Paige is a junior at Ohio University studying aviation flight and management with minors in communication, business, and meteorology. Paige is from Denver, North Carolina. She is an active member of the Ohio University Precision Flight team, Alpha Eta Rho (aviation fraternity) and, secretary of Women in Aviation. Paige hopes to fly for NOAA’s hurricane hunting team. Paige’s interest in meteorology first started when her parents took her to meet the Tornado Hunters when she was in elementary school. In Paige’s spare time she loves to fly, ski, surf and do anything outside with friends. Fun facts about Paige include she has a twin brother and is an instrument rated private pilot.

Hayden is an aviation flight major with a meteorology minor. Hayden was born in North Carolina and moved to Ohio in his early childhood. He currently works at the Ohio University airport assisting the avionics mechanic with maintenance and cleaning of aircraft. After graduating and while earning flight hours he intends to continue school part time to earn an airframe & powerplant mechanic certificate. He hopes to join the NOAA hurricane flight crew acting as pilot.

Brayden is slated to graduate in 2028 with a B.S in meteorology. Brayden was first interested in meteorology from his first successful photograph of lightning. From there on, he learned all that he could that incorporated convective weather.

Now he is finding interest in not just Earth weather, but Solar weather, too! On his own time, he constantly checks solar parameters and sees how the Sun is behaving daily. He even started a club revolving around this topic to share the rare spectacle of the Aurora Borealis with everyone on Campus. During his free time however, he likes to ride motorcycles and go fishing a lot in the Summer.

Emile Stark is a sophomore at Ohio University studying journalism and meteorology. Her meteorological inspirations are Jim Cantore and Ryan Hall. In the future, Emile looks forward to a career in broadcasting meteorology to a wide audience and documenting weather phenomena. She believes that working with Scalia Labs will further her understanding of forecasting and her meteorological knowledge.

Elizabeth studied Aviation Management at Ohio University, with minors in Geography – Meteorology, Business, and Communications. She was an active member of Ohio University’s Flying Bobcats Precision Flight Team as well as Alpha Eta Rho. Elizabeth became interested in meteorology after watching the movie Twister growing up (the 1996 version, of course), and after a tornado passed over her grandmother’s log cabin during a bad storm in Indiana when she was younger. There was thankfully little damage, but it sparked her desire to develop a better understanding of tornado watches and warnings. Her favorite meteorological phenomenon are lenticular clouds because of how silly she thinks they look. In her free time, Elizabeth enjoys gardening, cuddling with her cat, Biscuit, and riding her motorcycle. She is also a big fan of cars and airplanes.

Kansas Rhymer is a senior at Ohio University studying environmental geography with a minor in meteorology. From a young age, Kansas has always been fascinated by weather forecasting and prediction insights. As he continues his studies, private projects and storm chasing are activities he enjoys. His focal point in studies are understanding atmospheric processes and their interconnected relationships with the environment.

Steve Nedlik is majoring in Broadcast-Meteorology. He is from Mentor, Ohio, a city outside of Cleveland. Steve is an associate forecaster for WOUB NewsWatch as well as the chapter liaison for the Ohio University Chapter of the American Meteorological Society. His specific interests in weather include forecasting winter weather and severe weather and he is also interested in coastline preservation. In his free time, he enjoys listening to music, exercising, and spending time with family/friends

Leah is a fourth-year Geography-meteorology student at Ohio University. She is driven towards becoming an aviation meteorologist. Since she was a young girl she often looked toward the sky and had many unanswered questions. Now, she finds herself answering these questions that she once had. When Leah isn’t looking at the sky and studying the weather, she finds herself doing yoga and enjoying time with her friends.

Kora grew up in a small town near Columbus, Ohio, and is currently a sophomore at Ohio University, majoring in Aviation Management with a minor in Meteorology. Her passion for meteorology blossomed while taking aviation courses, where she discovered how closely weather impacts the world of flying. This realization inspired her to add a Meteorology minor to complement her studies. Kora is an active member of Women in Aviation International and Alpha Eta Rho, the aviation business fraternity. In her free time, she enjoys running, knitting, flying, and spending time with her dog. As a licensed private pilot, she aspires to build a career in the aviation industry that integrates her expertise in both aviation and meteorology.

Iryna Matsnieva was born and raised in Ukraine. She received some education in the fields of art and music. Since her childhood, Iryna has been fascinated by nature. She was drawn to the weather. She moved to the United States in 2010. She began her meteorology career online at Mississippi State University in 2022, studying Broadcast and Operational Meteorology. She transferred to Ohio University in 2024 and is slated to graduate in 2026.