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Research Meteorologist

• Specialize in atmospheric observations, including boundary-layer profilers and un-crewed aircraft systems (UAS). Develop next-generation observing networks to understand processes relevant to convection initiation and pre-storm environments.

Affiliate Assistant Professor

• Mentor undergraduate research assistants and interns. Advise MS and Ph.D. students. Periodically teach, including designing and instructing an elective undergraduate/graduate level course: Advanced Observations for Lower Atmospheric Research.

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

• Focused on development and deployment of NSSL boundary-layer profiling systems. Explored experimental systems for advancing understanding of severe convective weather. Considered systems to enhance the NOAA upper-air observing network.

Graduate Research Assistant

• Researched nocturnal low-level jets and boundary layers using numerical simulation methods and meteorological observing platforms as part of the BLISS group. Served as part of the first group of CLAMPS-1 operators. Assisted in the initial development of CLAMPS-2.

NWS WFO CYS Intern

• Examined the role of two-inch soil temperatures on early- and late-season snowfall accumulation. Worked with forecasters to understand forecast problems and develop trial guidance based on visibility observations. Awarded first place among Hollings cohort for research project. Assisted on the operations floor with forecasts, warnings, community decision support, and completed warning event simulations.

Meteorology Intern

• Prepared forecasts and weather graphics for the Charleston viewing area and a West Virginia state-wide broadcast. Operated the Emergency Alert Crawler during severe weather days. Fielded calls and social media messages from the public and ran the NWS Chat system.

Ph.D. in Meteorology

• Dissertation: The Great Plains Nocturnal Low-Level Jet: Spatial and Temporal Evolution. Advisors: Dr. Petra Klein and Dr. Evgeni Fedorovich. Non-thesis M.S. degree awarded concurrently with Ph.D. studies (2017).

B.S. in Earth Sci.-Meteorology

• Summa Cum Laude. Minors: Mathematics; Geographic Information Science-Emergency Management.

Instructor

• Developed and instruct a new slash-listed course: Advanced Observations for Lower Atmospheric Research, which is focused on first-hand student experience with research-grade instruments, group instruction, guest lectures, and data-focused projects. Implemented an ungrading approach in 2024. Course materials available online.

Instructor, BUL Seminar Series

• Led the Boundary Layer, Urban Meteorology, & Land-Surface Processes Seminar series, including scheduling, moderating, and instructing and evaluating enrolled students. Involved with implementing peer-review activities and providing additional development opportunities.

Instructor, Independent Study

• Serve as instructor/advisor for several research hour courses. Instructed multiple independent studies including METR4990 (2022, Doyle–Field Programs), METR5990 (2024, Tweedie–Remote Sensors, Ammon–Intro to WRF).

Guest Lecturer

• Provided guest lectures for courses including METR4922 Senior Capstone (2019), METR4424 Synoptic (2023), and METR2613 Instrumentation (2025).

Teaching Assistant

• Instructed and helped develop the lab portion of Meteorological Measurement Systems, a junior-level, writing-intensive course. Taught observation techniques from calibration to characterization. Developed new material to enhance scientific writing instruction, modernized lab experiments, and created Python coding assignments. Offered coding/writing help sessions and guest lectured for the lecture component.

Graduate Student Advisor / Committee Member

• Serve as co-advisor and/or committee member for graduate students. Students include: Michelle (Spencer) Storm (Ph.D., 2022–2025), Matt Ammon (Ph.D./M.S., 2022–Present), Arianna Jordan (Ph.D., 2020–Present), Abdullah al Tasim (Ph.D./M.S., 2022–2025), Nolan Meister (M.S., 2020–2022), and Jordan Laser (M.S., 2019–2021).

