Atmospheric Scientist Career Research and Resources
T-Kartor USA
• Contracted by Transport for London to produce wayfinding maps for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. • Modified 3D representations of London’s landmark buildings to make them visually accurate in appearance, location and orientation. • Converted 3-dimensional building models to plan view and adjusted the scale, viewing angle and orientation so they would look the same as to a user walking down the street. • Used Autodesk 3ds ...
Avg. Salary: $57,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
Sanborn
• Worked as a USDA contractor to support the Natural Resources Conservation Service. • Extracted feature data from NAIP imagery to identify different land-use patterns. • Analyzed infrared and visible satellite imagery across the continental U.S. to gain insight on land use and determine what vegetation species were present. • Acted in a quality control capacity by consulting daily with USDA forestry and conservation specia...
Avg. Salary: $57,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
Student
Learned how to automate processes in ArcMap using python. Used SQL to manipulate tabular data and create new layers. Completed extensive meteorology coursework (MetEd COMET) to supplement work experience. Attended online seminars through Vaisala. Learned radar and satellite interpretation techniques through the Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training (VISIT) website.
Avg. Salary: $57,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
The Franklin Institute
Facilitate discussions of the content of the museum's exhibits with visitors through inquiry-based learning and run demonstration carts.
Avg. Salary: $0 · Company Rank: Not Available
PSU Campus Weather Service
Supervised students. Coordinated the forecasts, radio hits, and videos. Contributed to severe weather forecasts. Member of the Camera Operations Crew for the Live Broadcast Team, requiring setting up live shots. Edited videos. Some videos aired on local T.V.
Avg. Salary: $0 · Company Rank: Not Available
Pennsylvania State Climatologist & NOAA/ NWS Mid-Atlantic River Forecast Center
Wrote four one-page post-analyses for four extreme weather events that caused flooding within the MARFC coverage area, which were subsequently published on the MARFC's website: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/marfc/Rivers/FloodClimo/MARFCHistoricFloodEvents/index.php
Avg. Salary: $0 · Company Rank: Not Available
The Learning Center at Penn State Abington
Tutored students walking into the Center in Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, Chemistry, and Physics.
Avg. Salary: $0 · Company Rank: Not Available
PSU Emergency Management Club
Forecast severe weather events for major football games at Beaver Stadium. Wrote an analysis of a tornado touchdown in Central Pennsylvania.
Avg. Salary: $0 · Company Rank: Not Available
Science And Technology Corporation
Avg. Salary: $47,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
Avg. Salary: $47,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
