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 and an on-air forecaster for WOUB NewsWatch. 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.

Alexander Akpofure

Alex is a 2nd year meteorology student at Ohio university. He is originally from Grove city Ohio. He always had a huge interest in weather ever since he was four. On April 3rd, 2018 an EF-1 tornado went through his hometown, Grove City, and caused a long damage path through the town. This only strengthened his interest and curiosity about the weather. He has around 20 weather apps downloaded on his phone so he always has an immediate heads up on current and future weather. Outside of meteorology, Alex enjoys going on runs and spending time taking timelapses.

Emma Edwardson

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. While at OSU, she was also a member of Scarlet and Grey forecasting and the Meteorology Club. During her senior year, she had the privilege to present a group project at the 2024 AMS Student Conference poster session. The project studied the micro-scale climate of cow hutches and the implications for cattle health.

Currently, Emma is a teaching assistant for Synoptic Meteorology after starting her graduate career at Ohio University in August 2024. Her personal research interests are in severe weather and emergency management. She plans to enter a career in operational meteorology with either the National Weather Service or the private sector.

Rebecca Mitten

Rebecca Mitten is a senior Meteorology student at Ohio University with a minor in Business. She lives in Frankfort, OH and is Secretary of the Ohio University Chapter of American Meteorological Society (OUCAMS) club as well as Treasurer for the Plant Biology Club for 2025-2026. Rebecca loves autumn and winter weather events, including snowstorms and cool rainy fall days, but her favorite season is spring! She loves woodworking, bagels, racing remote-controlled cars with her older brother, and collecting plants. Her favorite meteorological phenomenon is diamond dust, and it is her goal to experience it for herself someday as well as the northern lights!

Rebecca also plans to focus more in agricultural meteorology when she graduates in December of 2026!

Bailey Schaaf

Bailey is a Junior in Geography-Meteorology with a minor in Geological Sciences. She is from Dayton, Ohio and has been fascinated by the weather since she was little. She has always been known as the kid who was going to be a meteorologist since 3rd grade. Her parents remark that she ‘wouldn’t hear her parents calling her’ from her room, but once the local meteorologist came on TV, she would come barreling out into the living room to watch.

Her interests in weather lay within severe weather and tornadoes, but also has a love and passion for volcanoes, hydrology, forestry, nature, and earth science in general (she’s always been a science girly at heart). Outside of school, she had a passion in digital drawing, writing, color guard, roller coasters, and coffee.