Assistant High School

LEE MICHELLE TRYHORN

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EDUCATION

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Melbourne, Australia

Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Sciences

. PhD thesis: Investigated climate change adaptation

associated with flooding in a small community.

. Received Monash Graduate Scholarship for academic

excellence.

. Recognized for outstanding research through Commonwealth

Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

Postgraduate Award.

Bachelor of Arts/Science (First Class Honours)

Majors: Mathematics, Atmospheric Science, Japanese.

. Award for Best Honours Student in Atmospheric Science.

. Honours thesis: Examined how heatwaves may change in the

future over the Australian region.

. Best Presentation Award, Australia and New Zealand Climate

and Water Forum.

Accelerated Learning

. Two university level subjects taken during senior year of

high-school: media studies and literature.

2004 UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA Norman, Oklahoma

. Monash Abroad Short-term Exchange Scholarship.

. GPA: 4.0

2000-2001 UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO Tokyo, Japan

. 1 of 20 students selected worldwide for one-year study

abroad program.

1998 AIKOKU HIGH SCHOOL Tokyo, Japan

. 1 of 7 Australian students selected for one-year study

abroad program.

EXPERIENCE

2008-Present CORNELL UNIVERSITY Ithaca,

New York

Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Climate Science, Department of Earth

and Atmospheric Sciences

. My research is focused on assisting community climate

change adaptation efforts. Responsibilities include:

- Software development for the statistical analysis

of global climate model output.

- Development, writing, and publication of research

papers in scientific journals.

- Presentation of research findings at conferences

and workshops.

. Awarded $250,000 research grant from the National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration.

. Lead author on chapter of the New York State Climate

Adaptation Assessment.

. Co-taught senior class in spring semester 2010 - EAS 4850

Climate Information and Management.

. Guest speaker at numerous events: e.g. 350.org's day of

action and government agency climate workshops.

2005-2008 Bulletin of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic

Society

Melbourne, Australia

Editor

. Managed the bi-monthly publication.

. Coordinated content, which included organizing articles and

reviewers, summarizing the latest weather and climate news,

and writing the letter from the editor in every issue.

. Met tight deadlines for publication and distribution to 1000+

members.

2004-2008 MONASH UNIVERSITY

Melbourne, Australia

Teaching Assistant

. Designed and delivered lectures, seminars, and group

exercises for calculus, atmospheric and environmental

sciences.

. Evaluated tests, presentations, and essays for 30+ students

per class.

. Mentored students to increase understanding, written, and

oral skills.

2003 Bureau of Meteorology Melbourne,

Australia

Research Assistant

. Researched tropical cyclone tracks using satellite datasets.

LEADERSHIP

2007-Present AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY Boston,

Massachusetts

Board on Societal Impacts

. Planned annual conference sessions, identified speakers,

and chaired sessions.

2007 HIGH FLYERS THINK TANK - ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Melbourne,

Australia

. 1 of 30 selected to explore novel applications of existing

science and technology for minimizing impacts of extreme

natural hazards.

2005-2007 AUSTRALIAN METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

MELBOURNE CENTRE COMMITTEE Melbourne,

Australia

Treasurer

. Managed committee finances.

. Created and implemented budgets for society events.

SKILLS

Japanese (conversational), proficient in a number of programming languages

(Python, IDL, Fortran, R, Grads), MS Office,

oil painting, yoga.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

2008-Present American Association of Geographers

2007-Present Society for the Policy Sciences

2005-Present Earth Science Women's Network

1999-Present Golden Key International Honor Society

2004-2007 Monash Weather and Climate Society

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Tryhorn, L., A.DeGaetano,W. Solecki, and D.Major: 2010: Chapter 2:

Vulnerability and Adaptation. New York State Climate Change Adaptation

Assessment. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

(NYSERDA), in press.

Tryhorn, L. and A. DeGaetano, 2010: A comparison of techniques for

downscaling extreme precipitation over the Northeastern United States.

International Journal of Climatology, in press.

Tryhorn, L. and A. DeGaetano, 2010: "2100? It doesn't keep me up at night!"

Lessons for the next generation of climate assessments. Bulletin of the

American Meteorological Society, in review.

Tryhorn, L., 2010: Improving Policy for Stormwater Management: Implications

for Climate Change Adaptation. Weather, Climate, and Society, 2, 113-126.

Tryhorn, L. and A. Lynch, 2010: Climate Change Adaptation in the Alpine

Shire of Australia: A Decision Process Appraisal, Policy Sciences, 43, 105-

127.

Tryhorn, L., A. Lynch, R. Abramson, and K. Parkyn, 2008: On the

Meteorological Mechanisms Driving Post-Fire Flash Floods: A Case Study.

Monthly Weather Review. 136, 1778-1791.

Lynch, A.H., L. Tryhorn, and R. Abramson, 2008: Working at the boundary:

facilitating interdisciplinarity in climate change adaptation research.

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 169-179.

Tryhorn, L., and J. Risbey, 2006: On the distribution of heat waves over

the Australian region, Aust. Met. Mag., 55(3), 169-182.

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