise: Tools of the Trade
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Cochairs: Aryeh J. Drager, Colorado State University; Todd Rhodes, Coastal Carolina University
10:52 AM
12A.2
Unix/Command Line
Russ S. Schumacher, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
11:00 AM
12A.3
Python
Ryan M. May, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO
11:08 AM
12A.4
GitHub
Michael M. Bell, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
11:16 AM
12A.5
Web Development
Adele Igel, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
11:24 AM
12A.6
11:32 AM
12A.7
Gibson Ridge (GR) Software
Ross A. Lazear, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY
11:40 AM
12A.8
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Panel Discussion 12B
Breakout Session 4: Bolstering Your Weather Expertise: Social Science, Communication, and the Weather Enterprise
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Susan Joslyn, University of Washington; Kimberly E. Klockow, NOAA/OAR/Office of Weather and Air Quality; Jennifer A. Spinney, Univ. of Western Ontario; Gina M. Eosco, NOAA
Cochairs: Minh Duc Phan, National Park Service; Castle Williams, Univ. of Georgia
10:50 AM
Panelist
Susan Joslyn, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
11:00 AM
Panelist
Kimberly E. Klockow, NOAA/OAR/Office of Weather and Air Quality, Silver Spring, MD

11:10 AM
Panelist
Jennifer A. Spinney, Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

11:20 AM
Panelist
Gina M. Eosco, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD

11:45 AM-12:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


BREAK

12:00 PM-12:30 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

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Session 13
Today’s Insights and a Vision for Tomorrow
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Warren Washington, NCAR
Cochairs: Minh Duc Phan, National Park Service; Castle Williams, Univ. of Georgia
12:00 PM
Intro to Wrap Up - Castle Williams
12:15 PM
Speaker
Warren Washington, NCAR, Boulder, CO

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


Weatherfest
Location: Ballroom 6E (Washington State Convention Center )

12:30 PM-12:35 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


Session 14
Closing Remarks and Poster Session Announcements
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference

12:35 PM-2:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

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Workshop Session 15B
Resume Workshop I: What Employers are Looking For and How to Best Present Yourself through Resumes and CVs
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Rebecca Haacker, NCAR; Christopher Alston, Mars, Inc.
Chair: Joshua J. Alland, University at Albany/SUNY
2:00 PM
Introduction - Josh Alland

Speaker
Rebecca Haacker Santos, UCAR, Boulder, CO
Speaker
Christopher Alston, Mars, Inc., Nashville, TN

2:00 PM-3:30 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


Session 15A
Integrated Warning Team II: In Their Rainboots Workshop
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Andy Brown, NOAA/NWS; Eric Frank, Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency; Tanja E. Fransen, NOAA/NWS; Logan Johnson, NWS
Chair: W. Massey Bartolini, University at Albany, SUNY
2:00 PM
Intro to IWT2 - Massey Bartolini

3:30 PM-4:30 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

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Workshop Session 16A
Resume Workshop II: What Employers are Looking For and How to Best Present Yourself through Resumes and CVs
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Rebecca Haacker, NCAR; Christopher Alston, Mars, Inc.
Chair: Joshua J. Alland, University at Albany/SUNY
Speaker
Rebecca Haacker, NCAR, Boulder, CO
Speaker
Christopher Alston, Mars, Inc., Nashville, TN

Session 16B
Broadcast Tape Swap
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Jeff Renner, KING Television; Rob Eicher, WHDH-TV Boston; M.J. McDermott, Q13 News Seattle
Chair: Todd Rhodes, Coastal Carolina University

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


Poster Session 1
Student Poster Session
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Organizer: Aryeh J. Drager, Colorado State University
S1
How Carbon Dioxide Variability Changes with a Synoptic Weather Event
Lyndsie Slater, Texas Tech. Univ., Lubbock, TX; and K. Davis and S. Pal

S5
Environmental Influences on Quantum Use Efficiency in a Virginia Salt Marsh
Geselle Coleman, NCAS, Stone Mountain, GA; and R. G. Najjar, J. D. Fuentes, J. Ruiz-Plancarte, and D. Lu

S6
Changes in Carbon Dioxide Concentration and Flux Over a Large Southern Inland Water Body
Justin C. Bonds, NCAS, Chicago, IL; and H. Liu and R. Grysko

