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1 EXPERIENCE Dept. of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Assistant Professor of Meteorology 04 current National Forensic Consulting, Inc. Meteorological Consultant 05-current Dept. of Physics, United States Air Force Academy Assistant Professor of Physics and Meteorology Instructor of Physics and Meteorology 0 03 EDUCATION North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Science 03 Dissertation: Observed and Simulated Supercell Demise Depicted by VORTEX Observations Advisor: Dr. Matthew Parker North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Master of Science in Atmospheric Science 009 Thesis: Mesoscale Convective Systems Crossing the Appalachian Mountains Advisor: Dr. Matthew Parker Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN Bachelor of Science in Meteorology, Summa Cum Laude 007 Minors: Mathematics and French SERVICE Associate Editor, Weather and Forecasting Grant Reviewer, National Science Foundation Grant Reviewer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration North Carolina Academy of Science Publications Committee Associate Editor, Monthly Weather Review 06-present 06-present 05-present 05 present 05 present Department of Geography and Earth Sciences Seminar Series Committee TEACHING EXPERIENCE Dept. of Geography & Earth Sciences Instructor, Meteorology 405/Earth Sciences 505, Meteorological Computer Applications Spring 07, Spring 06 Introduction to computer programming in the Fortran language, including topics such as variable types, selective execution, repetitive execution, arrays, functions, and subroutines. Assignments focus on applying programming principles to various meteorological datasets. Instructor, Meteorology 350, Dynamic Meteorology I Spring 07, Spring 06, Spring 05 An introduction to atmospheric dynamics, covering the equations of motion, pressure coordinates, natural coordinates, fundamental force balances, and circulation and vorticity.

2 TEACHING EXPERIENCE cont d Instructor, Meteorology 450, Advanced Dynamic Meteorology Fall 05, Fall 04 In-depth examination of atmospheric dynamics, focusing on the equations of motion for the atmosphere in a quasi-geostrophic framework, wave phenomena, and the structure and evolution of synoptic scale and convective weather systems. Instructor, Earth Sciences 6000/Infrastructure and Environmental Systems 8000, Numerical Modeling of the Earth System Fall 05 Principles of numerical modeling, including finite differencing, boundary conditions, and parameterizations, with a focus on applications to different components of the Earth system. Dept. of Physics, United States Air Force Academy Instructor and Course Director, Meteorology 30, Introduction to Meteorology and Aviation Weather Fall 03, Spring 04 Introductory survey course on the fundamentals of meteorology, with an emphasis on flight weather and its impacts on aviation. Topics covered include atmospheric stability, cloud physics, air masses and weather systems, weather forecasting, severe weather, and climate. Instructor, Physics 0, General Physics I Spring 03 Introductory physics course covering topics including Newtonian mechanics, conservation of energy, conservation of momentum, rotational motion, Universal Law of Gravitation, and motion in gravitational fields. Instructor, Physics 5, General Physics II Fall 0 Introductory physics course covering topics including electrostatics, simple DC circuits, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, electromagnetic waves, and physical optics. Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University Co-instructor with Dr. Matthew Parker, MEA 444, Weather Analysis and Forecasting II Spring 0 Teaching semester associated with the Preparing the Professoriate program. Responsible for approximately half of the instruction, including the development of lecture material, lab assignments, and assessments. Teaching Assistant to Dr. Matthew Parker, MEA 444, Weather Analysis and Forecasting II Spring 00 Created lab keys, answered questions during lab, graded labs, met with students during office hours, and ran the class-wide forecasting contest. Lab Instructor under Dr. Gary Lackmann, MEA 4, Fundamentals of Meteorology II Spring 008 Lab Instructor under Dr. Sandra Yuter, MEA 3, Fundamentals of Meteorology I Fall 007, 009 Created lab keys, taught lab material and answered questions during lab, graded labs and exams, and met with students during office hours.

