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.

Emerson Young studied 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 tornado outbreak occurring on November 17th, 2013. Emerson hopes to get a job forecasting weather in the private sector for transportation.

Cameron is a 2nd year meteorology student at Ohio University. His interest in Meteorology started when he watched Storm Chasers on the Weather Channel at a very young age. Cameron became interested in severe weather from that show and became passionate about watching all kinds of storms in his hometown Fort Wayne, Indiana. During high school, Cameron wanted to pursue meteorology as his career. Cameron participated in the Skywarn Weather Spotters program with the National Weather Service, and shadowed his local meteorologist, Nicholas Ferreri at WANE 15 News. Cameron came to Ohio University to study geography meteorology, and wants to obtain a master’s degree for his major. After graduating college, Cameron plans on getting into the National Weather Service to work as a meteorologist.

Bronwyn pursued a meteorology degree with additional studies in geographic information systems (GIS) and mathematics. Originally from Pickerington, Ohio, she now lives in Athens with her bird and two longtime friends. After graduation, she hopes to one day have a career with NOAA focusing on mesoscale meteorology. When not occupied with school, Bronwyn loves to explore the beautiful roads around Athens and the neighboring counties, create digital paintings, and play video games with friends.

Emma is a graduate student earning her M.S in Geography – Meteorology. She is from Columbus, Ohio and attended The Ohio State University from 2020 to 2024 where she earned her B.S in Atmospheric Science. Going into meteorology was an easy decision for her as she remembers being fascinated with severe weather from an early age, and studying meteorology has made her love it even more. In addition to being associate director for Scalia, she is also the instructor for Meteorological Observations (GEOG 3031) and Forecasting (GEOG 3040). Her personal research interests are in severe weather and emergency management with her current research being an investigation into how to possibly improve communication from the NWS about severe convective winds. She plans to enter a career in operational meteorology with either the National Weather Service or the private sector.