Oral Presentations by SOARS Protégés

2008
Marcus Waldman, "A numerical model performance comparison between a square-to-hemisphere and cubed sphere projection on a toroidal interconnect architecture.." SIAM Conference on Parallel Procession for Scientific Computing, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2008
2007
Zi Zi Searles, "The Effect of CO2 Stabilization on Uptake Rates in Land and Ocean Sinks as a Function of Ocean Circulation, Vegetation Type, and CO2 Fertilization." AGU, 2008 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, Dec. 2007
2006
Rebecca Kit Ying Chan, "Synoptic Analysis of 2001-2005 Significant Snowfall Events on Mt Kilimanjaro." American Meteorological Society, 86th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 2006
D. Matthew Coleman, "Career Crossroads." American Meteorological Society, 86th Annual Meeting, Fifth Annual Student Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 2006
Erik Noble, "U.S. Flood Damage: A Sensitivity Analysis of Historical Trends for Future Damage." American Meteorological Society, 86th Annual Meeting, First Symposium on Policy, Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 2006
2005
D. Matthew Coleman, "Reducing financial impacts on the reinsurance industry: Economic valuation of seasonal hurricane forecasts." American Meteorological Society, 85th Annual Meeting, Fourth Annual Student Conference, San Diego, California, Jan. 2005
Anthony Didlake. Jr., "Evaluating various lidar-based wind analysis schemes against independent observations." American Meteorological Society, 85th Annual Meeting, 2nd Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications, San Diego, California, Jan. 2005
Casey Thornbrugh, "Assessing Sand Dune Mobility from 1980 through 2005 on the Moenkopi Plateau of the Navajo Nation." Society for Advancement of Native Americans in Science, 2005 National Conference, Denver, Colorado, Sept. 2005
2004
Pauline Datulayta, "Wavelet Analysis of Recent Climate Change: Model-Observed Data Intercomparison." Hawaii International Conference on Sciences, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 2004
Olusegun Goyea, "Testing and Modification of Two Infrared Gas Analyzers for CO2 Measurement." Hawaii International Conference on Sciences, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 2004
Bret Harper, "Using the TIEGCM for estimation the equatorial vertical ExB drift velocity with ground magnetic perturbation." American Indian Science and Engineering Society, Anchorage, Alaska, Nov. 2004
Maribel Martinez, "Hydrometer habits and their relation to the electrification of two tornadic storms as revealed by a polarimetric Doppler radar." American Meteorological Society, 84th Annual Meeting, Third Annual Student Conference, Seattle, Washington, Jan. 2004
Okason Morrison, "The design, building and testing of a calibration device for the atmospheric measurement of trace chemical species." The National Association of Minority Engineering Program Administrators, 2004 NAMEPA National Conference, Orlando, Florida, Feb. 2004
Okason Morrison, "The design, building and testing of a calibration device for the atmospheric measurement of trace chemical species." Hawaii International Conference on Sciences, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 2004
Dione Rossiter, "Comparison Between GPS Radio Occultation and Radiosonde Sounding Data." NCAR Summer Colloquium: Atmospheric Remote Sensing Using the Global Positioning System (GPS) Field Trip, Tsukuba, Japan, July 2004
Tamara Singleton, "Comparison of Temperature Variations in the Earth?s Mesopause." Hawaii International Conference on Sciences, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 2004
Casey Thornbrugh, "Contributing to the prediction of coastal flooding: simulating wave heights and directions along the coast of Barrow, Alaska." American Meteorological Society, 84th Annual Meeting, Third Annual Student Conference, Seattle, Washington, Jan. 2004
2003
Maribel Martinez, "Hydrometeor habits and their relation to the electrification of two tornadic supercells as revealed by a Doppler polarmetric radar." Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, 2003 Annual Conference, Albuqerque, New Mexico, Oct. 2003
Okason Morrison, "The Design, Building and Testing of a Calibration Device for the Atmospheric Measurement of Trace Chemical Species." The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Region 1 Technical, Laurel, Maryland, Oct. 2003
Casey Thornbrugh, "Contributing to the prediction of coastal flooding: simulating wave heights and directions along the coast of Barrow, Alaska." American Indian Science and Engineering Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nov. 2003
Rei Ueyama, "MODIS observations of global tropospheric aerosols in 2001." American Meteorological Society, 83rd Annual Meeting, Second Annual Student Conference, Long Beach, California, Feb. 2003
Rei Ueyama, "Seasonal dependency of diurnal and semidiurnal surface wind variations over the tropical Pacific Ocean.." Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, 2003 Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oct. 2003
2002
Pauline Datulayta, "A three-dimensional animation of climate change effects on ocean thermohaline circulation." Universidad Metropolitana, XIII Undergraduate Research Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2002