3 REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS Davenport, C.E. and M.D. Parker, 05: Observations of the 9 June 009 Dissipating Supercell from VORTEX. Wea. Forecasting, 30, Davenport, C.E., Wohlwend, C.S., and Koehler, T.L, 05: Motivation for and Development of a Standardized Introductory Meteorology Assessment Exam. Bull. Amer. Soc., 96, Letkewicz, C.E., A.J. French, and M.D. Parker, 03: Base-State Substitution: An Idealized Modeling Technique for Approximating Environmental Variability. Mon. Wea. Rev., 4, Letkewicz, C.E. and M.D. Parker, 0: Impact of environmental variations on simulated squall lines interacting with terrain. Mon. Wea. Rev., 39, Letkewicz, C.E. and M.D. Parker, 00: Forecasting the maintenance of mesoscale convective systems crossing the Appalachian Mountains. Wea. Forecasting, 5, CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS,,3 Davenport, C.E., Biggerstaff, M.I., and C.L. Ziegler, 06: Assessment of the Base-State Substitution Idealized Modeling Technique. 8 th Severe Local Storms Conference, AMS, 7- November 06, Portland, OR. Gropp, M., and C. Davenport, 06: Assessing the Impact of the Nocturnal Transition on the Evolution and Lifetime of Supercell Thunderstorms in the Great Plains. 8 th Severe Local Storms Conference, AMS, 7- November 06, Portland, OR. Magee, K.M., and C.E. Davenport, 06: Quantifying the Distance of Supercell-Boundary Interactions. 8 th Severe Local Storms Conference, AMS, 7- November 06, Portland, OR. Davenport, C.E., 06: The Fundamentals in Meteorology Inventory: Results from the Development of a New Meteorology Education Tool. 4th Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Science, NCAS, 4-5 March 07, High Point, NC. Davenport, C.E., 06: Using Worked Examples to Improve Student Understanding and Problem Solving Skills. 96 th AMS Annual Meeting, AMS, -4 January 06, New Orleans, LA. Davenport, C.E., 05: Addressing the Efficacy of the Base-State Substitution Technique: A Comparison of Simulations. 6 th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, AMS, 3-6 August 05, Boston, MA. Davenport, C.E., A.J. French, T.L. Koehler, and D.R. Vollmer, 05: The Fundamentals in Meteorology Inventory: Motivation and Development of a New Meteorology Education Tool. 95 th AMS Annual Meeting, AMS, 4-8 January 05, Phoenix, AZ. Letkewicz, C.E. and M.D. Parker, 0: Idealized Simulations of Supercell Demise Based on VORTEX Observations. 6 th Conference on Severe Local Storms, AMS, 5-8 November 0, Nashville, TN. AMS=American Meteorological Society VORTEX=Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 3 Italics indicate student presenters 3

4 CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS cont d, Letkewicz, C.E. and M.D. Parker, 0: Idealized Simulations of Supercell Demise Based on VORTEX Observations. 4 th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, AMS, -4 August 0, Los Angeles, CA. Letkewicz, C.E. and M.D. Parker, 0: Comparison of Supercell Maintenance and Dissipation Processes Observed During VORTEX. 4 th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, AMS, -4 August 0, Los Angeles, CA. Letkewicz, C.E. and M.D. Parker, 00: Supercell dissipation observed by VORTEX on 9 June th Conference on Severe Local Storms, AMS, -4 October 00, Denver, CO. Parker, M. D., A. J. French, C. E. Letkewicz, M. J. Morin, K. Rojowsky, D. Stark and G. H. Bryan, 009: Mobile sounding measurements of the near-storm environment during VORTEX. Fifth European Conference on Severe Storms, -6 October 009, Landshut, Germany. Parker, M. D., A. J. French, C. E. Letkewicz, M. J. Morin, K. Rojowsky, D. Stark and G. H. Bryan, 009: Mobile sounding measurements of the near-storm environment during VORTEX. 3 th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 7-0 August 009, Salt Lake City, UT. Letkewicz, C.E. and M.D. Parker, 009: Mesoscale convective systems crossing the Appalachian Mountains. 3 th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, AMS, 7-0 August 009, Salt Lake City, UT. Letkewicz, C.E. and M.D. Parker, 008: An observational investigation of mesoscale convective systems crossing the Appalachian Mountains. 4 th Conference on Severe Local Storms, AMS, 7-3 October 008, Savannah, GA. RESEARCH GRANTS UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant: Measuring Thunderstorm Environment Variability in North Carolina. Amount: $5,84, January 05 May 06. MASTER S THESES SUPERVISED Kathleen Magee: An Observational Study on Quantifying the Distance of Supercell-Boundary Interactions in the Great Plains. Completed May 07. Matthew Gropp: Assessing the Impact of the Evening Transition on the Evolution and Lifetime of Supercell Thunderstorms in the Great Plains. Completed May 07. UNDERGRADUATE HONORS THESES SUPERVISED Cody Ledbetter: The Interaction of Supercell Thunderstorms with the Appalachian Mountains. Completed April 07. AMS=American Meteorological Society VORTEX=Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 4

