Landon Chrislip grew up in Wadsworth, Ohio. He first discovered his love of meteorology by watching thunderstorms come in with his father. He also watched The Weather Channel growing up, which harnessed his love to its full potential. Landon began attending Ohio University in 2024. Outside of school, Landon enjoys going to the gym and spending time with his friends.

Thomas grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he became fascinated with the weather from an early age. He attended Walnut Hills High School, where he considered several more glamorous career paths before rediscovering that love for weather during the snowstorm and cold spell of December 2022.

After graduating, he left for Athens to become a third-generation Bobcat, majoring in Geography/Meteorology. As a sophomore, he added a minor in Astronomy, hoping to specialize in forecasting the Aurora Borealis and other space weather. In terms of the strictly earthbound, winter weather is his favorite

Joshua Honick grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He found to be enjoying looking at radar and thunderstorms from a young age- however he is interested in all types of weather. This led to him continuing to pursue his passion in meteorology at Ohio University in 2024. Joshua is an active member in Ohio University Chapter of the American Meteorological Society. While Joshua is interested in all types of weather events, he is most interested in extreme weather events such as tornadoes, hailstorms, and severe weather events. He hopes to one day use his skills and knowledge gained to conduct research, forecast, and spread his knowledge to help people as best as he can. Outside of meteorology, Joshua loves to golf and hang out with his family and friends.

Ian Miller is a second-year Broadcast Meteorology Major at Ohio University, and is originally from Willoughby, Ohio. He has an interest in severe weather and its prediction. He is a trumpet player in the Marching 110. He has three cats at home, named Chad, Toeni, and Nermal.

Landen Hensel is from Lebanon, Ohio, and is pursuing a B.S. in Geography/Meteorology at Ohio University. His passion for weather began at a young age, and he often jokes that he was “bit by the weather bug.” His primary interests are severe storms and winter weather. His career goal is to get a job within emergency management. Outside the classroom, Landen is involved with the Ohio University Student Senate and Housing & Residence Life.

Cameron is from Fort Wayne, Indiana studying geography meteorology at Ohio University. His interest in meteorology started when he watched Storm Chasers on the Weather Channel, read weather books, and took cloud photography at a young age. Cameron became passionate about watching seasonal storms in his hometown from the radar and news coverage. During high school, he wanted to pursue meteorology as his career. He participated in the Skywarn Weather Spotters program with the National Weather Service. Cameron shadowed his local chief meteorologist, Nicholas Ferreri at WANE 15 News. Cameron came to Ohio University in 2023 to study meteorology. After undergrad, he plans on going to graduate school and hopes to land a career in radar meteorology.

Calvin Stebbins is majoring in Geography-Meteorology with the intent to take more of a broadcast career. He is from a small town near Bowling Green. Calvin also volunteers at WOUB Public Media as an on-air forecaster. He has also been a member of the Ohio University Chapter of the American Meteorology Society since his freshman year. Calvin has always been fascinated with weather since a young age, especially severe weather patterns. Outside of meteorology, he enjoys playing basketball with friends, working at the Ping Recreational Center, lifting weights, and watching the Detroit Lions on Sundays.

Andrew Branney is from a town called Hartville, about 15 minutes south of Akron, Ohio. He is currently the Vice President of the Ohio University’s Chapter of the American Meteorological Society (OUCAMS). In March of 2024 at the annual OUCAMS symposium, he received the Isaac Scholars Foundation Scholarship. Andrew is also a Resident Assistant in the Carr/Sowle dorm complex on campus. He completed a summer of volunteering with the National Weather Service at the Tampa Bay/Ruskin office in Ruskin, Florida this past summer. Beyond weather, Andrew enjoys sports such as basketball and baseball, hiking, stargazing, and hanging out with friends.