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More&nbsp;specifically, I&#8217;m interested in projects relating to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maintenance of supercells and mesoscale convective systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Numerical modeling of severe storms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Storm interaction with complex terrain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Impact of heterogeneous environments (temporally or spatially varying) on storm evolution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Refereed publications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/view\/journals\/mwre\/153\/3\/MWR-D-23-0285.1.xml\">Idealized Simulations of Supercell Thunderstorms Traversing the Appalachian Mountains<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/view\/journals\/wefo\/39\/4\/WAF-D-23-0110.1.xml\">Radar Characteristics of Supercell Thunderstorms Traversing the Appalachian Mountains<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/view\/journals\/wefo\/38\/1\/WAF-D-22-0115.1.xml\">Environmental Evolution of Supercell Thunderstorms Interacting with the Appalachian Mountains<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1175\/WAF-D-21-0042.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Evolution of Long-Lived Supercell Thunderstorms in the Great Plains<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1175\/JTECH-D-20-0122.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Python-Based Supercell Tracking for Coarse Temporal and Spatial Resolution Numerical Model Simulations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/objects-us-east-1.dream.io\/nwafiles\/jom\/articles\/2020\/2020-JOM2\/2020-JOM2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An Observational Analysis Quantifying the Distance of Supercell-Boundary Interactions in the Great Plains<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/doi\/full\/10.1175\/MWR-D-18-0447.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creating a More Realistic Idealized Supercell Thunderstorm Evolution via Incorporation of Base-State Environmental Variability<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1175\/BAMS-D-17-0186.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Partnering Research, Education, and Operations via a Cool Season Severe Weather Soundings Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1175\/WAF-D-17-0150.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Impact of the Nocturnal Transition on the Lifetime and Evolution of Supercell Thunderstorms in the Great Plains<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1175\/MWR-D-15-0072.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Impact of Environmental Heterogeneity on the Dynamics of a Dissipating Supercell Thunderstorm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/doi\/full\/10.1175\/WAF-D-14-00087.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Observations of the 9 June 2009 Dissipating Supercell from VORTEX2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/doi\/full\/10.1175\/MWR-D-12-00200.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Base-state Substitution: An Idealized Modeling Technique for Approximating Environmental Heterogeneity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/doi\/full\/10.1175\/2011MWR3635.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Impact of Environmental Variations on Simulated Squall Lines Interacting with Terrain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/doi\/full\/10.1175\/2010WAF2222379.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forecasting the Maintenance of Mesoscale Convective Systems Crossing the Appalachian Mountains<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My primary research interests lie with understanding the influence of environmental variability on the evolution and severe weather production of severe convective storms. 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