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Academic Vita
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Marcus D. Walter |
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Email: mdw5005 at psu.edu Web: www.personal.psu.edu/mdw5005/
EDUCATION: B.S. in Meteorology with Honors Option in Weather Forecasting and Communications Schreyer Honors Scholar Bunton-Waller Scholar The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Graduation: Spring 2008
HONORS THESIS: “Interpretation of Return Levels Under a Changing Climate” Thesis Supervisor: Arthur Small Honor Advisor: Jenni-Louise Evans
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Meteorological Society (AMS) Society of the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans (SACNAS)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: Research Protégé, May 2007 to August 2007 Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Sciences (SOARS), Boulder, CO Research Mentors: Dr. Richard Katz, Dr. Barbara Brown ● gained a greater understanding of the occurrence of extreme climate events ● interpreted, performed statistical analysis on annual extreme stream flow data ● worked with statistical programming language R as an analytical tool ● presented research at summer SOARS symposium and AMS national conference
Undergraduate Research Assistant, June 2006 to August 2006 Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP), University Park, PA Research Mentor: Dr. William Brune, Penn State Meteorology Department Head ● developed a complex understanding of ozone chemistry ● designed and built an environmental chamber to run atmospheric ozone experiments ● searched for undiscovered mechanisms that formed ground-level ozone ● presented research at summer SROP symposium
Participant, January 2006 to August 2006 Minority Undergraduate Research Experience (MURE), University Park, PA ● researched weather information for a local TV weather show, Weather World ● analyzed historic weather and climate data for use in TV weather show
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE: PSUBAMS President, April, 2007 to May 2008 Penn State Branch of American Meteorological Society, University Park, PA ● managed organization with more than 90 student members ● developed professional, educational, and social events for student members ● organized educational, social programs and events for members and students ● solicited and secured funding to send 19 students to the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA
Session Chair: Conversations with Professionals, February 2007 to May 2008 AMS Student Conference Planning Committee, New Orleans, LA ● assisted in the organizing national student conference ● recruited speakers to present valuable information to student attendees ● served as the year-round point of contact for speakers in “Conversation with Professionals Session” ● served as the “Student Welcome”--speaking to more than 500 students.
Representative, September 2005 to May 2006 Bunton-Waller Fellows Program, University Park, PA ● participated in bi-weekly meeting, ● developed educational and social events for Bunton-Waller Fellowship recipients
Teaching Intern, January 2005 to May 2005 Geography 121: Understanding Geographic Data, University Park, PA, ● assisted students in understanding and completing class projects ● tutored students in and out of class ● provided assistance to teaching assistant during class
BROADCAST EXPERIENCE Student Presenter, August 2007 to May 2008 Penn State Weather Communications Group, University Park, PA ● produced special student centered weather features for The Weather Channel® ● received national television exposure for features
Shift Manager, Member, January 2005 to May 2008 Campus Weather Service, University Park, PA ● forecasted the weather on local radio stations ● created web weather forecasts for the Campus Weather Service website ● produced video weather forecasts and trained students to CWS video shifts
Director, Floor Manager, January 2005 to May 2007 Penn State Weather Communications Group, University Park, PA ● directed local Penn State Weather Show WeatherWorld ● manage timing, run-down of weather show
WORK EXPERIENCE: Ticketing Staff, August 2007 to November 2007 Intercollegiate Athletics Department, Penn State, University Park, PA ● disseminating football tickets to student ticket holders ● removed trash from in front of student ticket gates ● guided students safely through the ticket entrance gates
Clerk, May 2005 to August 2005 Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office, Chicago, IL ● assisted customers locate information on property in Cook County ● manually organized thousands of historical property files dating from 1870 to 2005
Student Custodian, Summer 2002-2004, Winter of 2003-2005 Proviso Township High Schools, Maywood, IL ● teamed with other to clean classrooms and high schools clean ● operated heavy cleaning equipment such as scrubbing machines, high speed buffers
OTHER EXPERIENCES: Volunteer, January 2005 to May 2008 Ability Athletics Program, University Park, PA ● physically trained with, motivated handicapped, disabled athletes ● competed with athletes in track and field meets
Volunteer, April 2006, 2008 Hurricane’s Outreach Program to Educate Students (HOPES), NBC 10, Philadelphia, PA ● gave Philadelphia area students a tour of Penn State’s meteorology department; ● exposed students to life as a meteorology student at Penn State
Participant, June 2004 to August 2004 PRE-First Year Engineering and Science Program, University Park, PA, ● participated in a rigorous program designed to prepare students for first year in college.
AWARDS/HONORS (AMS) Paros-Digiquartz Scholarship, Fall 2007 American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA ● awarded to 21 senior meteorology students in nation based on merit/accomplishment in field
Society of Distinguished Alumni Scholarship, Fall 2007 to Spring 2008 Schreyer Honors College, University Park, PA ● awarded on the basis of academic excellence and achievement
Hans A. Panofsky Scholarship in Meteorology, Fall 2007 to Spring 2008 Penn State Meteorology Dept., University Park, PA ● for demonstrated superior academic ability and financial need for obtaining a degree
Joel and Peggy Myers Scholarship in Meteorology, Fall 2006 to Spring 2007 Penn State Meteorology Dept., University Park, PA ● awarded to students who have particular interest/aptitude to forecasting and communications
Charles L. and Anna R. Hosler Scholarship in Meteorology, Fall 2005 to Spring 2006 Penn State Meteorology Dept., University Park, PA ● awarded to students enrolled in Department of Meteorology who have achieved superior academic records or who manifest promise of outstanding academic success
Matthew J Wilson Honors Scholarship, Fall 2004 to Spring 2008 College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, University Park, PA ● in recognition of undergraduates who have superior academic records
Dean’s List, Five Semesters, Fall 2007 Magnus Charitable Trust Scholarship, 2004 to Spring 2008 BP Scholarship, Fall 2004, 2005 Sam Walton Community Scholarship, Fall 2004 to Spring 2005 Maywood Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, Fall 2004 to Spring 2005 Coca Cola Scholarship, Fall 2004 to Fall 2007
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