VTSU-Lyndon AMS & NWA

…we had it all this weekend!

We had a great weekend on our annual Sector Search! Visiting both NWS Burlington and WCAX Channel 3, students got the chance to see what a career would be like at each location. Talking with the State Climatologist, NWS Burlington Science and Operations Officer, and local broadcasters…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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,

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

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, -

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.

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

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-

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-

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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-

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Ben made many connections with fellow peers in the program from university across the country.

These included talks about the latest career opportunities in the field, for example how NCAR is helping to develop new cutting edge AI models. This also included the opportunity to talk one on one with career professionals from NOAA, NCAR/UCAR, on their career paths.

This summer our vice president Benjamin Cohen- Tyler participated in the Undergraduate Leadership Workshop (ULW) hosted by NCAR/UCAR. This weeklong program was held in Boulder Colorado. Ben participated in various professional development activities pertaining to the field of atmospheric sciences.