Samantha Carlson

SAMANTHA CARLSON 7840 Contee Road, APT 134 Laurel, MD 20707 (856)- - Education Catholic University of America – Washington, D.C. Master of Science in Applied Space Weather Research – January 2022   GPA: 3.97 Thesis: Quantifying Uncertainties of the FAA CARI-7 Aviation Radiation Dose Rate Model Millersville University – Millersville, Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science in Meteorology – May 2020   Minor in Space Weather and Heliophysics Cum Laude Work Experience Federal Aviation Administration – Washington, D.C. Meteorologist, April 24, 2022 – Present      With assistance, develop a space weather program in the Aviation Weather Research branch to increase aviationbased space weather research. Act as the Aviation Weather Division’s subject matter expert on space weather and its effects on aviation. Assist meteorologists and engineers in the division with developing presentations and briefings related to aviation weather. Serve as the Web Liaison for the Aviation Weather Division (ANG-C6) to coordinate updates and edits to both the FAA Internet and Intranet. Obtaining program management and contracting officer representative skills through courses leading to certification. Federal Aviation Administration – Washington, D.C. Associate Business Analyst, January 3, 2022 – March 2022     Contracted by DigitaliBiz, Inc./Chickasaw Nation Industries to support the Aviation Weather Division of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Presented my Aviation Weather Research Program benefits beyond aviation analysis work from my summer 2021 internship as a poster at the 102nd annual American Meteorological Society (AMS) Conference on January 27, 2022. Presented findings from an analysis of clearing times of stratus clouds at the San Francisco International Airport conducted during my internship over summer 2021 at the 102 nd annual AMS Conference on January 24, 2022. Appointed as Web Liaison for the Aviation Weather Division (ANG-C6) to coordinate updates and edits to both the FAA Internet and Intranet. Federal Aviation Administration – Washington, D.C. Junior Analyst, June 1, 2020 – December 31, 2021         Contracted by DigitaliBiz, Inc./Chickasaw Nation Industries to support the Aviation Weather Division of the FAA. Full-time: June 2020 – August 2020, June 2021 – August 2021 Part-time: September 2020 – December 2020 Assisted with and wrote recommendations for updated Research Evolution Plans for Inflight Icing, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and Wind. Conducted literature reviews regarding economic benefits and loses of weather impacts to aviation. o Presented this research as a poster at the 101st annual AMS Conference. Evaluated benefits of the FAA Aviation Weather Research Program beyond aviation and developed a poster of the findings. Studied clearing times of stratus clouds at the San Francisco International Airport to discover trends over the past ten years. Reviewed and assisted with addressing seven submissions to the FAA NextGen Aviation Weather Needs Portal. National Aeronautics and Space Administration – Greenbelt, Maryland Science Research Intern, August 1, 2020 – March 15, 2021 Millersville University – Duncan Alumni Development Office – Millersville, Pennsylvania Student Worker, March 19, 2018 – May 8, 2020 MIT Haystack Observatory – Westford, Massachusetts Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Intern, June 6, 2019 – August 10, 2019  Assigned to the project of Estimating High Resolution Wind Fields of the Upper Atmosphere Using Meteors under    the guidance of Dr. Ryan Volz. Developed synthetic primitive wind fields of the MLT with Python to investigate wind fields from data taken from SIMONe (Spread-spectrum Interferometric Multistatic meteor Observation Network). Utilized mean wind estimates to extract the doppler shift vector, Bragg vector, and noise from SIMONe data to then implement linear-least squares to estimate the horizontal wind components. Analyzed wind spectra collected from the MLT and found expected tidal components along with lower period waves. Delta Air Lines – Atlanta, Georgia Meteorology Intern, June 4, 2018 – August 17, 2018     Analyzed 5 years of PIREPs, RAOB data, EDR values, and METARs over Salt Lake City to determine specific wind