James graduated from Ohio University during the 2025 Spring with a degree in Geography – Meteorology through the Honors Tutorial College. He is from Cincinnati, Ohio, and was an active member of OUCAMS, having served as an officer during the spring of 2023. James was also a member of the University of Illinois’ First Annual Radar Institute and has produced a thesis alongside Dr. Jana Houser as a Research Assistant investigating the limitations of Doppler Radar in detection of tornadoes and the issuance of warnings, which has been submitted to the Journal of Operational Meteorology for publication. He is additionally Upper-Air Certified through the National Weather Service, having served as a volunteer during the summer of 2024, and has conducted research through NWS Wilmington on the seasonal and spatial reliance on TDWRs for issuing severe storm and tornado warnings. Furthermore, James has served as a Teaching Assistant and Supplemental Instructor for GEOG 3010 (Introduction to Meteorology) for two semesters, and has previously served as a Teaching Assistant and Embedded Tutor for GEOG 3031 (Observations in Meteorology) for one semester. James has also provided video forecasts through Ohio University’s The Post TV.

Mesoscale and radar meteorology interest him the most, but above all, he thrives on sharing that passion with others and hopes to obtain a PhD in meteorology so he can continue teaching as a professor and researcher. He will be pursuing a master’s degree at Iowa State University. Outside of school, James likes making art, playing Rock Band, boxing, and going on sunset walks. He also loves hot chocolate and baking soft pretzels.