Club Officers: 2012-2013 School Year
President: Matt Saari
Matt is a second year graduate student working on a Satellite-based lightning threat nowcast tool under Dr. John Mecikalski. He received his undergraduate degree in Atmospheric Science from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND. Matt has been involved in AMS all through his collegiate career. He served as the Secretary of the UND AMS Chapter his Junior year, and was President his Senior year. Outside of the department, Matt enjoys playing Drums and Percussion in the UAH pep band, playing/listening to music or watching football and basketball. He looks forward to meeting all of you and serving as your President over the next year.
Adam Sherrer is a second year grad student
working Kevin Knupp. Adam earned his undergraduate degree
in Earth System Science here at UAH. Adam has now worked
under Dr. Knupp for five years during his undergraduate
work through now. During this time he has been able to
work on several projects that include Vortex 2 and going
to study landfalling hurricanes.In his spare time Adam
is huge football and baseball fan
I was born and raised in Clemmons, North
Carolina, a small town just outside Winston-Salem. After completing
high school I enrolled at NC State University in the aerospace
engineering program. After one year of engineering classes it became
apparent that while I am glad that there are engineers in society, it
is not my cup of tea. As a young child I was scared of thunderstorms
but as I aged my fear turned to fascination when a series of tornadoes
struck my home town. Luckily for me, NCSU has an undergraduate
meteorology program and most of my first year classes were transferable
between programs. After graduating in 2003 I continued to work the
restaurant that helped put me through school while I waited on my
girlfriend at the time to finish her degree. Fast forward 5 years, the
girlfriend and I had parted ways and I was still working at the
restaurant as a bartender and manager. After a life changing storm
chase to the Plains in 2008 I resolved to return to meteorology in an
academic sense. I am now pursuing my Master's degree at UAH under Dr.
Larry Carey, working on the GOES-R aviation turbulence project. I am
marrying the love of my life (Allyce) this September and couldn't be
happier
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Danielle is a first year graduate student
working with Dr. Larry Carey, studying the role lightning plays in
tornadogenesis. She received her undergraduate degree in Soil,
Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Missouri
in Columbia, Missouri in December 2011. Danielle has been involved in
the AMS throughout her undergraduate career as well. She served as the
Treasurer of the Mizzou’s AMS/NWA Chapter during her sophomore year,
Campus Weather Service co-chair during her junior year and President
during her senior year. This year she is also a co-chair for
Huntsville’s 3rd Annual Rocket City Weather Fest alongside UAH AMS
President, Matt Saari. Outside of school, Danielle is a huge sports
fan. She loves rooting for the St. Louis Cardinals, Green Bay Packers,
North Carolina Tarheels and most importantly her alma mater, the Mizzou
Tigers!
Rob is a graduate student who is
developing a new surface temperature dataset under the advisement of
Dr. Christy. He completed his undergraduate degree in meteorology at
Millersville University in Millersville, PA. At MU, Rob was the
treasurer of the student AMS chapter when the chapter earned the AMS
Student Chapter of the year. Outside of school, Rob enjoying rowing on
Tennessee River and watching Philadelphia sports. Rob looks forward to
helping develop the UAH chapter as well as helping the UAH Atmospheric
Science program continue to grow over the next few years.