Honors Thesis : The Relationship Between US East Coast Sea Level and Large Scale North Atlantic Circulation
ATOC 4900 : Independent Study
The US East Coast is exceptionally vulnerable to changes in coastal sea level. Variability in basin scale dynamics drive changes in coastal sea level. This thesis works to quantify the relationship between these dynamics and coastal sea level to explain inter-annual tide gauge variability.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Trend Prediction Accuracy Can Be Increased by Ensemble Member Selection
ATOC 3700-801 Course-Based ATOC Research Experience
Research Question: Does a good match to past performance indicate that a specific ensemble member will have superior predictive skill when compared to other ensemble members from the same model? Which metrics of selection provide the best result? How long do these effects last?
We found that member selection by mean was the most effective, with substantial reductions in trend error present up to 12 years after the member selection period.
Sea Surface Height EOF Interactive Visualization
ATOC 4815-001 Scientific Programming, Data Analysis and Visualization Laboratory
EOF analysis is a powerful tool for understanding spatial and temporal modes of variability of geophysical processes. I was introduced to this concept earlier this semester while doing the literature review for my honors thesis. It is one of the most commonly used statistical methods in climate sciences, and as such it is imperative to understand how to properly derive them, and how to interpret them.
To make these modes of variability easier to understand, I made an interactive plotting function that allows you to select the modes you’d like to see represented and move the maps through time in addition to plotting the whole signal, and the residual signal not captured in the selected EOFs.
Analysis of DPLE Predictive Skill Across ENSO Regimes via ACC Score
ATOC 4500-002 Special Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences – Upper Division: Chaos and Predictability
ENSO is one of the largest modes of variability in the climate system. It has profound impacts on temperature and precipitation around the world. Because of these large impacts on global climate, ENSO is often cited as a source of climate predictability. While we know that ENSO as a whole is a source of predictability, we wanted to understand how the two modes of ENSO vary in their contribution to predictability on sub-decadal time scales.
Pearl and Folsom St. Reimagined
2023 Interdisciplinary Studio
This project was a collaborative effort between myself acting as a planner, an environmental product designer and an architect. I was responsible for large scale streetscape and landscape designs, transportation planning and environmental planning such as stormwater management and seasonal programming.
Redwood City Downtown Precise Plan Critique
2023 Planning Lecture
This project set out to determine if the Redwood City Downtown Precise Plan was a good or bad plan through a variety of criteria that I determined based on critical analysis of urban planning principles and case studies.
Live Near Work : Longmont Sugar Factory Pre-design
2022 Planning Capstone Studio
This Project examined planning and design solutions to the live near work sustainability goal. It was presented at the city of Longmont Planning board commission with the goal of increasing support for sustainable approaches to planning projects.
Addressing Heat Equity Through Collaborative Policy
2022 CU in DC : Environmental Policy
I had the opportunity to study environmental policy in DC through a CU program. I was exposed to the policy making process, the role of governmental and private institutions in science, governmental constraints, and pathways towards leadership positions. This project applied both my planning and climatic knowledge towards the goal of understanding heat equity as a complex social, environmental and economic issue.
Sun Cottages at Beaver’s Brook
2021 Planning Studio
This project was a collaborative effort with three other planners. We were tasked with designing a subdivision in Estes Park. I was responsible for the urban design, zoning designation, code application, utilities planning and stormwater management.
Estes Park Visitor Center Redesign
2021 Planning Studio
The Estes Park Visitor Center hosts the primary bus stop in Estes Park, the Farmers Market, and many other city events. This is the first thing visitors see upon arriving. Reflecting Estes’ Parks natural beauty while providing an inviting space for families and events was centered as the primary goal of this design proposal.
Northeast Park Hill Plan
2021 Planning Studio
This project was a joint effort between myself and three other planners. I was responsible for site analysis, urban space programming, zoning, urban form, stakeholder engagement and equity programs, book layout and graphics.
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