Past Research
Geodesy
During the 2014-15 school year, I worked with Dr. Clark Wilson on calibrating the supergravtimeter that is now being used at the McDonald Observatory in West Texas. The supergravtimeter allows for some of the most accurate GPS measurements on the planet.
Shallow Crustal Geophysics
In June 2015, I was part of a group of researchers from the USGS and Stanford that investigated the geophysics and geology of Duchess Canyon, CA. The focus of which was understanding the extensional processes that shaped that area of the Owens Valley. PIs: Chris Castillo and Connie de Massie
Snake River Plain
In 2015, I was part of a multi-institutional collaboration aimed at investigating the geothermal resource capability of the Snake River Plain in Idaho. PIs: Colin Williams, Jake DeAngelo, many others.
Boundary Layer Circulations
We are interested in understanding the nature of boundary layer circulations. We combine multiple observational meteorology data and measurements such as dual-doppler radar, flux tower measurements from the Oklahoma Mesonet, and others to answer the question of how these circulations formed. Why did it happen then? How do they organize into different types of circulations? Why did they behave the way they did? What does this tell us about the state of the atmosphere? In order to understand these questions multi-class linear discriminant analysis was used.
The right hand gif is an example of roll circulations from the Twin Lakes, OK WSR-88D radar site. Gifs like these help with figuring out when boundary layer circulations start and end, so that programs can tell what wind speed, wind shear, and sensible heat flux were present when these circulations formed.
