Brennan Stutsrim

R&D Associate at NYS center of excellence in Weather and climate analytics

Education:

Bachelor of Science (B. S.) in Atmospheric Science with a minor in Physics from the University at Albany (UAlbany), State University of New York (SUNY Albany)

Main Project/Thesis: Long Island Sound Tropospheric Ozone Study (LISTOS)

  • Measured vertical profiles of ozone concentration over the Long Island Sound using balloon-borne ozonesondes

  • Studied the effects of sea break circulations on the surface ozone concentration on Long Island

Master of Science (M. S.) in Atmospheric Science from the University at Albany (UAlbany), State University of New York (SUNY Albany)

Main Project/Thesis: A Mechanism for Upscale Growth of Convection in the Complex Terrain of the Northeast U. S.

  • Simulated the physical processes allowing discrete convection to grow into back-building mesoscale convective systems (MCS) in the Hudson Valley of New York using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model

  • Utilized machine learning techniques to study the pre-convective environment in the Hudson Valley, as represented in the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) Model

  • Created a quick-reference sheet to assist National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters in assessing the short-term likelihood of upscale growth of convection

Relevant Experience:

Internship with the Senior Programming Analyst in the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at the SUNY Albany

  • Updated software libraries to support the latest versions of WRF-ARW

  • Built and tested WRF-ARW on updated Linux environments

Areas of Expertise or Specialties:

  • Python and Linux Programming

  • Severe Weather and Thunderstorms

  • Synoptic-scale Meteorology

  • Weather Prediction Modeling

Current Projects:

  • Developing a dashboard to communicate model-based forecasts of impactful weather for New York State utilities

  • Developing a short-term prediction model for sudden changes in solar energy output due to cloud cover

Past Projects:

  • Creation and automation of graphics to provide further context for New York State Mesonet wind measurements

  • Creation and automation of graphics to communicate NWS forecasts and warnings