5 SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS Award for Civilian Achievement, Department of the Air Force 04 USAFA Basic Sciences Division Team of the Year: Department of Physics STEM Outreach Team 03 Nominated for the Air Force Outstanding Scientists/Engineering Junior Civilian Award 03 Best Student Poster Presentation, 4 th Conference on Severe Local Storms, American Meteorological Society, Savannah, GA 008 Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, The Liberal Arts and Sciences Honor Society 007 Inducted into Chi Epsilon Pi, The Meteorology Honor Society 005 INVITED PRESENTATIONS Charlotte WeatherFest March 05, 06, 07 Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science Seminar March 04 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Forum, U.S. Air Force Academy October 03 Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research Workshop, National Weather Service, Raleigh, NC October 00 NC State University AMS Student Chapter October 00 AMS Student Conference January 00 Convective Season Training, National Weather Service, Blacksburg, VA March 009 PUBLIC OUTREACH Promoting Geoscience Research, Education, and Success Workshop, Charlotte, NC October 05 StormChasers! UNC Charlotte Camps on Campus June 05 Females Learning About Science Here, Colorado Springs, CO January 04 Girls in the Middle Conference at Otero Junior College, La Junta, CO March 03, 04 Web Weather Extra interview at WRAL TV, Raleigh, NC June 00 Web Weather Extra interview at WRAL TV, Raleigh, NC February 00 AMS=American Meteorological Society 5

6 DEVELOPMENT Workshop for Early Career Geoscience Faculty July 05 A week-long workshop bringing together early career faculty within the geosciences to discuss a variety of topics including effective teaching strategies, course design, establishing a research program in a new setting, working with research students, balancing professional and personal responsibilities, and time management. American Association of Physics Teachers New Faculty Workshop June 03 National workshop for new teaching faculty in physics and related disciplines. Seminars cover the scholarship and implementation of effective teaching pedagogy, presenting a wide variety of proven classroom techniques that can be implemented with minimal time and effort for time-crunched new faculty. Preparing the Professoriate Fellow August 0 May 0 Preparing the Professoriate (PTP) is a program over the course of an academic year that gives doctoral students and faculty the opportunity to develop a mentoring relationship centered on teaching. PTP consists of regular seminar meetings that discuss a variety of issues related to academic careers, in addition to the mentoring relationship with a faculty member. Fellows observe their mentor s teaching for one semester, then co-teach a course with them the next semester. At the conclusion of the program, each fellow completes a teaching portfolio detailing his or her work and reflections from the PTP year. For my PTP experience, I am co-mentored by Dr. Matthew Parker and Dr. Gary Lackmann. Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning Forum October 0 A national forum designed to consider the ways in which graduate students and post-docs gain the knowledge, skills and experience they need to become successful faculty members across science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. Fundamentals in Teaching Workshops Spring 0 The Fundamentals in Teaching (FIT) workshops are designed to provide training and support for graduate students interested in learning the basic concepts of teaching. Several workshops were attended throughout the Spring 0 semester, including Introduction to Teaching, Learning Styles, Classroom Management, Evaluation and Grading, Creating Tests that Assess Higher Order Thinking, Teaching Through Discussion, Effective Questioning Techniques, and Motivational Teaching Strategies. PROGRAMMING AND SCRIPTING LANGUAGES Fortran Matlab GrADS Python 6

7 FIELD EXPERIENCE VORTEX Field Program May June 009, 00 Member of the mobile sounding team, launching weather balloons in the vicinity of supercell storms. Acted as team leader in one vehicle, ensuring safe passage around storms and navigating to the appropriate storm-relative location for data collection. Valparaiso University Convective Field Study June 005, 006, 007 Participant in 0-day storm chase trips under the direction of Dr. Bart Wolf. Students worked together to forecast the location of severe storms, and applied nowcasting techniques learned in the classroom in order to pursue and observe a variety of severe weather. RELATED EXPERIENCE Student Intern at the National Weather Service, Raleigh, NC Summer 008 SOCIETIES North Carolina Academy of Science National Science Teachers Association American Geophysical Union National Weather Association American Meteorological Society 05 present 05 present 04 present 03 present 003 present VORTEX=Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 76