UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

I earned my Bachelor's of Science in Atmospheric Science with a minor in Mathematics in May of 2018. Outside of the required atmospheric science and mathematics courses, I am proficient in Geographic Information Systems; the computer languages R, Matlab, and Python; technical communication; public speaking; and inquiry-based teaching. My Capstone project was a seminar where I analyzed whether or not climate change is affecting hurricanes.
During my senior year, I was president of the University's chapter of the American Meteorological Society. I provided atmospheric science students networking opportunities by bring in meteorologists from various fields such as broadcast, the National Weather Service, and air pollution meteorology. We also helped with the Kansas Science Olympiad (an academic competition) where we created a meteorology exam for middle school students along with proctoring and grading the exam. In March of 2018, our organization partnered with Douglas County's Emergency Management to host a Severe Weather Symposium. It provided the public the ability to learn about severe weather events and safety from various meteorologists across the country.
During my senior year and year after graduation, I volunteered with Jayhawk Motorsports. This is a program where engineering students have the opportunity to build and compete a formula race car every year. Senior year, I was responsible for social media outreach on Facebook and Instagram. The year after, I was the apparel coordinator. For the first time in the 25 years this program has existed, we were able to provide a full apparel catalog for people to choose from. It provided a great fundraising opportunity.