Zeke Caldon

Zeke is a graduate student pursuing his M.S in Geography (class of 2028). He is from Albany, New York and graduated from the State University of New York at Oswego with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology in 2026. Meteorology has been Zeke’s passion since he was a child, and he has maintained a love for observing and forecasting the weather throughout his life. As Scalia Lab Associate Director, he is also the instructor for Meteorological Observations (GEOG 3031) and Forecasting (GEOG 3040). His research will be focused on supercell-squall line mergers and exploiting machine learning methods to better understand these processes. He plans to either enter a career in operational meteorology or pursue a doctorate focused in meteorology after his masters

Graci Armstrong

Graci Armstrong originally started out as a pre-med major but changed her major at the beginning of her Junior year due to her love of severe storms. She works with ship logbooks for Dr. Fogt and is a member of OUCAMS. She plans on becoming a Weather Officer for the Air Force once she graduates and receives her degree. She loves watching horror movies, listening to music, and listening to personal development podcasts.

Dylan Hogan

Dylan Hogan is pursuing a degree in meteorology. He originally began forecasting in 2025 and is now the Weather Observer for the 2026-2027 academic year. He is from Columbiana, Ohio, and has been fascinated with the weather since he was a young boy. He is specifically passionate about extreme weather events such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards. In the future, he wants to work for the National Weather Service. In his free time, Dylan enjoys watching sports, hiking, and hanging out with his friends.

Rachel Grant

Rachel Grant began her forecasting career in 2025 and is serving as the Webmaster for the 2026-2027 academic year. Originally from Delaware, she is pursuing a degree in Broadcast Meteorology and aspires to become a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist. She hopes to work for a television, news, or weather station.

 

Rachel is the Lead Forecaster for WOUB Public Media and is a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Board of Student Affairs, contributing to the Student Outreach and Engagement Committee. In addition, she was the first weather forecaster for The Athens County Independent and currently serves as Vice President of a local science-focused publication on campus (The Lynx Rufus).

 

Outside of the weather, Rachel likes to bake, listen to music, play ultimate frisbee, and spend time with her loved ones.

Alexis Belpulsi

Alexis Belpulsi grew up in Valley City, Ohio. She discovered her fascination with the weather practically at birth—she was always enthralled by all types of weather. This led to her expanding her academic career by beginning to study meteorology at Ohio University in 2023. Alexis has been a dedicated member of the Ohio University Chapter of the American Meteorological Society since her arrival in 2023, served as Vice President for the 2025-2026 academic year and as President for the 2026-2027 academic year. She was also an on-air forecaster for WOUB NewsWatch from November of 2023 until the end of the 2025-2026 academic year.

 

Alexis has always been most interested in extreme weather events like tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, etc. She hopes to one day use the skills and knowledge she gains from her experiences in her academic years to help people as best as she can when it comes to events like those. Outside of meteorology, Alexis likes to play basketball, play video games, and spend time with family and friends.