2024-2025 PSUBAMS Executive Board
President: Sarah Munier
Sarah Munier is a rising junior in the Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences program, in the general option with an intended minor in climatology. She is from Long Beach, NY, a small barrier island off south shore Long Island. Her interest in meteorology first struck when she witnessed Hurricane Sandy firsthand in 2012. Sarah is involved in various campus organizations including Campus Weather Service, Storm Chase Team, EMS Ambassadors, and EMS benefitting THON. In addition, she is a Schreyer Honors Scholar. This summer she will be volunteering for MARFC at NWS in innovation park and she looks forward to working with the team there. In her free time, Sarah loves to spend time with family and friends, read as many books as she can, and participate in any/all outdoor activities. She is very honored and excited to serve as President of PSUBAMS!
Vice-President: Tyler Morrow
Tyler Morrow is an incoming third year in the General Option of the Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences program at Penn State University with minors in Climatology and GIS. Growing up in southeast Pennsylvania, he has experienced numerous large snowstorms, hurricanes, and severe weather events which helped foster his interest in meteorology. Outside of PSUBAMS, he serves as a Relay For Life chairperson on EMS Student council, a campus weather service forecaster, and the Storm Chase treasurer. He attended the 2023 NWA conference, with plans to return to the conference this fall, and spent the last semester Student Volunteering at the Mid Atlantic Forecast Center. He is excited for the opportunity to serve as the PSUBAMS vice present and is looking forward to a great year!
Secretary: Emily Shor
Emily Shor is a rising junior in Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences in the general option, with intended minors in French and GIS. She is from Swarthmore, PA (the first r is silent!), which is in the Philly suburbs. She has loved the weather from a young age; throughout middle school she would wake up fifteen minutes early every morning to have time to watch the Weather Channel. In the Meteorology department, Emily is involved in Campus Weather Service, and elsewhere on campus, she is a part of TEDxPSU, Penn State Hillel, most often with Challah for Hope, and the Schreyer Honors College. This summer, she will be studying abroad in France for her minor. She is excited to learn more about the culture, and maybe she will catch some interesting French weather broadcasts while she is there. In her free time, Emily likes to cook, read books, and take walks, all preferably with friends or family. She can’t wait to be your PSUBAMS secretary!
Treasurer: Matthew Carlson
Matthew Carlson is an incoming second-year student in Penn State’s Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences program, in the general option with aspirations to achieve a certificate in Geographic Information Science and another certificate in Climate and Environmental Change. Growing up in the Chicagoland area, he has had his fair share of snow days, cold days, and severe thunderstorms. Needless to say, he has found the world around us fascinating enough to study during his college years and thinks that the idea that we, right here, right now, can forecast what is going to occur tomorrow, and the next day, and the next week (with solid accuracy), is mind-blowing! During his time at Penn State, he has found himself saying “yes” to every single opportunity, and that has landed him in a ton of clubs within the Department of Meteorology. Apart from being an active board member in three organizations, he is an undergraduate research assistant to Dr. Jon Nese, a Walker Building “tower worker”, and a producer on Weather World. He dreams of working in either the public sector or academia in an effort to make contributions to the science that helps in the fight against climate change. Outside of academics, he loves everything sports, reading, and travel! He cannot wait to be your treasurer for PSUBAMS this year!
PR Officer: Hannah George
Hannah George is from Pittsburgh, PA and she is a rising third year majoring in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Sports Studies. This will be her second year as the PSUBAMS PR officer. Though she is not a Meteorology major, she has a love for weather and a love for this club! Outside of PSUBAMS, she is head of outreach for Weather Outreach and Education, a communication shift member for Campus Weather Service, and an on-air talent for multiple Penn State Network Television shows. She is so excited to see what this year has in store for PSUBAMS!
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Melissa Gervais
Dr. Melissa Gervais is an assistant professor in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science as well as a faculty fellow of the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences at Penn State. Prior to joining Penn State in September 2018, she worked as a postdoctoral research scientist at Columbia University. She received her BS and MS from the University of Toronto and her PhD from McGill University, working with Dr. Bruno Tremblay and Dr. John Gyakum. Her broad research interests lie in climate dynamics with a focus on the Arctic. In particular, she is interested in the coupled interactions between the atmosphere, ocean, and sea ice. The central motivation for her work lies in understanding the impacts of climate change and how it is manifested as changes in daily sensible weather that impact society.
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