Lawrence C. Gloeckler, III CONTACT DAES ES330 PHONE: (518) 588-3078 INFORMATION The University at Albany E- MAIL: lgloeckler@albany.edu 12222 RESEARCH INTERESTS Tropical intraseasonal variability, tropical/midlatitude and scale interactions, and medium- and long- range predictability. EDUCATION Ph.D. (Expected 2017) COMMITTEE: Paul Roundy (chair), Lance Bosart, John Molinari, and Heather Archambault M.S. August 2014 THESIS: Associations Between the Madden- Julian Oscillation, Equatorial Rossby Waves, and Extratropical Northern Hemisphere Predictability ADVISOR: Paul Roundy B.S. May 2011 Graduated Summa Cum Laude THESIS: Modulation of the Extratropical Circulation by Combined Activity of the Madden- Julian Oscillation and Equatorial Rossby Waves ADVISOR: Christopher Thorncroft HONORS AND Commendable Oral Presentation Award AWARDS 94th AMS Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA February 2014 Outstanding Poster Award 93rd AMS Annual Meeting, Austin, TX January 2013 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Lifetime Member American Meteorological Society Student Member Capital Region Chapter of the American Meteorological Society Student Member
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE EarthRisk Technologies, Inc. Research Meteorologist August 2013 present SUPERVISOR: David Margolin Lead weekly dynamical model skill discussions, participate in client- specific applied research projects, contribute to seasonal research, and provide operational support. Graduate Research Assistant August 2011 present ADVISOR: Paul Roundy RESEARCH TOPIC: Studying tropical/extratropical interactions and extratropical subseasonal predictability. Examining relationships between large- scale extratropical circulations, the Madden- Julian oscillation, and other modes of tropical variability on intraseasonal and synoptic timescales. PROFESSIONAL AMS Energy Committee EXPERIENCE Member January 2015 present AMS Energy Committee Student Observer March 2014 December 2014 Attended monthly conference calls and provided support and feedback in preparation for the 95th AMS Annual Meeting INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE EarthRisk Technologies, Inc. San Diego, California Research Intern May 2013 August 2013 Participated in forecast product development that leveraged intraseasonal and subseasonal tropical variability to improve midlatitude subseasonal temperature and precipitation forecasts Contributed to research portal updates. Chesapeake Energy Corporation Chicago, Illinois Meteorology Intern May 2011 August 2011 Contributed to global energy and agricultural forecasts Verified U.S. temperature forecasts Participated weekly energy and agriculture calls Provided winter forecast support
National Weather Service Student Intern September 2010 April 2011 Worked with the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) Issued area forecast discussions and climate reports, and quality checked river gage and surface observation data Launched weather balloons and collected upper- air data Helped maintain field equipment Participated in Terminal Aerodrome Forecast research WNYT, News Channel 13 Broadcast Intern May 2010 August 2010 Created on- air weather graphics for the morning weather segments Developed and practiced on- air skills TEACHING AATM 413 EXPERIENCE Weather, Climate Change, and Societal Impacts Spring 2014 Held office hours, graded assignments, aided in classroom activities, and presented graduate research AATM 400 Synoptic Meteorology Fall 2013 Held office hours, graded assignments and participated in student- led map discussions AATM 421 Tropical Meteorology Spring 2013 Held office hours, graded assignments and student- led map discussions, and presented graduate research AATM 311 Severe and Hazardous Weather Fall 2012 Held office hours, graded assignments and student- led map discussions AATM 211 Weather Analysis and Forecasting Spring 2012 Held office hours, graded assignments, and led map discussions
AATM 200 Natural Disasters Fall 2011 Held office hours, graded assignments, led review sessions, and proctored exams REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Gloeckler, L. C., and P. E. Roundy, 2013: Modulation of the extratropical circulation by combined activity of the Madden- Julian oscillation and equatorial Rossby waves during boreal winter. Mon. Wea. Rev., 141, 1347 1357. JOURNAL REVIEWER 2013 Weather and Forecasting Journal of Climate 2014 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Session Chair 6th Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy, 95th AMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona CONFERENCE 95th AMS Annual Meeting PRESENTATIONS Phoenix, Arizona January 2015 ORAL: A Composite Assessment of Sensitivities in the Extratropical Circulation to the Madden- Julian Oscillation and Tropical Cyclones 31st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology San Diego, California April 2014 ORAL: Associations Between West Pacific Tropical Cyclones and Hurricane Sandy (2012) 94th AMS Annual Meeting Atlanta, Georgia February 2014 ORAL: Leveraging the Madden- Julian Oscillation and Equatorial Rossby Waves to Improve Probabilistic Temperature Forecasts AWARD: Commendable Oral Presentation Award 16th Cyclone Workshop Sainte- Adèle, Quebec, Canada September 2013 ORAL: The Evolution of the Large- scale Extratropical Flow Pattern Prior to the Genesis of Hurricane Sandy 6th Northeast Tropical Workshop Rensselaerville, New York May 2013 POSTER: Assessing the Associations Between Convectively Coupled Equatorial Wave Modes and the Polar Stratospheric Circulation
3rd Workshop on Medium/Long Range Weather Forecasting and Subseasonal Atmospheric Drivers May 2013 ORAL: Leveraging Equatorial Rossby Waves and the Madden- Julian Oscillation to Make Better Forecasts 38th Annual Northeastern Storm Conference Rutland, Vermont March 2013 ORAL: The Evolution of the Large Scale Flow Pattern Prior to the Genesis of Superstorm Sandy 93rd AMS Annual Meeting Austin, Texas January 2013 POSTER: The Evolution and Behavior of High- Amplitude Extratropical Wave Patterns Associated with the Madden- Julian Oscillation and Equatorial Rossby Waves AWARD: Outstanding Poster Award 30th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida April 2012 ORAL: Modulation of the Extratropical Circulation by Combined Activity of the Madden Julian Oscillation and Equatorial Rossby Waves POSTER: A Three- Way Feedback Between the Madden Julian Oscillation, Equatorial Rossby Waves, and the Extratropical Atmospheric Circulation 36th Annual Northeastern Storm Conference Taunton, Massachusetts March 2011 ORAL: A Multiscale Investigation of the 12 December 1995 Pacific Northwest Cyclone Event TECHNICAL SKILLS SCIENTIFIC TOOLS: MATLAB, Python, NCL, GEMPAK, R, Spotfire, GRLevel2, GRLevel3, GR2Analyst, NMAP2, WRF PROGRAMMING: C- Shell, HTML, PHP, CSS, jquery, JavaScript OTHER: Microsoft Office Suite