Max is a graduate student working towards a M.S. in Geography – Meteorology. He attended Ohio State from 2021 to 2025, where he received his B.S. in Physical Geography. He is originally from Pittsburgh, PA, and loves all types of winter weather, especially lake-effect snow. Like most people in meteorology, his interests started when he was very young. One of his favorite memories from when he was a kid was the time he saw a rope tornado while at the park with his family in England. In his free time he enjoys cooking, hiking, and skiing. He loves all things science and hopes to apply his meteorological knowledge to a career in research.

Dylan Hogan is a 2nd year in Geography-Meteorology from Columbiana, Ohio. Ever since he was a child, he has had a huge love for all things weather. He is specifically passionate about extreme weather events such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards. In the future, he wants to work in forecasting for the National Weather Service or the private sector. In his free time, he enjoys watching sports, hiking, and hanging out with his friends.

Samuel is a 19 year old sophomore at Ohio University, who is majoring in meteorology. He is from Westerville, Ohio which is just northwest of Columbus, about an hour and a half from Athens. He is a part of the meteorology club at OU and wants to work in the NWS one day. He loves to play video games and to watch the weather, hence why he is a meteorology major. He hopes to help people in any way in the future on any weather phenomena and keep people safe from dangerous storms.

Elizabeth is a senior at Ohio University studying Aviation Management, with minors in Geography – Meteorology, Business, and Communications. She is 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.

Teddy Trupp is 19, and is from Dayton, Ohio. He is a Sophomore at Ohio University. In his free time, he enjoys powerlifting, listening to music, being outside, making food and going out with friends. After he graduates, he sees himself being involved in the Military using his major.

Kaitlyn is a graduate student earning her M.S in Geography – Meteorology. She is from Lafollette, Tennessee and attended The University of Tennessee. There she graduated in 2024 with her bachelor’s in Geography with a concentration in Climate and Climate Change. Her academic interests include severe weather, supercell tornadogenesis, and tornado outbreaks. She had the privilege to present her undergraduate research at SEDAAG for “Changes in Climatology of Summertime Tornado Days in the Southern United States.”

Outside of meteorology, Kaitlyn loves to travel, find new music, and go to a Lumineers concert. She loves fall, and her favorite holiday is Halloween.

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.

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.

Emerson Young is a junior at Ohio University studying Geography with a meteorology minor. Emerson grew up in Vickery, Ohio along Sandusky Bay near Sandusky, Ohio. His passion for weather started from watching Meteorologists at 13abc in Toledo, Ohio during Winter Storms and The November 17th, 2013, Tornado Outbreak. Emerson hopes to get a job forecasting weather in the private sector for transportation.

Calvin Stebbins is currently a sophomore majoring in Geography-Meteorology. He is from Deshler, Ohio, a small-town South of Bowling Green. His interests in Meteorology started at a young age as he fell in love with the movie Twister, and the fascination began to grow towards severe weather. In his free me, he enjoys hanging out with friends, exploring new areas, and watching the Detroit Lions.