Episodes

Let's be clear about leadership: it's not just about being a manager. We talk to Becky DePodwin, Leyon Greene, and Matt Lacke about being co-chairs of the Early Career Leadership Academy, its inception, and how you can find your own personal definition of leadership if you apply! Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by Steve Savoie Visit AMS Career Resources on the web! Contact us at skypod...

We talk to Meredith Garofalo, Certified Broadcast Meteorologist at WeatherNation, about the value of working in all areas of the newsroom, flying alongside a satellite on the military's largest transport plane, and what she hopes to accomplish as the chair of the AMS Station Scientist Committee. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by Steve Savoie Visit AMS Career Resources on the web! Cont...

We talk to Meredith Garofalo, Certified Broadcast Meteorologist at WeatherNation, about the value of working in all areas of the newsroom, flying alongside a satellite on the military's largest transport plane, and what she hopes to accomplish as the chair of the AMS Station Scientist Committee. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by Steve Savoie Visit AMS Career Resources on the web! Cont...

We talk to Meredith Garofalo, Certified Broadcast Meteorologist at WeatherNation, about the value of working in all areas of the newsroom, flying alongside a satellite on the military's largest transport plane, and what she hopes to accomplish as the chair of the AMS Station Scientist Committee. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by Steve Savoie Visit AMS Career Resources on the web! Cont...

We talk to Javier Fochesatto, Professor and Chair of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, about how there is no use for a great scientific idea if it cannot be expressed, why he encourages students to gain a more diverse experience abroad, and being deployed into grizzly country on a glacier. Javier is also the co-chief editor of the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (JTECH), published by the AMS. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. Cro...

We talk to Javier Fochesatto, Professor and Chair of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, about how there is no use for a great scientific idea if it cannot be expressed, why he encourages students to gain a more diverse experience abroad, and being deployed into grizzly country on a glacier. Javier is also the co-chief editor of the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (JTECH), published by the AMS. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. Cro...

We talk to Javier Fochesatto, Professor and Chair of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, about how there is no use for a great scientific idea if it cannot be expressed, why he encourages students to gain a more diverse experience abroad, and being deployed into grizzly country on a glacier. Javier is also the co-chief editor of the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (JTECH), published by the AMS. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. Cro...

We talk to Tom Kilpatrick, Oceanographer at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, about the competitiveness of tenure track faculty positions, the challenges of being a student athlete while studying engineering and applied mathematics, and how a love for surfing inspired him to learn more about the ocean. See also Deep Learning with Python by François Chollet and Tom's personal website. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter Trepke...

We talk to Tom Kilpatrick, Oceanographer at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, about the competitiveness of tenure track faculty positions, the challenges of being a student athlete while studying engineering and applied mathematics, and how a love for surfing inspired him to learn more about the ocean. See also Deep Learning with Python by François Chollet and Tom's personal website. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter Trepke...

We talk to Tom Kilpatrick, Oceanographer at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, about the competitiveness of tenure track faculty positions, the challenges of being a student athlete while studying engineering and applied mathematics, and how a love for surfing inspired him to learn more about the ocean. See also Deep Learning with Python by François Chollet and Tom's personal website. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter Trepke...

We talk to Jeff Strong, Research Scientist at AIR Worldwide about moving from academia into the private sector, translating high level science to a wide range of stakeholders, and driving across the country for a post-doctoral job at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by Steve Savoie Visit AMS Career Resources on the web! Contact us at skypodcast@ametsoc...

We talk to Jeff Strong, Research Scientist at AIR Worldwide about moving from academia into the private sector, translating high level science to a wide range of stakeholders, and driving across the country for a post-doctoral job at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by Steve Savoie Visit AMS Career Resources on the web! Contact us at skypodcast@ametsoc...

We talk to Jeff Strong, Research Scientist at AIR Worldwide about moving from academia into the private sector, translating high level science to a wide range of stakeholders, and driving across the country for a post-doctoral job at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by Steve Savoie Visit AMS Career Resources on the web! Contact us at skypodcast@ametsoc...

We talk to Tanya Brown-Giammanco, Managing Director of Research at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety about building the testing facility that she now operates, engaging with the major U.S. insurance companies that are investing in her research, and how to make hail in a lab. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by Steve Savoie Visit AMS Career Resources on the web! Contact ...

We talk to Tanya Brown-Giammanco, Managing Director of Research at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety about building the testing facility that she now operates, engaging with the major U.S. insurance companies that are investing in her research, and how to make hail in a lab. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by Steve Savoie Visit AMS Career Resources on the web! Contact ...

We talk to Tanya Brown-Giammanco, Managing Director of Research at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety about building the testing facility that she now operates, engaging with the major U.S. insurance companies that are investing in her research, and how to make hail in a lab. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by Steve Savoie Visit AMS Career Resources on the web! Contact ...

We talk to Matt Fronzak, Weather Portfolio Advisor and Principal Aviation Systems Engineer at the MITRE Corporation, about working in baggage and cabin service for Delta Air Lines before becoming the first meteorologist hired from within the company, managing federally funded research and development centers, and communicating uncertainty. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by Steve Savoie ...

We talk to Matt Fronzak, Weather Portfolio Advisor and Principal Aviation Systems Engineer at the MITRE Corporation, about working in baggage and cabin service for Delta Air Lines before becoming the first meteorologist hired from within the company, managing federally funded research and development centers, and communicating uncertainty. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by Steve Savoie ...

We talk to Matt Fronzak, Weather Portfolio Advisor and Principal Aviation Systems Engineer at the MITRE Corporation, about working in baggage and cabin service for Delta Air Lines before becoming the first meteorologist hired from within the company, managing federally funded research and development centers, and communicating uncertainty. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by Steve Savoie ...

We talk to Doug Hilderbrand, Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador Lead at the National Weather Service, about the reality working shifts on a 24/7 schedule, how the Southeast tornado outbreak in 2011 represented a crossroads for the weather enterprise, and how he has partnered with over 11,000 ambassadors as part of the Weather-Ready initiative. Engage with Weather-Ready Nation at https://www.weather.gov/wrn/. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdite...

We talk to Doug Hilderbrand, Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador Lead at the National Weather Service, about the reality working shifts on a 24/7 schedule, how the Southeast tornado outbreak in 2011 represented a crossroads for the weather enterprise, and how he has partnered with over 11,000 ambassadors as part of the Weather-Ready initiative. Engage with Weather-Ready Nation at https://www.weather.gov/wrn/. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdite...

We talk to Doug Hilderbrand, Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador Lead at the National Weather Service, about the reality working shifts on a 24/7 schedule, how the Southeast tornado outbreak in 2011 represented a crossroads for the weather enterprise, and how he has partnered with over 11,000 ambassadors as part of the Weather-Ready initiative. Engage with Weather-Ready Nation at https://www.weather.gov/wrn/. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdite...

We talk to Vanessa Alonso, the Sunrise/Midday Meteorologist at WCBI, about borrowing every book on weather from the library while in grade school, being the first student to graduate the University of Miami with a dual major in meteorology and broadcast journalism, job searching during a recession, and her success story achieving the CBM designation. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by St...

We talk to Vanessa Alonso, the Sunrise/Midday Meteorologist at WCBI, about borrowing every book on weather from the library while in grade school, being the first student to graduate the University of Miami with a dual major in meteorology and broadcast journalism, job searching during a recession, and her success story achieving the CBM designation. Episode transcript Hosted by Rex Horner and Kelly SavoieProduced by Brandon M. CroseEdited by Peter TrepkeTheme music composed and performed by St...