Education:

Graduated with Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee in August 2006.

Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Minor: Mathematics

  • Wauwatosa East High School; Wauwatosa, WI; 1993-1997.
    Cumulative GPA: 3.7/4.0
    (and no, I didn't go to school with Devin Harris; he didn't enter until the year after I left.)

  • Marquette University; Milwaukee, WI; August 1997 - December 2000.
    Cumulative GPA: 3.561/4.000

  • University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee, WI; January 2001 - August 2006.

  • University of Wisconsin Extension -- Independent Learning; Madison, WI; July 2006 - August 2006. (Online Course)

  • Columbia University; New York, NY; January 2006 - May 2006. (Online Course)

Relevant Coursework:

Undergraduate non-meteorology:
Marquette University: Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III, Physics I, General Chemistry I, Elementary Statistics
University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations, Vector Analysis, Introduction to Differential Equations, Physics II (Calculus-based), Introduction to Scientific Programming (in FORTRAN 90)
Columbia University: Introduction to Partial Differential Equations (Online)

Undergraduate meteorology:
Marquette University: Survey of Meteorology
University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee: Introduction to Meteorology, Air-Pollution Meteorology, Atmospheric Thermodynamics, Cloud Physics, Dynamic Meteorology I, Dynamic Meteorology II, Synoptic Meteorology I, Synoptic Meteorology II, Topics: El Nino, Topics: Daily Weather Briefing, Three Independent Studies under Dr. Vince Larson

Awards and Honors:

  • The National Dean's List; 2006

  • UW -- Milwaukee Dean's Honor List; Fall 2001, Spring 2002.
    (Perfect 4.000 GPA for 2001-2002 Academic Year.)

  • National Merit Commended Student, 1997

Experience:

  • May 2002 - Present. Research Intern, University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Atmospheric Science Group, under Dr. Vincent E. Larson. Milwaukee, WI.

  • June 1999 - January 2001. Shelver, Marquette University Law Library. Milwaukee, WI.

  • May 1998 - August 1998. Clerical Assistant, Marquette University Purchasing Department. Milwaukee, WI.

Research:

I have been working for Dr. Vincent E. Larson on a variety of top-secret projects since May 2002.

Publications:

My own authored research publication is currently underway.

Contributor to:

  • Wyant, M. C., et al., 2007: A single-column model intercomparison of a heavily drizzling stratocumulus-topped boundary layer, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D24204, doi:10.1029/2007JD008536.

  • Golaz, J.C., V.E. Larson, J.A. Hansen, D.P. Schanen, and B.M. Griffin, 2007: Elucidating Model Inadequacies in a Cloud Parameterization by Use of an Ensemble-Based Calibration Framework, Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 4077—4096.