Meteorology Internships Established

• ABC News (New York, NY)
• CLTV (ChicagoLand Television) - Oak Brook, IL
• KCRG (Channel 9) - Cedar Rapids, IA
• KDVR (Channel 31) - Denver, CO
• KOIN (Channel 6) - Portland, OR
• KOTV (Channel 6) - Tulsa, OK
• KTVA (Channel 11) - Anchorage, AK
  
• KTVX (Channel 4) - Salt Lake City, UT
  
• WCMH (Channel 4) - Columbus, OH
• WEHT (Channel 25) - Evansville, IN
  
• WEWS (Channel 5) - Cleveland, OH
  
• WEYI (Channel 25) - Clio, MI
  
• WFRV (Channel 5) - Green Bay, WI
  
• WGBA (Channel 26) - Green Bay, WI
  
• WGN (Channel 9) - Chicago, IL
• WILX (Channel 10) - Lansing, MI
  
• WISN (Channel 12) - Milwaukee, OH
  
• WJBK (Channel 2) - Detroit, MI
  
• WJSU/WBMA (Channel 33/40) - Birmingham, AL
• WKEF (Channel 22) - Dayton, OH
• WKRC (Channel 12) - Cincinnati, OH
• WLUC (Channel 6) - Negaunee, MI
• WMFD (Channel 68) - Mansfield, OH
• WNBC (Channel 4) - New York, NY
• WNDU (Channel 16) - South Bend, IN
• WOHL (Channel 25) - Lima, OH
• WOIO (Channel 19) - Cleveland, OH
• WSBT (Channel 22) - South Bend, IN
• WSEE (Channel 35) - Erie, PA
• WSYX (Channel 6) - Columbus, OH
• WTHR (Channel 13) - Indianapolis, IN
• WTNH (Channel 8) - New Haven, CT
• WRTV (Channel 6) - Indianapolis, IN
• WXIX (Channel 19) - Cincinnati, OH
• WXMI (Channel 17) - Grand Rapids, MI
• WXYZ (Channel 7) - Southfield, MI
• WYIN (Channel 56) - Merrillville, IN
• WZZM (Channel 13) - Grand Rapids, MI
• National Climate Data Center
• National Weather Service - Chanhassen (Minneapolis), MN
• National Weather Service - Cleveland, OH
• National Weather Service - Grand Rapids, MI
• National Weather Service - Indianapolis, IN
• National Weather Service - Louisville, KY
• National Weather Service - Neguanee (Marquette), MI
• National Weather Service - North Webster (South Bend), IN
• National Weather Service - Pleasant Hill (Kansas City), MO
• National Weather Service - Romeoville (Chicago), IL
• National Weather Service - Wilmington (Dayton), OH
• Northwest Airlines - St. Paul, MN
• Porter County Schools
• Porter County Emergency Management
• Radio One Communications - Valparaiso, IN
• United Airlines - Chicago, IL
  

Fellowships, Scholarships, Awards/Competitive Placements

Nationally Competitive Undergraduate Research Fellowships / Scholarships / National Awards:

• American Meteorological Society Undergraduate Scholarship: 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005 (2), 2007, 2009 (3)
• Colorado State University Radar REU: 2009
• M.I.T. Haystack Observatory REU: 2004
• Montana State University Solar Physics REU: 2004
• Morris K. Udall Scholarship: 2004
• NASA/Goddard Summer Research Fellowship: 1994, 1995 (2), 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 (2), 2009 (2)
• NASA-Langley (VA) REU: 2007
• NASA-Marshall (Huntsville, AL) REU: 2004
• National Weather Center (Norman, OK) REU: 1998, 2000 (2), 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (2), 2005 (2), 2007, 2008 (2), 2009 (2)
• National Weather Association Pike Scholarship: 2006, 2009
• NOAA Ernest Hollings Scholarship: 2006 (2), 2007, 2008, 2009 (3)
• UCAR Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) Program: 2009
• University of California-Irvine Biogeochemistry and Climate Change REU: 2006
  

Competitive Field Project, Research and Operational Internship Placements:

• Association of American Geographers (West Lakes Division) Student Paper Award: 1999
• Co-op, Climate Prediction Center (Washington, D.C.): 1994
  
• Co-op, Meteorological Development Laboratory (Washington, D.C.): 1997, 2002 (2)
  
• Global Change Education Program (U.S. DOE): 2002
• International H2O (IH2OP) Field Project: 2002 (3)
• National Weather Association Satellite Applications Award: 1999
  
• P.I.M.S. Summer School in Fluid Dynamics (University of Alberta): 1999
  
• Project V.O.R.T.EX. Field Experiment: 1995
• Project V.O.R.T.EX. II Field Experiment: 2009
  
• Project LAKE-ICE Field Experiment: 1997
  
• The STORM Project (University of Northern Iowa): 2001 (2), 2002
  
• National Weather Service SCEP Program: 2007 (2), 2009 (2)
• University of Michigan REU: 2001
• U.S. Department of Energy: 2006
  

Graduate Fellowships/Assistantships/National Awards:

• National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship (Colorado State University): 1996
  
• American Meteorological Society Graduate Fellowship:
• Colorado State University, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001 (2), 2007
• SUNY-Albany, 2002
  
• University of Oklahoma, 2001, 2005, 2009 (2)
• University of Miami, 2009
  
• Research Assistantships:
• Colorado State University, 2004, 2006, 2007 (2)
• Creighton University, 2008
• Florida State University, 2002
• Georgia Tech University, 2006
• Iowa State University, 2004
• North Carolina State University, 2003 (2), 2005, 2007
• Purdue University, 1998, 2005
• San Jose State University (NASA Ames), 1999
• South Dakota School of Mining and Technology, 1997, 2000
• SUNY-Albany, 2004 (3), 2009
• Texas A&M University, 1995 (2), 2002
• Texas Tech University, 1997, 1998, 2004
• University of Alabama-Huntsville (NASA-Marshall), 2003, 2006, 2007
• University of Alaska, 2005
• University of Arizona, 2006
• University of California-Davis, 2007
• University of Hawaii, 2007
• University of Illinois, 1995, 2005
• University of Miami, 2007
• University of Michigan, 2006
• University of Nebraska, 1996, 2007
• University of North Dakota, 2006
• University of Oklahoma, 1995, 1996
• University of Utah, 2009
• University of Washington, 2006
• University of Wisconsin, 1999, 2003, 2005
• Teaching Assistantships:
• Iowa State University, 2009
• Penn State University, 2001
• Purdue University, 2006
• South Dakota School of Mining and Technology, 2003
• SUNY-Albany, 2007 (2)
• Texas Tech University, 2007
• University of Houston, 2005
• University of Illinois, 1997, 2003
• University of Nebraska, 2004, 2006, 2007 (2)
• University of Oklahoma, 2003
• University of Wisconsin, 2003, 2008 (2)

Sample Employers:

• Broadcast Media (television/radio): on-camera and production
• Government Contractors (Raytheon, etc.)
• National Weather Service (forecast offices and national centers)
• National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Private Consulting Firms (WeatherData, etc.)
• U.S. Air Force (officer and civilian)
• U.S. Defense Department
• Universities