patterns causing turbulence, utilizing Bufkit, CIWS, Excel, NAM 12 2D Maps, NOAA Windgrams and archived surface analysis maps. Determined overall wind patterns and speeds at three levels of the atmosphere and classified three patterns and wind thresholds. Updated internal links for lead forecasters. Shadowed lead forecasters through their daily shifts. Activity Involvement American Meteorological Society, August 2016 – Present   National Member Student Assistant at the 99th and 100th Annual Meetings American Meteorological Society Committee on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Student Representative, December 13, 2019 – January 31, 2022 American Geophysical Union, August 2019 – Present  National member Space Weather Club, September 2016 – May 2020    Co-founder of the sub club of the student chapter of the American Meteorological Society. Launched high altitude weather balloons carrying a package to measure UV-A, UV-B and X-Rays in the atmosphere. Recorded, analyzed, and plotted data. Delta Zeta Sorority, April 2017 – May 2020  Positions Held: o o o President – December 2018 – December 2019  Acted as the liaison between National Headquarters and the chapter  Organized and ran chapter meetings  Managed chapter budget  Oversaw all executive positions Vice President of Membership – January 2018 – December 2018 Courtesy Chair and GCAT (Greek Chapter Assessment Tool) – August 2017 – January 2018 SAMANTHA CARLSON 7840 Contee Road, APT 134 Laurel, MD 20707 (856)- - Campus Weather Service, August 2016 – May 2019    Lead Forecaster Updated 7-day outlook and weather discussion each shift Prepared and recorded forecast on telephone hotline for local public inquiries Conferences Attended      National Greek Leadership Association Conference – 2/2018 Delta Zeta’s National Convention – 7/2018 American Meteorological Society National Conference – 1/2019, 1/2020, 1/2021, 1/2022 Space Weather Workshop – 4/2019, 4/2021 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting – 12/2019 Presentations          Clark, R., Akerley, C., Carlson, S., Dellandre, M., Torres, A., Worth, M. (2018). Presentation at the Conference on Education and Poverty: Educating the At-Risk Population on the Effects of Pollution and Lead, Millersville University, PA. Fleming, R., Carlson, S., Reams, S., Stitely, N., Clark, R. (2019). Radiation Profiles During a Quiescent Sun. Poster presentation at the Space Weather Workshop, Boulder, CO. Fleming, R., Carlson, S., Reams, S., Stitely, N., Clark, R. (2019). Radiation Profiles During a Quiescent Sun. College of Science and Technology 19th Annual Fall Student Research Poster Display, Millersville University, PA. Carlson, S., Volz, R., Chau, JL., Urco, JM., Vierinen, J. (2019). Analysis of High-Resolution Wind Fields of the Upper Atmosphere Observed with a Multistatic Meteor Radar Network. Poster presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Carlson, S., Volz, R., Chau, JL., Urco, JM., Vierinen, J. (2020). Analysis of High-Resolution Wind Fields of the Upper Atmosphere Observed with a Multistatic Meteor Radar Network. Poster presentation at the 17th Conference on Space Weather, American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. Bass, R., Carlson, S., Dubrovsky, A. (2021). Costs and Benefits of Weather Services on the Aviation Industry: An Economic Perspective. Poster presentation at the 21st Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Virtual. Bass, R., Carlson, S. (2022). AWRP Benefits Beyond Aviation. Poster presentation at the 31st Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/21st Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Virtual. Carlson, S., Smith, B., Venzke, K. (2022). A Historical Perspective of San Francisco International Airport Clearing Times. Poster presentation at the 22nd Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Virtual. Carlson, S., Bain, H. M., Copeland, K. (2022). Quantifying Uncertainties of the CARI-7 Aviation Radiation Dose Rate Model. Talk at the 19th Conference on Space Weather, American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Virtual. Skills      Python Research Problem solving Data interpretation Presentation      Computer modeling applications Analysis Policy interpretation Microsoft Office Suite Written and oral communication