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# Personal info
name: Christopher Rodell
title: Ph.D. Canidate in Atmospheric Science
title: Ph.D. Candidate in Atmospheric Science
email: [email protected]
# website: https://github.com/cerodell

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- title: University of British Columbia Vancouver
title: University of British Columbia Vancouver
caption: 2019 - Present <br> <b><i>David Bates Scholarship 2019 <br> W.H. Mathews Scholarship 2020 <br> 7th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference Scholarship 2024 </i></b>
sub_title: Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences
caption: 2019 - Present
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- David Bates Scholarship 2019
- W.H. Mathews Scholarship 2020
- 7th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference Scholarship 2024


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title: University of Colorado Boulder
caption: 2017 - 2018 <br> 2008 - 2013 <br> <b><i>Dean’s list Fall 2017/Spring 2018 <br> Undergraduate Research Fellow; Characterizing Thunderstorm <br> Outflow Boundaries in Complex Terrain</i></b>
sub_title: B.A. Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences <br> B.A. Physical Geography
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# Research Assistant in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

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title: Pennsylvania State University
caption: 2015 -2016
sub_title: Certificate in Weather Forecasting
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- title: Research Experience # Title for the section
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sub_title: Graduate Research Assistant
caption: 2019 - Present
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- Developing a Numerical Weather Prediction derived Fire Weather Forecast Model to assess the moisture content within varied layers of the forest fuels (vegetation) for daily use by operational wildland firefighters.
- This hourly forest fuel moisture forecast is being integrated into a fire growth and fuel emissions model to aid in smoke forecast predictions in the Bluesky Canada smoke forecast system.
- A webpage was created for displaying the Fire Weather Forecast products, associated meteorology, and current wildfire locations on a zoomable map with popup point forecast functionality. For more information, visit the Fire Weather Forecast website.
- Constructed low-cost, in situ instruments to observe and profile the vertical concentration of PM2.5 in wildfire smoke plumes. These disposable Particulate Matter Sensors, calibrated against an industry-standard GRIMM OPC, provide a low-cost way to collect data to better understand wildfire smoke dynamics and forecasting. The sensors, built with off-the-shelf components, cost approximately $100 to build. For more information, visit the Fire Sensors website.
- Co-creator and Instructor (with Dr. Stull) of a new fourth-year Synoptic Fire Weather Forecasting Course, which includes the following topics:
- Analyze and interpret weather-observation data,
- Interpret numerical weather prediction models,
- Apply meteorological principles to fire behavior,
- Compare alternative fire spread/danger outcomes given weather forecast uncertainty,
- Develop fire response plan of the day materials (as if they were professional fire-weather forecasters).
- Each Friday, a graduate or fourth-year undergraduate student in the Atmospheric Science Department is required to do a weekend weather forecast. I am considered the Graduate Student Subject Matter Expert and assist the student in developing their one-hour forecast.
- Teacher Assistant for Dr. Stull's Weather Instruments Course
- Assist with developing grant proposals that fund various research projects within the department.
- Notable Coursework:
- Data Analysis in Atmospheric, Earth, and Ocean Sciences
- Boundary-Layer Meteorology
- Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
- Numerical Techniques for Ocean, Atmosphere, and Earth Scientists
description: |
- Developing a Numerical Weather Prediction derived Fire Weather Forecast Model to assess the moisture content within varied layers of the forest fuels (vegetation) for daily use by operational wildland firefighters.
- This hourly forest fuel moisture forecast is being integrated into a fire growth and fuel emissions model to aid in smoke forecast predictions in the Bluesky Canada smoke forecast system.
- A webpage was created for displaying the Fire Weather Forecast products, associated meteorology, and current wildfire locations on a zoomable map with popup point forecast functionality. For more information, visit the Fire Weather Forecast website.
- Constructed low-cost, in situ instruments to observe and profile the vertical concentration of PM2.5 in wildfire smoke plumes. These disposable Particulate Matter Sensors, calibrated against an industry-standard GRIMM OPC, provide a low-cost way to collect data to better understand wildfire smoke dynamics and forecasting. The sensors, built with off-the-shelf components, cost approximately $100 to build. For more information, visit the Fire Sensors website.
- Co-creator and Instructor (with Dr. Stull) of a new fourth-year Synoptic Fire Weather Forecasting Course, which includes the following topics:
- Analyze and interpret weather-observation data,
- Interpret numerical weather prediction models,
- Apply meteorological principles to fire behavior,
- Compare alternative fire spread/danger outcomes given weather forecast uncertainty,
- Develop fire response plan of the day materials (as if they were professional fire-weather forecasters).
- Each Friday, a graduate or fourth-year undergraduate student in the Atmospheric Science Department is required to do a weekend weather forecast. I am considered the Graduate Student Subject Matter Expert and assist the student in developing their one-hour forecast.
- Teacher Assistant for Dr. Stull's Weather Instruments Course
- Assist with developing grant proposals that fund various research projects within the department.
- Notable Coursework:
- Data Analysis in Atmospheric, Earth, and Ocean Sciences
- Boundary-Layer Meteorology
- Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
- Numerical Techniques for Ocean, Atmosphere, and Earth Scientists
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title: University of Colorado
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caption: Sept. 2017 - Feb. 2019
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- Assisting Dr. Katja Friedrich and Nicholas Luchetti (Ph.D. student) in evaluating thunderstorm outflow boundaries in WRF-Fire.
- My tasks included detecting and analyzing 26 observed outflow boundaries in the Colorado Front Range to validate WRF’s ability to accurately model gust fronts.
- Analyzed the characteristics of each individual outflow boundary using a variety of remote sensing and in-situ instruments.
Depth, length, propagation speed/direction, temperature/pressure change, turbulence, and maximum velocity throughout the boundary layer were quantified and categorized depending on the thunderstorm type, terrain, and ambient atmospheric conditions.
- <a target="_blank" href="http://clouds.colorado.edu/fire/">For more information</a>
- Assisted Dr. Katja Friedrich and Nicholas Luchetti (Ph.D. student) in evaluating thunderstorm outflow boundaries in WRF-Fire.
- Tasks included
- Detecting and analyzing 26 observed outflow boundaries in the Colorado Front Range to validate WRF's ability to accurately model gust fronts.
- Analyzing the characteristics of each individual outflow boundary using a variety of remote sensing and in-situ instruments. Depth, length, propagation speed/direction, temperature/pressure change, turbulence, and maximum velocity throughout the boundary layer was quantified and categorized depending on the thunderstorm type, terrain, and ambient atmospheric conditions.
- <a target="_blank" href="http://clouds.colorado.edu/fire/">For more information</a>
- Notable Coursework:
- Scientific Computing in Atmospheric Science
- Atmospheric Radiative Transfer and Remote Sensing
- Atmospheric Dynamics
- Numerical Methods and Modeling in Atmospheric Science
- Atmospheric Dynamics
- Atmospheric Physics
- Synoptic Meteorology
- Applied Mathematics (Differential and Partial Differential Equations)
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