NCAS-M ETSP Fellows

Professional development summer internship program for rising sophomores.

Chinedu Chukwu

  • 2019 ETSP Fellow
  • Howard University
  • Chemistry, Rising Sophomore
  • NCAS-M Mentors: Vernon Morris, Ricardo Sakai
  • NOAA Mentors: Jeff McQueen, Megan Lataille, Antonia Gambocarta, Nick Nalli

Henry Budris

  • 2019 ETSP Fellow
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County
  • Computer Science/Math, Rising Sophomore
  • NCAS-M Mentors: Belay Demoz, Ricardo Sakai, Ruben Delgado
  • NOAA Mentors: Tony Reale, Jeff McQueen

Camryn Billett

  • 2019 ETSP Fellow, Cohort 5
  • Howard University
  • Physics, Rising Sophomore | Media, Journalism & Film, Undergraduate Student
  • NCAS-M Mentor: Vernon Morris
  • NOAA Mentors: Nick Nalli, Daniel Tong, Ariel Stein

Sergio Diaz

  • 2020 ETSP Fellow, Cohort 5
  • ETSP Presentation Title: ICESat-2 and Lufft CHM 15k Cloud Base Height Comparison
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County
  • Physics, Undergraduate Student
  • ETSP NCAS-M Mentor: Belay Demoz, Ricardo Sakai, and Ruben Delgado
  • ETSP NOAA Collaborator: Jeff McQueen

Jeannine Dizon

  • 2020 ETSP Fellow
  • Presentation Title: A Comprehensive Analysis of Traffic Density and Air Pollution Concentrations in Maryland
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County
  • Biology, Rising Sophomore
  • NCAS-M Mentors: Belay Demoz, Ricardo Sakai, and Ruben Delgado
  • NOAA Collaborator: Jeff McQueen

Kayla Hudson

  • NCAS-M II Cohort 1, NCAS-M Fellow, NCAS-M ETSP Fellow
  • Jackson State University
  • Meteorology (BS)
  • Research Thematic Area: Effective Communication of Climate and Weather Risk

Kayla Lyons

  • 2020 ETSP Fellow
  • Presentation Title: Climatology of Soil Moisture: Application and Analysis of Soil Moisture Data from Howard University Beltsville Campus
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County
  • Biological Sciences, Rising Sophomore
  • NCAS-M Mentors: Belay Demoz, Ricardo Sakai, and Ruben Delgado
  • NOAA Collaborator: Jeff McQueen

Kendall Parks

  • 2020 ETSP Fellow
  • Presentation Title: A Comparison of HRRR Model Forecasts and Real-Time Observations of Sea Breeze Convection along the Eastern Gulf of Mexico
  • Jackson State University
  • Meteorology, Rising Sophomore
  • NCAS-M Mentor: Loren White
  • NOAA Collaborator: Latrice Maxie

Sebastian Rosales

  • 2020 ETSP Fellow
  • Presentation Title: El Niño Predictions through the Analysis of Water Temperature at Different Depths
  • San Diego State University
  • Applied Mathematics, Rising Sophomore
  • NCAS-M Mentor: Sam Shen
  • NOAA Collaborators: Thomas Smith and Alexander Tardy

Danielle Wilson

  • 2020 ETSP Fellow
  • Presentation Title: The Impact of Particulate Matter Pollution on Respiratory Health Conditions
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County
  • Biochemistry, Rising Sophomore
  • NCAS-M Mentors: Belay Demoz, Ricardo Sakai, and Ruben Delgado
  • NOAA Collaborator: Jeff McQueen

Taylon White

  • 2020 ETSP Fellow, Cohort 5
  • ETSP Presentation Title: A Breath of Fresh Air: An Investigative Study of Ozone Measurements Air Quality Along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi
  • Jackson State University
  • Meteorology, Undergraduate Student
  • ETSP NCAS-M Mentor: Duanjun Lu
  • ETSP NOAA Collaborator: Latrice Maxie

Juan Alape-Toro

  • 2020 ETSP Fellow
  • Presentation Title: Three-Year Comparison of Springtime Saharan Dust Peak Season 2017 – 2019
  • Universidad Metropolitana and University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
  • Chemistry, Rising Sophomore
  • NCAS-M Mentors: Juan Arratia and Vernon Morris
  • NOAA Collaborators: Ariel Stein and Nick Nalli

Anthony Thornton

  • 2017 ETSP Fellow, Cohort 3, Alumni
  • Jackson State University
  • Meteorology, Undergraduate Student
  • NCAS-M Mentor: Remata Reddy
  • NOAA Mentors: Tennessee, WFO