Lauren forecasted for Scalialab for 2 years, and comes to Ohio from Germantown, MD. She majored in Meteorology with an emphasis in Geography. She spent summer 2007 anchoring weather five days a week on WOUBs Newswatch, and continued to anchor weather once a week in 2007-2008. Lauren hopes to complete her graduate studies in the Atmospheric Sciences Department at the University of Maryland. She also hopes to pursue a meteorology career with NOAA or NASA after she receives her degrees.

Cora graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics-Meteorology. She is from Avon Lake, Oh and graduated from Avon Lake High School. She was fundraising chair and Events Coordinator of the Ohio University chapter of the American Meteorological Society. After OU, Cora is attending graduate school at Iowa State University, getting her masters in Meteorology and specializing in Cloud Physics. She also was a member of the Ohio University Marching 110 for four years. Cora graduated from Iowa State with a Masters of Science in Meteorology and is currently working for University Hospitals as a Data Analyst in Cleveland, Ohio.

Shawn graduated from Ohio University in 1994 and completed a Masters in Atmospheric Sciences from The Ohio State University in 1996. After several years working as a forecaster in the United States and Canada, Shawn returned to OU and finished a second Masters in geography in 2003. He then went on to intern for the National Weather Service in Phoenix, AZ. Shawn currently resides in St. Cloud, MN and is a meteorology and Earth science instructor at St. Cloud Technical College and Central Lakes College in Minnesota. His outside interests include mountain hiking and astronomy.

Eric received his Bachelor’s from Ohio University in 2002 and trained as a professional pilot in the aviation program. After graduation, he planned on pursuing an advanced degree. He enrolled in several meteorology classes at OU, began forecasting for Scalia Lab, and also started taking physics and mathematics in order to gain the background required for graduate studies. Aside from preparing him for grad school, these classes ignited his lifelong interest in the sciences. He was recently accepted by Cleveland State University as a graduate student and will be pursuing a degree in Medical Physics.

Travis is a 2008 graduate of Ohio University, obtaining a BS in Geography-Meteorology with minors in Physics and Mathematics. He served as the Associate Director of Scalia Lab from 2008-2010, and taught the observations and forecasting undergraduate courses during that time.

Travis is currently employed as a Project Manager at Fives North American Combustion in Cleveland, using the technical background from his time in Athens in the field of industrial heating and combustion.

Outside of meteorology, Travis currently resides in the Akron area with his wife Alex, and their 4 children (2 sets of twins!). He is an avid sports fan, rooting on the Cleveland Cavaliers, Guardians, and Browns, as well as the Ohio Bobcats, whenever he can. Travis also loves to travel, most often taking the kids to Cedar Point, or to visit relatives in the Carolinas.

Clint is a 2014 graduate of Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology. During his time at OU Clint was an active member of OU-CAMS. He started his colligate career at the University of Kentucky as a business major but quickly realized his lifelong passion for weather couldn’t be ignored. Clint wasn’t sure what he wanted do after school but knew he wanted to use to his meteorology background in some way to make a difference. He currently is an Air Dispersion Modeler for the Kentucky Division for Air Quality where he is happy to be part of a team that provides clean air for his home state. In the future he is excited to see where his evolving field of Air Dispersion Modeling takes him. In his free time Clint enjoys traveling, attending UK sporting events, spending as much time possible on the lake.

Ahmed completed his Masters Degree from the Geography Department with a specialization on Tropical Climatology. His masters research was on the relationship between sea surface temperature in the Bay of Bengal and monsoon rainfall in Bangladesh. Ahmed is currently working on his PhD in the Department of Coastal Resources Management at East Carolina University. His research is on Intraseasonal Variations in Precipitation from the Indian to Western Pacific Oceans as a Forcing Mechanism for ENSO, funded by NASA.

Phil Sakal was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio where his fascination with weather began. From three feet of snow from a lake effect snow storm, to golf ball size hail Northeast Ohio had it all. From a very early age Phil knew he wanted to be a Meteorologist.

Phil graduated in 2010 where he majored in Meteorology/Geography. While at OU he was a member of the Meteorology Club. He is also a member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association.

He is currently working at WHIZ in Zanesville, Ohio as the Morning Meteorologist as of May 2012.