Atzel Drevon, "Designing better networks to understand the global carbon cycle." Universidad Metropolitana, XIII Undergraduate Research Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2002
Maribel Martinez, "Lightning signatures in convective storms on the High Plains." Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, 2002 National Conference, Anaheim, California, Sept. 2002
Maribel Martinez, "The relationship between radar reflectivity and lightning activity at initial stages of convective storms." American Meteorological Society, 82nd Annual Meeting, First Annual Student Conference, Orlando, Florida, Jan. 2002
Maribel Martinez, "Lightning signatures in thunderstorms on the High Plains." Universidad Metropolitana, XIII Undergraduate Research Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2002
Shirley Murillo, "Examining structural change and circulation center of Hurricane Danny (1997) using a single Doppler radar wind retrieval technique." American Meteorological Society, Hurricane and Tropical Meteorology Conference, San Diego, California, Apr. 2002
Fabiola Navarro, "Development of a new meteor radar for measuring upper atmosphere winds." Universidad Metropolitana, XIII Undergraduate Research Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2002
Erik Noble, "Creating three-dimensional jet-stream circulation visualizations to investigate present and future climate conditions." Universidad Metropolitana, XIII Undergraduate Research Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2002
Shanna Pitter, "Improving western United States snow water equivalent (SWE) estimates from passive microwave sensors." American Meteorological Society, 82nd Annual Meeting, Conference on Hydrology at AMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, Jan. 2002
Waleska Rivera-Rios, "Environmental triggers of the Danaus plexippus (monarch butterfly) migration." Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, 2002 Annual Conference, Anaheim, California, Sept. 2002
Waleska Rivera-Rios, "Exploratory investigation of indoor and outdoor VOCs in the Paso del Norte residences." Río Bravo/Río Grande Environmental Conference, South Padre Island, Texas, Feb. 2002
Sarah Tessendorf, "Wind field and precipitation characteristics of a severe storm from multiple radar observations." Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, 2002 Annual Conference, Anaheim, California, Sept. 2002
Sarah Tessendorf, "Wind field and precipitation characteristics of a severe storm from multiple radar observations." Universidad Metropolitana, XIII Undergraduate Research Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2002
Sarah Tessendorf, "Kinematic and microphysical evolution of the 29 June supercell during STEPS." American Meteorological Society, Severe Local Storms Conference, San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 2002
Casey Thornbrugh, "Predicting high-wind events impacting Barrow, Alaska, through analysis of past regional sea-level pressure patterns." Universidad Metropolitana, XIII Undergraduate Research Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2002
Segayle Walford, "Analysis of moist processes in the Pacific Ocean using TRMM satellite data and NASA's Global Climate Model." Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, 2002 Annual Conference, Anaheim, California, Sept. 2002
Melanie Zauscher, "Evolution of ozone and peroxyacetyl nitrate along air parcel trajectories sampled during TOPSE in Spring 2000." Universidad Metropolitana, XIII Undergraduate Research Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2002
2001
Pauline Datulayta, "Animations of turbulent eddies and particle dispersion in a numerically generated turbulent flow field." Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, 2001 National Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, Sept. 2001
Michael Johnson, "An empirical model of ground-based magnetometer data for the study of electric currents in the ionosphere over the polar region." American Indian Science and Engineering Society, 2001 National Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nov. 2001
Resa Kelly, "The effective use of qualitative methods in establishing best practices in an academic bridge program." University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, Sept. 2001
Ernesto Munoz, "Daily cycles of low-level winds over the island of Nauru in the equatorial western Pacific." Universidad Metropolitana, XII Undergraduate Research Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2001
Shanna Pitter, "Improving western United States snow water equivalent (SWE) estimates from passive microwave sensors." Annual Ronald E. McNair Heartland Regional Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, Sept. 2001
Waleska Rivera-Rios, "Studies of the tropical tropopause using GPS temperature data." Model Institutes for Excellence, El Paso, Texas, Apr. 2001
2000
Shaan Bliss, "Bridging two worlds: Native American students in science benefit from traditional knowledge, values, and practice." National Society of Native American Studies, Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, Feb. 2000