S8
Anaerobic Metabolic Processes in Streams
Alice M Carter, Duke University, Durham, NC; and E. S. Bernhardt and J. B. Heffernan

S12
Intermittent Water Vapor Exchanges and Their Role in Vineyard Evapotranspiration
Sebastian Los, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and L. E. Hipps, J. G. Alfieri, J. H. Prueger, and W. P. Kustas

S13
S15
S19
Methane and Carbon Dioxide Concentration Patterns over Washington State University's PACCAR Building
Brandon J. Daub, Washington State University Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, Research Experience for Undergraduates, Pullman, WA; and N. Sparks, E. S. Russell, Z. Gao, R. Grysko, H. Liu, B. K. Lamb, and P. O'Keefe

Handout (1.8 MB)

S21
Lewiston Clarkston Valley Air Toxics Measurement Campaign
Jaime Torres, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX; and S. N. Pressley, T. Jobson, P. O'Keeffe, P. Robichaud, and Y. Huangfu

S24
S29
Global Climate Response to the Tambora Eruption
Cassandra Vallecilla, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

S31
Simulation of non-buoyant plume transport: how well does atmospheric stability control the short term fate of a plume?
Sudheer Reddy Bhimireddy, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX; and K. Bhaganagar

S33
Investigating Ice Nucleating Particles from Agricultural and Natural Landscapes
Anna J. Miller, Reed College, Portland, OR; and T. C. J. Hill, K. J. Suski, C. S. McCluskey, E. J. T. Levin, G. P. Schill, P. J. DeMott, and S. M. Kreidenweis

S38
Determination of Planetary Boundary Layer Heights From Doppler Wind Lidar Measurements
Benjamin Tucker, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, UMBC, Baltimore, MD; and B. J. Carroll, A. Brewer, A. Choukulkar, T. A. Bonin, B. Demoz, and R. Delgado

S39
Thermal Structure of the Urban Boundary Layer during a Heat Wave Period
Prathap Ramamurthy, City College, New York, NY; and J. T. Sanchez

S41
More Trouble for Triumph: Analysis of Damaging Wake Low on April 03, 2013
Lillian R. J. Dickson, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and C. W. Bunn and W. D. Terwey

S42
Gale-Forced Storm Prediction Over The Oceans
Daniel Vitelli, University of Maryland, College Park, Germantown, MD; and P. C. Meyers

S46
Quantification of Air Transport into Mesoscale Convective System Updrafts
Rachel M. Phinney, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and P. J. Marinescu and S. C. van den Heever

S50
Radar Detection of Tornadogenesis
Kristofer S Tuftedal, Student, Ames, IA; and J. V. Aanstoos

Handout (1.8 MB)

S51
Radar Analysis of the May, 26 2016 Brazos Valley Tornadoes
Jackson Milton, Texas A&M University, Friendswood, TX; and E. K. Boynton, D. Grabbs Jr., E. A. Smith, D. Bonnette, D. W. Koeritzer, and C. Nowotarski

S53
The Tale of the Three Supercells
Janae N Elkins, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

S56
Impacts of Microphysics and PBL Physics Schemes on Tornado Outbreak Prediction
Erin A. Thead, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

S58
Idealized Simulations of Supercells in Environments with Varying LCLs
Trenton Wade Spencer, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. J. Nowotarski

S59
Modeling Boundary Crossing Supercells
Aaron K. Scott, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and M. Gilmore

S62
S64
Storm-relative movements of mesoscale snow bands within coastal Northeast U.S. storms
Laura M. Tomkins, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and N. P. Hoban, M. A. Miller, and S. E. Yuter

S66
Short-Wave Troughs and Lake-Effect Snow in the Great Lakes Region
Michael Sessa, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and M. M. Neureuter and N. D. Metz

S68
Inland Extent of Long-Distance Lake-effect Snow Bands: Intra-seasonal Analysis and Lake Erie Case Study
Julia Moreland, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and L. Ruddy and N. F. Laird

S69
Lake-to-Lake Connection Influence on Lake-effect Snowfall Totals
Carrie E. Lang, SUNY, Geneseo, NY; and E. A. Jones and N. F. Laird

S71
Contribution of Lake-effect to Annual Snowfall Totals in the Vicinity of Lakes Michigan, Erie, and Ontario
Erin A. Jones, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and C. E. Lang and N. F. Laird

