Iryna Matsnieva was born and grew up in Ukraine. Received Education in the fields of art and music. Since childhood Iryna has been fascinated by nature, especially weather. Moved to the USA in 2010. From 2022 studied online at Mississippi State University in Broadcast and Operational Meteorology. In 2024 transferred to Ohio University.

Anthony Valentino grew up in Pickerington Ohio SE from Columbus. He played golf and baseball but took golf more seriously as he still plays today and played all through high school. He really enjoy music and played cello in high school and currently play electric and acoustic guitar. At an early age, weather has always been a focus of his attention. When he was little, he was actually very afraid of weather, specifically tornadoes and wind related events. However, as he got older, that fear turned into fascination with it, and soon, he started to do my own research and investigate why weather behaves the way it does. Now he is studying meteorology in college at Ohio university and am looking even more in depth of weather patterns and dynamics and attended the AMS conference in New Orleans in 2025.

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.

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.

Rebecca Mitten is a third-year Meteorology student at Ohio University with a minor in Business. She lives in Frankfort, OH and is a member of the Ohio University Chapter of American Meteorological Society (OUCAMS) club. Rebecca loves autumn and winter weather events, including snowstorms and cool rainy fall days. Her favorite meteorological phenomenon is diamond dust, and it is her goal to experience it for herself someday. She loves woodworking, bagels, racing remote-controlled cars with her older brother, and collecting plants.

Jacob is a 2nd-year meteorology student at Ohio University from Dayton, Ohio. His passion for the weather started from an early age, which mainly revolved around drawing weather maps, religiously watching The Weather Channel, and observing thunderstorms. Jacob knew he wanted to major in meteorology in college after the historical Memorial Day tornado outbreak of 2019 which occurred in and around the Dayton area and produced many intense tornadoes. His main meteorological fixations include supercells and the science behind them, as well as climate change and concerning trends in our planet’s climate currently being observed by climate scientists. After undergrad school, Jacob plans to go on to obtain a master’s degree in meteorology, after which he hopes to enter a career in operational meteorology with the National Weather Service or another similar career.

Emily Dietz is currently a 5th-year working on a Geography – Meteorology major and Geology major at Ohio University. She is involved with the Ohio University Chapter of the American Meteorological Society (OUCAMS) and the club rowing team. Her interests include extreme weather, weather instrumentation, and climate research. In her free time, Emily enjoys hiking, reading, and playing soccer.