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Education |
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University of Miami - RSMAS
Miami, FL
September 2008 - Present
pursuing Ph.D. Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
M.S. Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, 2010
Current GPA: 3.70 / 4.0
University at Albany
Albany, NY
September 2004 - May 2008
B.S. Atmospheric Science
B.S. Physics
Minor in mathematics
Final GPA: 3.72 / 4.0
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Awards |
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3rd place poster presentation amongst physical sciences, 2009 UMiami Research and Creativity Forum
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2008 - 2009 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) Graduate Fellowship and Research Assistantship
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Education 2nd Place Award for Outstanding Oral Presentation, August 2, 2007
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2006 NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship
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Awarded UAlbany Presidential Scholarship for entire undergraduate term
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2004 President's Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence
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Activities and Training |
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University of Miami Chi Epsilon Pi Meteorological Honors Society
Spring 2012 - present
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Dropsonde Quality Control Assistant for the PREDICT Field Campaign. St. Croix, USVI.
September 2010
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The EMC/MMM/DTC Joint WRF Tutorial for Hurricanes - Hands-on training
February 24 - 26, 2010
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The EMC/MMM/DTC Joint Hurricane Science Workshop
February 22 - 23, 2010
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Greater Miami Chapter of the AMS
June 2009 - Present
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Weather In-Situ Deployment Optimization Method (WISDOM)
deployment: November 2009 (operational)
deployment: November 2008 (testing phase)
training: October 2008
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Active member and volunteer for the RSMAS Marine Science Graduate Student Organization (MSGSO)
September 2008 - Present
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Participant in the T-PARC experiment
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, August 2007
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Certified NWS Radiosonde Balloon Launcher
Oct 2007 - Feb 2008
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Capital Region of New York Local Chapter of the AMS
President: 2007 - 2008
Member: 2006 - 2007
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Certified National Weather Service SKYWARN Spotter
April 2004 - 2008
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Research |
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Synoptic sensitivity analysis of Typhoon Sinlaku (2008) and Hurricane Ike (2008) (2010). W. A. Komaromi, E. D. Rappin, S. J. Majumdar, M. J. Brennan, S. G. Chen, D. S. Nolan, R. Langland, and C. S. Velden. Talk presented at The 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Tucson, AZ, May 12, 2010.
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Challenges in the prediction of the life cycle of Typhoon Sinlaku (2008). William A. Komaromi, Munehiko Yamaguchi, Eric D. Rappin, Sharanya J. Majumdar and David S. Nolan. Poster presented at the 63rd Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference (IHC), March 2009.
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Verification of the Albany NWS local WRF model with Warren Snyder, the Science and Operations Officer at Albany National Weather Service, fall 2007
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Gulf Coast Cool Season Tornadoes, with David Imy and Jared Guyer of the Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK, summer 2007. Presented at the Northeast Regional Operational Workshop (NROW) IX, Albany, NY, November 2007; Holling's Presentation Week, Silver Spring, MD, August 2007.
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Internships |
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National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, summer 2011 - Graduate Advanced Study Program (ASP)
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National Weather Service, Albany, NY, fall 2007 - Volunteer Meteorological Aide
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Storm Prediction Center, Norman OK, summer 2007 - Hollings Scholarship Program
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National Weather Service, Albany, NY, spring 2007 - UAlbany Student Intern Program
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