Rachel Grant is a sophomore studying Broadcast Meteorology from Newark, Delaware. Rachel is the treasurer for the Ohio University Chapter of the American Meteorological Society as well as a forecaster for WOUB Public Media, the PBS-affiliate news station for southeast Ohio. Her interests within meteorology lie in broadcasting and digital meteorology. She hopes to graduate as a certified broadcast meteorologist and work for a news station. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music, playing ultimate frisbee,, and cheering on Philadelphia sports.

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.

Landen is a second-year student at Ohio University from Lebanon, Ohio, pursuing a B.S. in Geography/Meteorology and a Certificate in Human Resources Management. His passion for weather began at a young age. He often claims he was a bit by a weather bug. His weather interests include winter weather and severe storms. Beyond graduation, Landen is interested in going into a career with Emergency Management. Landen is actively involved with the Ohio University Chapter of the American Meteorological Society (OUCAMS) and serves as the Assistant Chief of Staff for the Ohio University Student Senate. He is also a Resident Advisor in James Hall.

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.

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.

Emily Case grew up in Shreve, Ohio where she was terrified of all types of weather unless the sun was shining. Her fear of weather turned into a strong curiosity for it and is the reason why she is currently a third-year meteorology student at Ohio University. Emily is heavily involved in the Ohio University’s Chapter of American Meteorological Society (OUCAMS) and is serving as the secretary for the 2024-2025 school year. This past summer, she participated in the Northeast Partnership for Atmospheric and Related Sciences (NEPARS) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). Her research focused on extreme summer heat events during nighttime hours in the Northeast United States. The focus was on the climatological side of extreme heat events rather than the meteorological factors fueling the heat events. At the conclusion of the internship, it is evident that extreme heat events are on the rise. Outside of weather Emily loves hanging out with friends, reading, and drinking coffee.

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.