Postdoc & Staff Supervisor

• Supervise postdoctoral researchers and provide technical leadership to research staff. Dr. Elizabeth Tirone (Postdoc, 2024–2025) - Mentoring on UAS imaging and big data, Dr. Tony Segales (Engineer, 2023–present), Dr. Josh Gebauer (Research Scientist, 2022-present), Dr. Tyler Bell (Research Scientist, 2019-2025), Lydia Bunting (Research Associate, 2023-present) - Technical supervision and mentoring.

Internship & Undergraduate Mentor

• Mentor for student interns (REU, Lapenta, EPP/MSI) and supervisor for undergraduate researchers on funded projects. Students include: Alejandro Medina (NOAA EPP/MSI, 2025), Josh Ostazewski (NOAA Lapenta, 2023), Nadiyah Williams (NOAA Lapenta, 2022),Victor Alvarez (Undergraduate Research, 2021–2023) & Marshall Baldwin (Undergraduate Research 2021–2023) - Supervised work to modernize the CLAMPS historical archive and webviewer. Isaac Medina (NWC REU & Student Researcher, 2021–2024), Dana Pawlowski (NWC REU, 2021), Michelle Spencer (NWC REU, 2019–2021), Tyler Pardun (Student Researcher, 2019–2021), and Katie Giannakopolous (Student Researcher, 2020–2022).

Senior Capstone Mentor

• Aerospace Engineering (2023–2024) - Advised 4-student team on automated launch and landing UxS School of Meteorology (2019–2020) - Mentored two teams on projects using TORUS lidar data and analyzing hodograph/supercell characteristics.

Observing the Air-Sea Transition Zone Using Coordinated UxS

• Deploys coordinated uncrewed systems (UUV, USV, UAV) to make simultaneous, collocated air-sea interface measurements.
• Role: Co-PI, Status: $731K-Recommended

CopterSonde LAAIRS: Laboratory for Advanced Atmospheric Investigation using Robotic Sondes

• Aims to enable unattended, autonomous CopterSonde operations by developing precision landing, automated charging, remote communication, and environmental resilience.
• Role: PI, Status: $1M-Funded

Precision Landing and Auto-Charging for Weather-Sensing UAS

• Supported the proof-of-concept design for CopterSonde precision landing/auto-charging; role included conceptual design and capstone team supervision.
• Role: Collaborator, Status: $25.5K-Funded

PRODIGEE-UAS

• Advances CopterSonde UAS capabilities through R&D in hardware, autopilot functions, immediate data dissemination, and supporting software/SOPs.
• Role: PI, Status: $432.5K-Funded

Venturing Into the Vertical

• Performs Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) to determine the optimal design of a 3D boundary-layer profiling mesonet to fill data gaps.
• Role: Co-PI, Status: $600K-Funded

American Wake Experiment (AWAKEN) - Year 2

• Led the deployment and oversight of the CLAMPS2 facility to sample flow undisturbed by turbine wakes as part of the AWAKEN campaign.
• Role: Co-PI, Status: $24.5K-Funded

Deployment of CLAMPS + UAS Network-in-Network Profilers

• Coupled ground-based profilers (CLAMPS) with UAS platforms to measure properties critical to high-impact weather in the SE US, parallel to the PERILS effort.
• Role: PI, Status: $80K-Funded

Analysis and OSEs of UAS observations for improved high impact weather forecasts

• Deployed UAS to collect vertical profiles for analysis, assimilation into NSSL’s Warn on Forecast System, and exploration with NWS forecasters.
• Role: Collaborator, Status: $575K-Funded

American Wake Experiment (AWAKEN) - Year 1

• Contributed to experimental design and provided expertise on ground-based thermodynamic profiling to understand how turbine wakes affect wind farm efficiency.
• Role: Co-PI, Status: $12.5K-Funded

SPLASH-SAIL and continued PBL Analyses

• Supported analysis of CHEESHEAD data and the deployment of CLAMPS2 to Crested Butte, CO, for the SPLASH-SAIL campaign to evaluate PBL evolution.
• Role: PI, Status: $117K-Funded

Coastal Urban Boundary-layer Interactions with Convection (CUBIC)

• Supported collection of high-resolution data on boundary layer processes and thermal circulation in a coastal urban region, adding value to the TRACER project.
• Role: Co-PI, Status: $300K-Funded

Evaluating Polarimetric Retrievals of Boundary Layer Height...

