Over the 2 years of his time at Ohio University, Ian was continuously busy balancing his work between his Associate Director responsibilities and his graduate student responsibilities. As the Associate Director, he worked hard with his fellow Scalia Employees to take the Laboratory’s public presence to the next level, including overseeing the transfer of the website to a more secure server, the initiation and progression of a brand new website, and the continued outreach and educational opportunities with the public. He notes that it was a tremendous pleasure working with each of his employees, and knows that together they worked hard and achieved their goals for the lab. He also continued the Associate Director tradition of teaching the Meteorological Observation and Forecasting classes, rewriting the curriculum and bringing in new material to provide the most optimal environment for his students to learn and grow as meteorologists and forecasters. Finally, Ian worked with Dr. Houser on his thesis: A Statistical Analysis of Topographic and Ground Cover Effects on Tornadoes using RaXPol Mobile Radar. He hoped to potentially break ground into another clue into understanding the forces and processes that influence tornadogenesis and evolution, and his inital results appeared promising.
Post graduation, Ian has accepted a position as a Weather Observer and Education Specialist for the world renowned Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire. He is collecting and recording hourly weather observations at the mountain’s summit, and working to further public education and outreach regarding severe weather in the mountains. He is very excited for this opportunity, having dreamt of forecasting severe weather since he was a small boy.
Christine was a graduate student at OU from 2016 – 2018 and graduated with a Master’s of Science. She taught lab for Physical Geography, Intro to Meteorology, Synoptic Meteorology, and Mesoscale Meteorology. Christine won the 2017-2018 Graduate Associate Outstanding Teaching Award, a student nominated, student selected award. She worked with Dr. Jana Houser on a thesis titled The Influence of the Wichita Mountain Range on Convection Initiation of Supercells in Central Oklahoma.
Christine returned to OU as adjunct faculty to teach Intro to Meteorology and later went on to teach at Sinclair College. Christine is currently employed at the National Weather Service, Wilmington, OH.
Jackie received her Bachelors of Science in Geography-Meteorology in the Spring of 2016 at OU, where she was heavily involved in OUCAMS. She served as a Co-Events Coordinator in 2014 and then served as Vice President during her senior year. During her involvement in 2014, OUCAMS was awarded the Student Chapter of the Year award. Jackie also held an internship where she served as a liaison between students and the University with the Office of Sustainability, in order to help implement benchmarks for the Ohio University Climate Action Plan as well as the Ohio University Sustainability Plan. After graduation, Jackie and her fiance moved back to Columbus, Ohio after a short move to Tampa, Florida. The college sweethearts married in December of 2017, shortly after Jackie started her Masters of Science degree at Ball State University for GIS.
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Steven Weinstein is currently a senior at Ohio University majoring in Meteorology-Geography. He is from Stow, Ohio in Northeast Ohio, and graduated with honors in 2016 from Stow-Munroe Falls High School. He has been an active member of the Ohio University Chapter of the American Meteorological Society (OUCAMS) since his freshmen year. He has always loved the weather from a young age, and is particularly fascinated with severe weather events. While his post-graduation plans are not fully decided, he hopes to get a job in operational meteorology and specifically within the National Weather Service. In his free time, Steven enjoys being active, listening to music, and watching sports.
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Alec Prosser is currently a sophomore at Ohio University majoring in Meteorology. He is from a small town in Central Ohio called Heath, and graduated with honors from Heath High School. Alec has been interested in the weather from the time that he was a small child, particularly severe weather and winter weather. This interest convinced him to pursue a degree in meteorology after high school. On campus, Alec is involved in OUCAMS, The Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. After graduation from Ohio University, he wishes to pursue a career involving meteorological research, with a focus on severe weather. In his free time, Alec enjoys watching Netflix, reading, watching thunderstorms when the opportunity arises, and playing guitar, bass guitar, or saxophone.
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Joshua Noe is a sophomore at Ohio University majoring in Meteorology. He grew up in Lewis Center, OH and has had an interest in weather since he was younger. He especially loves the colder weather, and loves the snow. Josh is undecided what he wants to do after he graduates, but he would love to go into emergency management. In his free time Josh loves to go hiking and spending time with friends.
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Blake is a senior at Ohio University majoring in meteorology and plans to graduate in 2018. He is originally from Old Washington, Ohio where he graduated from both Buckeye Trail High School and the Mid-East Career and Technology Center in 2013. Blake has had a passion for the weather since elementary school, primarily severe and winter weather, and has wanted to be a meteorologist ever since. While studying at the university, Blake is also a part of the Ohio University chapter of the American Meteorological Society and AVW productions. After graduating, Blake plans on becoming a broadcast meteorologist for a news network so he can help keep the public informed on the weather so they can plan their days or protect themselves in the event of severe weather.
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Michaela Gress is currently a sophomore majoring in Geography-Meteorology and minoring in Journalism. She is from Newark, Ohio and graduated from Newark Catholic High School with honors in 2016. Her love for weather started while she grew up watching Jym Ganahl on NBC4 with her grandparents and has never stopped. Michaela is an active member of OUCAMS and serves as the advertising chair. She is also a weather anchor on WOUB-TV, a member of the organization CHAARG, and works as a barista. After graduation she hopes to pursue her career on the tv as a broadcast meteorologist.
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Logan Clark recently graduated from Ohio University with an undergraduate degree in Geography-Meteorology with Honors. During his time as an undergrad, Logan was heavily involved in OUCAMS, serving as the Homecoming Chair, Hospitality Chair, working on the AMS poster committee, and as the Events Coordinator for 2 consecutive years. He also participated in the Wx Challenge, winning the forecasting tournament at Ohio University in 2015, along with 2 trophies competing nation-wide. During the summer of 2017, Logan interned at the NCAR Mesa Lab in Boulder, CO, leading to an Honors Thesis project during his senior year on pressure variability in Antarctica, along with a publication in the Journal of Climate through AMS.
Logan was accepted to Ohio University for grad school as the Associate Director of Scalia Laboratory. He has already been a paid forecaster for the lab the previous 2 years, serving as the Intern Forecaster his Junior year, and the Lead Forecaster his Senior year. Logan will be in charge of teaching the Observational Meteorology and Forecasting classes at the University, along with running the forecasting Lab, conducting research, and acquiring a M.S. in Geography.