Carl Etsitty, "Bridging two worlds: Native American students in science benefit from traditional knowledge, values, and practice." National Society of Native American Studies, Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, Feb. 2000
Rynda Hudman, "Assessing cloud chemistry and numerical solver techniques." Science and Technology Symposium, Model Institution for Excellence Student Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug. 2000
Theresa Johnson, "Bridging two worlds: Native American students in science benefit from traditional knowledge, values, and practice." National Society of Native American Studies, Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, Feb. 2000
Aisha Reed, "Diagnosing and predicting extreme precipitation events in southeast Brazil." National Technical Society Annual Conference, Annual Conference, Hampton, Virginia, Oct. 2000
Stephanie Rivale, "SOARS: Successful strategies for a mentoring community." Annual Diversity in Mentoring Conference, 2000, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2000
Waleska Rivera-Rios, "Analyzing tropical tropopause temperature data taken by GPS and radiosondes to document unobserved behavior." MIE Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Apr. 2000
Waleska Rivera-Rios, "Analyzing tropical tropopause temperature data taken by GPS and radiosondes to document unobserved behavior." Model Institutions for Excellence, Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Apr. 2000
Waleska Rivera-Rios, "Studies of the tropical tropopause using GPS temperature data." Science and Technology Symposium, Model Institution fo Excellence Student Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug. 2000
Sarah Tessendorf, "On the climatological distribution of tornadoes within quasi-linear convective systems." American Meteorological Society, Conference on Severe Local Storms, Orlando, Florida, Sept. 2000
Jonathan Vigh, "Bridging two worlds: Native American students in science benefit from traditional knowledge, values, and practice." National Society of Native American Studies, Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, Feb. 2000
1999
Naressa Cofield, "Relationships of precipitation and damaging floods in the United States: 1932-1996." American Meteorological Society, 79th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, Jan. 1999
Michelle Dunn, "Changes in Northern Hemisphere storm tracks in the NCAR Climate System Model: Control run vs. doubled carbon dioxide." Model Institution for Excellence Student Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 1999
Lacey Holland, "An inferred cloud climatology of the continental United States." American Meteorological Society, 79th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, Jan. 1999
Rynda Hudman, "Upper atmosphere tides: Latent heat release effects." San Jose State University, Meteorology Seminar Series; San Jose State University, San Jose, California, Sept. 1999
Shirley Murillo, "Nowcasting hurricane wind fields using the WSR-88D single-doppler velocities--the GBVTD technique." American Meteorological Society, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Meteorology; Joint Typhoon Warning Center; and WSR-88D Access and Product Needs Workshop, Manoa, Hawaii, Dec. 1999
Shirley Murillo, "Nowcasting hurricane wind fields using the WSR-88D single-doppler velocities--the GBVTD technique." Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 1999
Shirley Murillo, "Nowcasting hurricane wind fields using the WSR-88D single-doppler velocities--the GBVTD technique." American Meteorological Society, 79th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, Jan. 1999
Sharon Perez-Suarez, "A study of volcanic excess sulfur using NASA's Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) sulfur dioxide data." American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, Dec. 1999
Waleska Rivera-Rios, "Studies of the tropical tropopause using GPS temperature data." Universidad Metropolitana, MIE Student Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 1999
Zobeida Ocasio Santiago, "Developing a one-dimensional transport-chemistry model with application to Mexico City." Model Institutes for Excellence, Stuent Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 1999
Rachel Vincent, "The computation fo Fekete points in a triangular domain." Social Science Research Council, Mellon Minority Summer Conference at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, June 1999
1998
Michelle Dunn, "Interdecadal changes in El Niño amplitude and frequency." Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop, Miami, Florida, 1998
Sharon Perez-Suarez, "Tritium concentrations in precipitation: Relaxation to the natural background." American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, Dec. 1998
1997
Carl Etsitty, "Holistic theories in global science: Complexity and virus survival." Fourteenth Annual Indian Education Conference, First Nations Education Council, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1997
Sharon Perez-Suarez, "Analysis of an ocean general circulation model simulation of the Campanian (80 Ma): Comparison to proxies for ocean temperature from the geologic record." American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, Dec. 1997