2018 SUMMER RESEARCH

During the 2018 summer, REU students worked on a variety of research projects and all plan to present their research during at least one scientific conference. Typically, REU research projects explore a topic within one of the following areas: mesoscale and synoptic weather, microclimates, biometeorology, mountain meteorology, modern climate, hydrometeorology, and paleoclimate.

research

Student (and title of their research) having completed their NEPARS REU at the HWS research location were:

Kristine Chen; Univ. of Oklahoma
Differences in Moisture Profiles between Field and Forest Microclimates (Mentor: Dr. Neil Laird)

Megan Duncan; Plymouth State Univ.
A Climatology of Integrated Water Vapor Transport in the Northeast and its Relationship to Atmospheric Rivers (Mentor: Dr. Nick Metz)

Anna Kaminski; Univ. of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Research: A Climatology of Atmospheric Rivers in the Northeastern United States (Mentor: Dr. Nick Metz)

Adrianna Kremer; SUNY Brockport
Foliage Canopy Influences on Diurnal Temperatures (Mentor: Dr. Neil Laird)

Emma Loubsky-Lonergan; William Smith College
Do Varves form in Seneca Lake, NY? Using a Calibrated Five-Year Sediment Trap Record to Reconstruct Seasonal Climate Variability during the Holocene (Mentor: Dr. Tara Curtin)

Emma Patterson; Earlham College
Tracking the Climate Signal from the Lake to the Mud: Using Carbonate to Assess the Fidelity of the Sediment Record in Seneca Lake, NY (Mentor: Dr. Tara Curtin)

research

Student (and title of their research) having completed their NEPARS REU at the PSU research location were:

Margo Andrews; College of DuPage
Streamflow Associated with Northeast Tropical Cyclones and Dry Antecedent Conditions in the Connecticut River Watershed (Mentor: Dr. Lourdes Aviles)

Charlotte Connolly; Ohio Univ.
Vertical Air Mass Transitions on Mount Washington during 2017 Fall (Mentor: Dr. Eric Kelsey)

Brennen Darrah; Univ. of Nebraska
Spatial Distribution of Flooding Watch, Warning, and Advisory (WWAs) Associated with Warm-Season Stationary Fronts East of the Rockies (Mentor: Dr. Eric Hoffman)

Elena Fernandez; Cornell Univ.
Streamflow Associated with Northeast Tropical Cyclones in the Connecticut River Watershed: Wet Antecedent Conditions and Hurricane Irene (Mentor: Dr. Lourdes Aviles)

Anna Smith; Stony Brook Univ.
Vertical Air Mass Transitions on Mount Washington during 2017-2018 Winter (Mentor: Dr. Eric Kelsey)

Shelby Turner; Univ. of Illinois - Urban-Champaign
Temporal Distribution of Flooding Watch, Warning, and Advisory (WWAs) Associated with Warm-Season Stationary Fronts East of the Rockies (Mentor: Dr. Eric Hoffman)