S72
A Climatology of Predecessor Snow Events on the eastern Great Lakes
Matthew C. Sanders, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and N. D. Metz

S73
S74
Seasonal Analysis of Historical Air Mass Persistance Across the United States, 1955-2015
Jessica M. Suggs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA; and D. A. Ellis

S77
Orographic Precipitation Enhancement Over the Olympic Peninsula
Thomas M Schuldt, Univ. Of Washington, Seattle, WA; and L. A. McMurdie and J. Zagrodnik

S80
S81
S84
An Anomaly-Based Analysis of High Impact Wind Events in the Anchorage Area
Timothy J. Cady, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO; and S. E. Baines and E. Niebuhr

S85
Dynamics of the Tokar Gap Jet
Stephen B. Maldonado, WHOI, Columbus, OH

S88
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast Verification
Nathan Stanford, USAF Academy, USAF Academy, CO; and R. S. Wacker

S90
An Analysis of Urban Heat Islands in Kentucky
Logan T. Mitchell, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, KY; and R. Mahmood

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Which Months Does It Rain in New York City?
Whelennis Polanco, The City College of New York, New York, NY; and J. F. Booth and K. Towey

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Temporal Temperature Distribution across Puerto Rico
María Morales, NWS, Carolina, PR, United States Minor Outlying Islands; and O. Martínez-Sánchez

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Investigation of Convective Storms during the Caribbean Mid-Summer Drought
Chris Lunger, The City College of New York, New York, NY; and N. Hosannah and J. E. Gonzalez

S97
Examining the Structure of the Tropopause during Rossby Wave Breaking Events with COSMIC
Alexia Prosperi, ESMEI at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and C. Liu and E. A. Barnes

S98
Linking ensemble spread to forecast risk and confidence
Amanda Penning, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and M. Kern and W. Capehart

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Using Model Climatology to Develop a Confidence Metric for Operational Forecasting
Taylor S Mandelbaum, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; and B. A. Colle and T. Alcott

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Decision Theory Based Classification of Atmospheric Hazards
Luke M Western, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; and P. Francis and M. Watson

S113
Understanding Emergency Manager Communications with the NWS
Sean Ernst, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. S. LaDue and A. Gerard

S115
Understanding the Impact of Climatic Factors on Farmer Planting Decisions in Tanzania
Margaret Beetstra, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. L. Anderson

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Incorporating Climate Data into Analysis of Seasonal Hunger in Malawi
Margaret Beetstra, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. L. Anderson, P. Biscaye, K. P. Harris, J. Merfeld, and T. Reynolds

S118
Human Health Impacts due to Flooding in the Subtropics and Tropics
Sarah M Szymborski, University of Illinois at Urbana, Urbana, IL

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An Extension of the Python SHARPpy GUI to Display Combined Satellite Soundings and ASOS Surface Data in Near-Real Time
Grace Przybyl, CIMSS, Madison, WI, WI; and R. O. Knuteson, C. Bloch, and J. Gartzke
Manuscript (398.1 kB)

Handout (4.4 MB)

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A Novel Web Application to Analyze and Visualize Extreme Heat Events
Gina Li, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA; and H. M. Jones and J. Trtanj

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Academic Entrepreneurship: Students Lead the Way
Benjamin A. Toms, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Filaments
Carina R. Alden, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and T. Howard

S133
A Spectral Analysis of Intracloud Lightning
Kevin C Larson, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and E. A. Smith, C. J. Schwartz, C. J. Nowotarski, and R. E. Orville

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Comparison of TAMU-WRF Simulated Lightning Products to the Houston Lightning Mapping Array Network
Brittany J. Toy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and D. W. Koeritzer, T. W. Spencer, C. K. Landry, D. Grabbs Jr., E. K. Boynton, and C. J. Nowotarski

S135
Comparing Accuracy of Household Lightning Detectors against the HLMA (Houston Lightning Mapping Array)
Tyler Fenske, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and D. W. Koeritzer, C. J. Schwartz, B. J. Toy, D. Grabbs Jr., S. N. Lane, M. S. Nichelson, and T. Logan

Handout (7.2 MB)

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Weather Observations Consistency between Mobile Platform and Fixed Stations
Jaylond Macari Harvey, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS

S140
Measurements at FP3 in Support of PECAN Scientific Objectives Using MFAS SODAR with RASS
Natalie Midzak, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

