Assistant Research

objective

Seeking position where I can utilize my educational

background in physical sciences and effectively apply my

acquired research skills and experience in scientific

data analysis, processing, and visualization.

Education

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

August 2011

Masters of Science, Atmospheric Sciences

3.8 GPA

Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

May 2009

Bachelor of Science, Meteorology

Magna Cum Laude, 3.78 GPA

Work/research experience

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

August 2009 - 2011

Graduate Research Assistant

Research, data analysis and visualization

Investigate inter-annual variability in Arctic sea-ice

extent

Examine the impacts of dynamic and thermodynamic forcings

on seasonal Arctic sea-ice concentration

Perform classification of Arctic sea-ice age based on the

Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E)

Evaluate and compare accuracies in simulated Arctic cloud

fraction and radiative fluxes in several recent

atmospheric reanalysis (NCEP-DOE R2, NASA-MERRA,

NCEP-CFSR, NOAA-20CR, ECMWF-ERA Interim) using satellite

(MODIS, CERES) and surface-based (BSRN) observations

Prepared several posters and oral presentations for

numerous conferences and workshops *

Submitted scientific publications*

St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO

August 2007- May 2009

Research Assistant

Regional climate change studies implementing various GCMs

Coauthored chapter in published textbook*

Managed data and visualizations

Software/system skills

Linux

IDL-proficient

GraDS

FORTRAN

ArcGIS

MS Office

grants/awards

North Dakota Space Grant Consortium, $4500 Spring

Semester 2011 Research Fellowship

North Dakota Space Grant Consortium, $4500 Fall Semester

2010 Research Fellowship

UND Research, Development, and Compliance Student Travel

Award, $500, December 2010

Saint Louis University Outstanding Undergraduate Senior

Award, $500, Spring 2009

SERVICE

American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2010-present

American Meteorological Society (AMS), 2008-2009

Saint Louis University (AMS) Student Chapter, Secretary,

2008-2009

*See Attached CV

**References Available Upon Request

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