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Items 2007 NSSL says goodbye to summer research interns
NSSL’s 2007 undergraduate student internship program came to a close at the end of July highlighted by presentations from each of the participants. The students spent the summer with NSSL weather experts to provide exposure to severe weather research. Each mentor and student team chose a topic to study, then conducted research on the subject which culminated in the preparation and presentation of their results. The experience was also supplemented by tours, field trips and lectures, all designed to help encourage them to pursue a future career in atmospheric science research.
Four of the students were Hollings Scholars, a prestigious program sponsored by NOAA to increase interest in atmospheric science.
Research topics for the Hollings Scholars were:
“Observed Characteristics of Mesohighs” – Nicholas Engerer, Ohio University, mentored by Dave Stensrud.
“Evolution of Lightning in a Hail Storm Sampled by Phased Array Radar” – Elizabeth Stuckmeyer, Valparaiso University, mentored by Pam Heinselman and Don MacGorman.
“Assessing Vertical Profiles of Reflectivity to Detect Extreme Rainfall: Implications for Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction” - by Amos Dodson, North Carolina State University, mentored by Suzanne Van Cooten.
“Prototyping a Coupled Model System for the Combined Effects of Flooding from Land-Surface and Storm Surges.” - by Matt Van Every, University of Oklahoma, mentored by J.J. Gourley.
NSSL also sponsored four students through the National Science Foundation sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates program:
Victor Gensini from Northern Illinois University: “Variability of Convective Parameters from the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis” mentored by Harold Brooks.
Eric Guillot from Lyndon State College: “Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Warning Forecast Skill and its Relationship to Storm Type,” mentored by Valliappa “Lak” Lakshmanan, Greg Stumpf, Travis Smith, and Don Burgess.
Stefanie Henry from Valparaiso University: “A Method in Mapping Cloud Forests Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery,&drquo; mentored by Mike Douglas, Javier Murillo, John Mejia, and Raquel Orozco.
Bo Tan from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: “Developing and Non-Developing Tropical (African) Easterly Wave (NAMMA/AMMA),” also mentored by Mike Douglas, Javier Murillo, John Mejia, and Raquel Orozco.
Significance: Inspiring students to pursue research in the atmospheric sciences will ensure the continuation of severe weather research and environmental stewardship.
8/7/07