Current Students
- Beatrice Kyeremateng, MS Geography student
- Aaliyah Perez, BS Meteorology student
Recruiting
I am currently recruiting MS students for fall 2023. More information about the MS Geography program at Virginia Tech is on the department website here: https://geography.vt.edu/ProStudents/Masters.html
Interested in joining our research team? Send me an email: [email protected]! |
Past Students
- Jessica Kirkland: MS Geography, 2018
Publication: Kirkland, J.L., & Zick, S.E. (2019). Regional Differences in the Spatial Patterns of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Rainbands Through Landfall. Southeastern Geographer 59(3), 294-320.
Current Position: Program Support Specialist / Emergency Management Specialist, FEMA - Aaron Updike: MS Geography, 2019
Thesis Topic: A Modeling Study of the Principal Rainband in Hurricane Matthew (2016) During its Intensification in the Caribbean
Current Position: Meteorologist, NWS Indianapolis - Lindsey Morrison: MS Geography, 2020
Thesis Topic: Evaluating the Role of Atmospheric Stability in Generating Asymmetrical Precipitation During the Landfall of Hurricane Florence (2018)
Current Position: Meteorologist I, Axiom Consultants Inc. - Ebone Smith: BS Geography, 2020
SOARS Protege, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Research Project: Bayesian Modeling to Generate Maps of Rainfall Forecast Uncertainty for Tropical Cyclones
Current Position: Graduate student at the University of Oklahoma - Shakira Stackhouse: MS Geography, 2022
Thesis Topic: Evaluating the Skillfulness of the Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS) Forecasts for Tropical Cyclone Precipitation using an Object-Based Methodology
Current Position: Hydrologist I, National Water Center - Samrin Sumaiya Sauda: MS Geography student, 2023
Thesis Topic: The Evolution and Distribution of Precipitation during Tropical Cyclone Landfalls using the GPM IMERG Product
Current Position: PhD Geography student, Penn State University - Kayleigh Addington, MS Geography student, 2023
Thesis Topic: The Role of Environmental Moisture on Tropical Cyclone Size and Structure
Current Position: PhD Earth and Atmospheric Sciences student, Mississippi State University
Prospective Students
Interested in joining our research team? Send me an email: [email protected]!