• Supported data collection and analysis to evaluate a proposed method for boundary layer height detection from operational WSR-88D radar.
• Role: Co-PI, Status: $37K-Funded

CHEESEHEAD Analysis

• Supported the analysis of data collected during the CHEESEHEAD deployment period.
• Role: PI, Status: $117K-Funded

Defining the capabilities of boundary layer profiling systems...

• Used VORTEX-SE boundary layer profile observations to evaluate profiling platforms, inform future deployments, and assess operational forecast tools.
• Role: PI, Status: $300K-Funded

CHEESEHEAD Data Collection

• Supported the deployment of both CLAMPS platforms in northern Wisconsin to characterize surface conditions and the overlying atmosphere.
• Role: PI, Status: $142K-Funded

WHY2MSIE

• Role: NSSL Operations Lead
• Participated in NASA planetary boundary-layer (PBL) mission prototype by operating CLAMPS-1 (OU), CLAMPS-2 (NSSL), and deploying CopterSondes during NASA ER-2 aircraft overflights. Led coordination of these deployments and oversaw data collection.

SCALES LEAD/MESOSCALES LEAD

• Role: Lead
• Led the design, organization, and execution of the Small-UAS Coordination for Atmospheric Low-Level Environmental Sampling (SCALES) project, which operated as the 2024 ISARRA Flight Week. Coordinated international participants. Project goals included: MesoSCALES (3D mesonet deployment), MicroSCALES (urban Tulsa deployment), and Technical (UAS safety case).

AWAKEN

• Role: NSSL/OU Profiling Lead
• Planned and executed the AWAKEN CLAMPS missions, deploying both CLAMPS1 and CLAMPS2 in northern Oklahoma. Collaborated with DOE laboratories, private wind energy companies, and other NOAA labs.

TRACER

• Role: NSSL Profiling Lead
• Served as NSSL profiling PI, leading the CLAMPS planning and deployment of the CLAMPS2 platform to Houston, TX. Assisted with the CopterSonde and GeoCarb missions on site.

PERILS

• Role: NSSL Profiling Lead
• Served as NSSL profiling PI, leading CLAMPS deployment planning and execution. Led and managed the CopterSonde project, including NOAA UAS processes and executing 100+ flights. Worked as part of the PI team and designed/led local field safety training.

SPLASH

• Role: Lead
• Led NSSL’s planning, execution, and collaboration for participation in the SPLASH campaign. Managed the technically difficult deployment of CLAMPS in Crested Butte, CO (10K ft) from October-January.

CLAMPS-EOL Collaboration

• Role: Science Lead
• Led the design of a month-long CLAMPS-1 facility deployment to the Marshal field site in Boulder, CO. Deployment supported EOL’s progress toward LOTOS and built new collaborations.

BLISS-FUL

• Role: Field and Science Lead
• Led the design, proposal, and execution of the BLISS Field Universalization Lab, a month-long test deployment of NWC community boundary layer sensors. Provided opportunities for students to submit their own IOP requests.

UAS Damage Survey Project

• Role: Field Support Scientist
• Deployed multiple times to the SE US to support a project imaging and collecting measurements over tornado paths. Work included traditional damage surveys, NWS collaboration, and public interaction.

VORTEX-SE/PERILS

• Role: Field Planning Lead
• Moved into a leading role in planning boundary layer profiling deployments for future missions after COVID-19 delays.

CIMMS DDRF - Boundary Layer Height

• Role: Field Lead
• Led the design, organization, and 4-week deployment of two mobile boundary layer profiling platforms across three sites. Role included oversight, management, data collection/management, and development of new BL height detection algorithms.

