Alexis RodriguezBowling Green, KYWestern Kentucky University Graduate
I have studied concepts of meteorology during my five years at Western Kentucky University, where I also got my bachelors degree in. The classes that I have taken that are important for the major include: weather analysis, synoptic, mesoscale, atmospheric physics, and dynamic meteorology.
I am proficient at utilizing data from surface observations, upper level, and using models to interpret a weather forecast. During my undergraduate, I was a part of the National Weather Association chapter at my university called White Squirrel Weather, which is an observational forecasting team that provides forecasts for the university in relation to certain events. These events include athletic events such as football games, national events, and determining school observations.
I am also great at explaining concepts of meteorological aspects, for which another position I took in my undergraduate is being a meteorology tutor for the introductory course. I help out freshmen taking the course with the required lab course with any questions they may have to calculate a certain variable, explaining more in detail on a certain concept, and see if their answers for each question are correct.
I am more interested in the research sector of meteorology, for which I also took part in the National Weather Center Research Experience for Undergraduates program in Norman, Oklahoma. I did my research project analyzing the interpretations and reasonings of severe weather warnings between people who speak Spanish and those who do not. I have taken this research a step further by presenting it at the American Meteorological Society research conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
One aspect of meteorology that I enjoy is in winter weather, for which I did three in class projects analyzing three specific winter weather events affecting certain parts of the United States and using what I have learned in class to present to my peers.