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| Andrea Melvin |
Program Manager, EarthStorm
Oklahoma Climatological Survey
Ms. Melvin graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1997 with her Bachelors
of Science (B.S.) in Meteorology. She was not interested in forecasting or research.
Instead, Ms. Melvin had a strong desire to work with K-12 teachers and students
in particular the use of software to visualize atmospheric phenomena. Her interest
in weather began in elementary school after seeing the NOVA documentary on Dr.
Howard Bluestein's TOTO experiments.
Ms. Melvin works for the Oklahoma Climatological
Survey as the Program Manager for the EarthStorm program. Each day is a new adventure.
A typical day involves working on many projects at once like preparing for workshops,
organizing the science fair, debugging software, visiting schools, giving tours
of Mesonet stations, preparing web site materials, and answering emails from
students and teachers.
Outside of work, Ms. Melvin spends time cheering her daughter
during soccer games. After a long day at work, curling up with a good DVD or
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