NEPARS Research2018
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.
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)
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)