Targeted Observation by Radars and UAS of Supercells (TORUS)

• Role: Field Scientist
• Assisted in development (hardware/software) and led deployment of a platform for mobile single- and dual-lidar observations near storms. Role included independent leadership, student mentoring, advising PI team, and coordinating mobile lidar deployments.

Perdigão

• Role: Field Scientist
• Served as group lead for the OU team operating a profiling system (mini-CLAMPS). Assisted NCAR in releasing radiosondes to measure atmospheric flow in complex terrain in Perdigão, Portugal.

Mini-Mesoscale Predictability Experiment (mini-MPEX)

• Role: Field Scientist
• Operated a mobile profiling platform (NOAA-NSSL CLAMPS2) and released radiosondes to observe near- and far-field environments near severe supercell thunderstorms.

Plains Elevated Convection At Night (PECAN)

• Role: Field Scientist
• Operated a mobile profiling platform (OU-NSSL CLAMPS1) and released radiosondes to observe nocturnal environments (e.g., MCSs, bores, low-level jets) in the Great Plains.

• OAR EEO/Diversity Award for a Group - EEO Advisory Committee (NOAA OAR)

• OAR EEO/Diversity Award for Exemplary Service (NOAA OAR)

• Douglas Lilly Paper Award (for 2019 MWR Publication) (OU SCHOOL OF METEOROLOGY)

• Outstanding Poster Award (OKLAHOMA WOMEN IMPACTING STEM AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE)

• Director’s Recognition for Service to the Department (OU SCHOOL OF METEOROLOGY)
• First Place Student Oral Presentation, 24th Conference on NWP (AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY)

• Faculty Recognition for Outstanding Performance as a Graduate Student (OU SCHOOL OF METEOROLOGY)

• Lockheed Martin Graduate Fellowship (AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY)

• Michael A Roberts, Jr. Undergraduate Scholarship (AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY)
• NOAA Science and Education Symposium Award (NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION)

• NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship (NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION)

• Phillips Family Scholarship (NATIONAL WEATHER ASSOCIATION)

• Presidential Scholar (CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA)

Subject Matter Editor, BAMS, Observations

NSSL'S DEIA Strategic Implementation Plan (Author and Contributor)

Faculty Search Committee | BL/DYNAMICS OPEN RANK, BL OBSERVATIONS ASST.

Group Lead

• Re-founded, organized, and currently co-lead the BLISS cross-institution group.

Associate Editor | Monthly Weather Review (2020-2023); Journal of Atmospheric Science (2020-2024)

Alt. Rep. for NSSL

Outreach and Engagement

• Regularly participate in educational outreach, media engagement, public facing appearances, and recruitment events.

NSSL Book Club Lead

• Designed and led a book club for NSSL employees to foster community and discuss important themes such as race, gender, class, and other intersectional experiences.

Pen-pal letter writer

College of Atmospheric and Geographic Science D&I Council (Affiliate Member and NSSL Liaison)

NSSL Diversity and Inclusion Sustainability Team (NDIST) Member

Diversity and Inclusion Committee (Founding Member)

Board of Trustees

• Serve as member of the board of trustees, guiding the vision and future of the museum, and recruiting volunteers.

National Weather Center Protocol (Author)

• Authored a document for participants in NWC partner activities to prevent negative behaviors (harassment, discrimination, assault) and provide support to victims. Approved by OU Legal and used by all NWC partners.

Museum Docent

• Volunteer at the National Weather Museum and Science Center giving tours to patrons and assisting with museum upkeep and events.

Student Conference Volunteer (Poster competition judge)

Volunteer Scientist (Classroom Outreach)

Peer-reviewer

• Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Boundary layer meteorology, Monthly Weather Review, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Tellus, and more.

Student Affairs Committee (Doctoral representative)

• Planned two large fundraiser event for the NWC community and developed a student-focused professional development series.

Faculty Search Committee (Student representative)

Local Chapter Affairs Committee (Member 2013-2015, Chair 2016)