Tracey Dorian

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Enthusiastic recent M.S. graduate with experience in atmospheric science research, data analysis, and team collaboration. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to balance multiple tasks and meet deadlines. Experience with MATLAB, Linux (UNIX), Microsoft Excel, LaTeX, FORTRAN, Python, C++, Perl.

EDUCATION University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI) August 2012-August 2014 M.S. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, August 2014 Emphasis on dynamics, remote sensing, radiation, radar and satellite, climatology, oceanography

♦ GPA: 3.63 ♦ UW-Madison AOS Graduate Student Association, Secretary (2013-2014), Member (2012-2014) ♦ Member of American Geophysical Union (2013-Present)

Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA) August 2008-May 2012 B.S. in Meteorology, May 2012 Emphasis on synoptic-scale systems, computer forecast models, weather forecasting, dynamics and thermodynamics

♦ GPA: 3.70 (major), 3.55 (cumulative) ♦ Earth and Mineral Sciences Student Council (2010-2012) ♦ Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, Rules and Regulations Committee (2009-2010), EMS THON (2010-

2011) ♦ Member of American Meteorological Society (2010-Present)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI) August 2012-August 2014 Research Assistant

♦ Analyzed TRMM data to examine the diurnal cycle of latent heating in the tropics ♦ Completed 166-page thesis entitled “Spatial and Temporal Variability of Latent Heating in the Tropics Using

TRMM Observations” ♦ Collaborated with Dr. Tristan L’Ecuyer on graduate research project

REU Program at National Weather Center (Norman, OK) May-July 2011 Research Intern

♦ Evaluate the accuracy of a cloud detection algorithm by comparing output with operational MODIS imagery ♦ Lead author of paper with Dr. Michael Douglas (NOAA/NSSL) entitled “Choosing the Most Accurate Thresholds

for a Cloud Detection Algorithm Using MODIS Imagery” in REU collections ♦ Presented findings at conference for NWC REU Program and NOAA Hollings Scholars (July 2011) ♦ Presented findings in Student Poster Session at annual AMS conference (January 2012)

Penn State University Campus Weather Service (University Park, PA) March 2009-May 2012 Weather Forecaster

♦ Utilized computer forecast models to prepare weather forecasts for regions in Pennsylvania ♦ Prepared and submitted approximately twenty articles for Campus Weather Service website ♦ Collaborated with teams of forecasters during weekly shifts (approximately five hours per week)

SKILLS

♦ Highly proficient in MATLAB, Linux (UNIX), Microsoft Excel, LaTeX ♦ Proficient in FORTRAN, Python, C++, Perl ♦ Completed workshops in MATLAB, statistics, and scientific communication at NOAA’s National Weather

Center in Norman, OK (June 2011)

HOBBIES/INTERESTS ♦ Enjoys traveling to baseball stadiums, cooking Mediterranean dishes, and monitoring space weather

For more information, please visit my website at http://traceydorian.blogspot.com/