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Measurements at FP3 in Support of PECAN Scientific Objectives Using Surface Flux Tower
Jennifer Hane, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

S143
Monitoring Weather Conditions Near Wildfires
Randall Vowles, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and A. Abernathy and J. D. Horel

S145
An Investigation of Rawinsonde Ice Up during the Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems (OWLeS) Project
Eli Turasky, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and J. W. Frame

S148
Climatology analysis of Cirrus Cloud in 3 ARM Sites
Kafayat Olayinka, NCAS, Washington, DC, DC

S153
Evaluation of a New Low-cost Instrument Package: The Texas Instruments SensorTag
Christian K. Landry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and T. W. Spencer, T. Fenske, L. J. Campbell, M. Martin, J. Milton, D. Grabbs Jr., D. T. Conlee, and T. Logan

S154
Sea level stations in Haiti: An analysis of performance from 2011-2016
Karuska Matos, NWS Caribbean Tsunami Warning Program, Mayaguez, PR, Puerto Rico; and Z. Fuentes, C. Hincapié, and C. von Hillebrandt-Andrade

S165
Satellite Data Visualization, Processing and Mapping using MODIS Imager Data
Aye Phyu, CUNY City College of New York, Brooklyn, NY

S166
Using Principal Component Analysis in Radiative Transfer Calculations
Drew Limpasuvan, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC; and Y. Yung, V. Natraj, and P. Kopparla

Handout (955.8 kB)

S168
Simulating the CIPS Instrument
Anthony DiNorscia, CURE REU - Hampton University, Hampton, VA

Handout (571.5 kB)

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Storm Surge Probabilities for Hurricane Events
Jessica L Smith, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and R. Luettich and B. Blanton

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'Intraseasonal Variability of Surface Ocean Currents and Upwelling off the U.S. West Coast'
Jacob I C Rose, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and B. S. Barrett and A. R. Davies

S189
Leveraging Climate Prediction in Water Supply Forecasts
Janelle Hakala, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and P. Miller, A. Verdin, and M. Stokes

Handout (1.4 MB)

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Atmospheric Drivers Associated with Rapid Ablation Events in the Chesapeake Basin, 1980-2009
Julia L. Arthur, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and G. R. Henderson, D. J. Leathers, D. A. Robinson, and T. Mote

S193
Tracking Irminger Water Through Eastern Baffin Bay and Its Potential Impacts on Glacier Melt in Northwest Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Sarah K. Howard, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and X. Hu, N. Grivault, and P. G. Myers

Handout (2.7 MB)

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ARCTIC WEATHER AND ABRUPT SEA ICE LOSS
Uriel Gutierrez Jr., NWS REU Program, Norman, OK; and S. Cavallo and N. Szapiro

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'Comparison of Polar Amplification in CMIP5 Against Observations'
Alessandra G Burgos, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and A. J. Broccoli

S210
Creating a Climatology of Shortwave Radiation in the Northeastern United States
Allison Fitzpatrick, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and A. Maynard and J. Hanrahan

S213
Observed Trends in Various Aspects of Heat Waves across China from 1961 to 2010
Yi Li, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China
Manuscript (2.3 MB)

Handout (833.0 kB)

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Intra-seasonal and Inter-decadal Variability of North American Wind Chill Temperatures
Macy E. Howarth, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and N. F. Laird

S215
Recent Trends in Heat Index and Wind Chill over the Continental United States
Austin Jordan, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and D. W. Titley, S. K. Miller, and A. M. Walker

S216
A North American Heat Index Climatology
Shay A. Callahan, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and N. D. Metz

S221
Enhancements made to the Drought Risk Atlas from the National Drought Mitigation Center
Erica Johs, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and B. Fuchs, M. D. Svoboda, W. Sorensen, S. Shield, and C. E. Schirle

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Monitoring Drought with Vegetation and Soil Moisture Data
Theodore M.I. Hartman, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and J. L. Matthews and J. E. Bell

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Analysis of Global Drought and Land-Cover/Land-Use Change Using Satellite Passive Microwave Observations
Yanna Chen, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY; and H. Norouzi, S. Prakash, A. AghaKouchak, and R. Blake

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Analysis of Surface Albedo to improve Upper-Ocean Heat Budget Calculations
Allison Hogikyan, OAR/PMEL; and M. Cronin and D. Zhang