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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 21d

The REU took the cohort on field trips to witness the volcanology and geology of the island, as well as visiting a nearby taro patch and learning how to make leis. He hopes to use this research experience and apply it to the rest of his academic experience at Lyndon and in his future endeavors.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 21d

He is very happy to have learned valuable skills and lessons from a whole new team of grad students and faculty. Outside of research, it was incredible to experience the Hawaiian culture and landscape that O’ahu has to offer.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 21d

Looking at rainfall and soil moisture, they researched how soil moisture anomalies at different depths and areas on the island affected flash flooding during heavy rainfall events.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 21d

We are happy to end our summer internship highlights with Nate!

Nate is honored to have spent 9 weeks doing research at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa! Under his mentor Dr. Alison Nugent, they analyzed data from the newly built Hawai’i State Mesonet stations, with a focus on the island of Maui.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 22d

and he currently serves as the executive board's representative for VTSU Lyndon's Student Government Association.

VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 22d

Michael Spencer is a senior from Old Orchard Beach, Maine who enjoys gaming, metal detecting, and listening to music.

He is studying atmospheric science under the National Weather Service and Private Industry concentrations,

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 26d

often found doing photography and videography with fire departments and ambulance services across New England.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 26d

She is a professional storm chaser since 2023 and has filmed major flooding, tornadoes, and hurricanes for AccuWeather, The Weather Channel, and Live Storms Media. Outside of the meteorology world, she also has interests in emergency management and emergency services, -

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 26d

Phoenix is a fourth year student in Lyndon’s Atmospheric Science program with a concentration in National Weather Service/Military. A new member of the AMS board, she specializes in mesoscale meteorology and fire weather.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 28d

tasks involved in forecasting for the National Weather Service. This summer project solidified Cameron’s interest in flood management and flood mitigation.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 28d

delving into the precipitation data from the New York State mesonet. Cameron worked on creating a preliminary analysis of heavy precipitation across the state. She thoroughly enjoyed getting to hone her python coding skills and learning about the day-to-day-

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 28d

Cameron interned this summer at the National Weather Service office in Burlington, Vermont under the guidance of the National Weather Service Burlington Science and Operations Officer, Peter Banacos. Her classmate, Roberto, and she spent the summer-

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 28d

Through the course, Charlie gained valuable experience and built connections through experiential learning.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 28d

The field experience helped Charlie visualize his forecasting, seeing results in front of him instead of on a screen. Following the field experience, he was able to utilize data gathered by students to create a case study of the storms the class tracked.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 28d

Charlie and fellow students practiced launching radiosondes, navigating through the country, and developing forecasting techniques in order to predict and track supercells throughout the region.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · 28d

This summer, Charlie took part in the Storm Observation and Forecasting course. With fellow students and professors from VTSU Lyndon and SUNY Oswego, he traveled through the southern US practicing forecasting skills and observing severe weather.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · Sep 15

We’re thrilled to see Roberto representing VTSU Lyndon, and we look forward to seeing where his passion for weather and water take him next!

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · Sep 15

of New York state. Roberto’s time at the National Weather Service also gave important insights into the day-to-day flow of operations at a forecast office with the wonderful crew monitoring our region.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · Sep 15

COOP and ASOS station data. This was an invaluable experience in working with modern high-quality regional weather data that will be of operational value in NWS Burlington’s County Warning Area (CWA), which covers a portion of Northern New York, as well as in neighboring CWAs covering the rest-

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · Sep 15

Under the guidance of NWS Burlington science and operations officer (SOO) Pete Banacos and other NWS staff, and in collaboration with classmate Cameron Starkey, Roberto worked on a preliminary New York State Mesonet precipitation climatology, focused especially on comparisons with longer-running NWS

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · Sep 15

Over the summer, Roberto was a student volunteer intern at the National Weather Service office in Burlington, Vermont.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · Sep 14

We had a great hike yesterday with SUNY Oswego’s AMS Club, on Cascade Mountain, NY! Here are the highlights!

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · Sep 12

Through the REU, Morgan gained valuable academic and professional experience while collaborating with peers and mentors from many different scientific backgrounds.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · Sep 12

Using isotopic ratios of water from the Secondary Production of Ice in Cumulus Experiment (SPICULE) field campaign, Morgan helped develop code to assess how efficiently these clouds were precipitating, in hopes of improving techniques for studying storms in the Great Plains and beyond.

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VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social · Sep 12

This summer, Morgan participated in The Program in Climate and Space Science Observation (PICASSO) REU at the University of Michigan. Working with Dr. Adriana Bailey, she conducted a case study on the precipitation efficiency of cumulonimbus clouds in the U.S. Great Plains.

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