Clear Skies Ahead: Conversations about Careers in Meteorology and Beyond

We talk to Melissa Huffman, a Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Corpus Christi, Texas about her experience with Hurricane Harvey and partnering with local emergency management, local government officials, broadcast meteorologists, and storm spotters to communicate weather risks.

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Hosts: Kelly Savoie and Rex HornerMusic by Steve SavoieProduced by Brandon M. Crose

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We talk to Rob Cifelli, Research Scientist and Lead of the Hydrometeorology Modeling and Applications Team at NOAA’s Physical Sciences Laboratory, about the difficulty of long-term planning with a government budget, bipartisan support for a research agenda that involves crucial issues like flooding and drought, and bonding with a diverse array of scientists on field campaigns.

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Hosts: Kelly Savoie and Rex HornerMusic by Steve SavoieProduced by Brandon M. Crose

AMS Career Resources: https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/education-careers/careers/Contact us: skypodcast (at) ametsoc.orgCopyright © 2020 American Meteorological Society

We talk to Karthik Mukkavilli, Machine Learning Project Scientist in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Exascale Initiative, about the next generation of computing, its transformative power, the emerging interdisciplinary space for machine learning and environmental science, and the cutting edge research taking place in industrial and tech labs.

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Hosts: Kelly Savoie and Rex HornerMusic by Steve SavoieProduced by Brandon M. Crose

AMS Career Resources: https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/education-careers/careers/Contact us: skypodcast (at) ametsoc.orgCopyright © 2020 American Meteorological Society

We talk to Azar Abadi, Research Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska’s College of Public Health Medical Center, about how climate change is affecting people worldwide, the need for climate change expertise in many different sectors, and the challenge of communicating climate risks to rural communities in the United States.

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Hosts: Kelly Savoie and Rex HornerMusic by Steve SavoieProduced by Brandon M. Crose

AMS Career Resources: https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/education-careers/careers/Contact us: skypodcast (at) ametsoc.orgCopyright © 2020 American Meteorological Society

We talk to Ryder Fox, Research Fellow in the DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program at the University of Miami and Consultant at Diversity Learning Solutions, about their nontraditional background, their time-management superpower, the need for diversity, equity, and inclusion advocacy in the sciences, and working for an organization that shares your values.

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Hosts: Kelly Savoie and Rex HornerMusic by Steve SavoieProduced by Brandon M. Crose

AMS Career Resources: https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/education-careers/careers/Contact us: skypodcast (at) ametsoc.orgCopyright © 2020 American Meteorological Society

We talk to Sheila Steinberg, Professor of Social and Environmental Sciences at Brandman University, about her field work in the Peace Corps, infusing mixed methods research into curriculum, working in an interdisciplinary environment, and the social component of science.

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Hosts: Kelly Savoie and Rex HornerMusic by Steve SavoieProduced by Brandon M. Crose

AMS Career Resources: https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/education-careers/careers/Contact us: skypodcast (at) ametsoc.orgCopyright © 2020 American Meteorological Society

We talk to Brett Edwards about his work as a Meteorologist at AccuWeather. We discuss the unrivaled importance of networking, the need for coding skills in the industry, his personal forecasting “wins,” avoiding burnout, and the collaborative science behind a forecast.

Note: Brett is now a Meteorologist at Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Hosts: Kelly Savoie and Rex HornerMusic by Steve SavoieProduced by Brandon M. Crose

AMS Career Resources: https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/education-careers/careers/Contact us: skypodcast (at) ametsoc.orgCopyright © 2020 American Meteorological Society

We talk to Bernadette Woods Placky, Chief Meteorologist and Climate Matters Program Director at Climate Central, about transitioning out of broadcast television, how a minor in French eventually coincided with international work around the Paris Climate Change Agreement, mentors that built her climate IQ, and environmental takeaways from Dr. Seuss.

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Hosts: Kelly Savoie and Rex HornerMusic by Steve SavoieProduced by Brandon M. Crose

AMS Career Resources: https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/education-careers/careers/Contact us: skypodcast (at) ametsoc.orgCopyright © 2020 American Meteorological Society

We talk to Randy Bass, a Manager of the Federal Aviation Administration's Weather Research Branch and an AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologist, about serving as an officer in the Air Force, close calls with tornadoes, transitioning a research capability into operations, and making your next flight as smooth and safe as possible.

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Hosts: Kelly Savoie and Rex HornerMusic by Steve SavoieProduced by Brandon M. Crose

AMS Career Resources: https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/education-careers/careers/Contact us: skypodcast (at) ametsoc.orgCopyright © 2020 American Meteorological Society

We talk to Colleen Iversen, a Senior Staff Scientist in the Environmental Sciences Division and in the Climate Change Science Institute at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, about communicating science, devoting time to her family, having a natural curiosity for the world, asking new questions, finding answers through teamwork, and shaping a story.

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Hosts: Kelly Savoie and Rex HornerMusic by Steve SavoieProduced by Brandon M. Crose

AMS Career Resources: https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/education-careers/careers/Contact us: skypodcast (at) ametsoc.orgCopyright © 2020 American Meteorological Society