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J.R. graduated from James Madison University in 2015 with a B.S. in Geographic Science and a Music Industry Minor. J.R. began working for Booz Allen Hamilton in late 2015 as a Geospatial Analyst and currently assists the World-Wide Human Geography Data Working Group (WWHGD WG - wwhgd.org) in their data management and collection efforts.
Throughout his undergraduate career at JMU, J.R. was deeply invested within the Geographic Science department and completed a multitude of studies, including:
An independent study in GIS which analyzed lightning characteristics of derechos (see below under 'Papers'),
An internship as a Geospatial Analyst for the Anicira Veterinary Center,
A study abroad in London and Paris with a focus on European urban design,
A field study of butterfly species distribution across the JMU campus, and
An analysis of the Grace Street urban corridor in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
J.R. is also an avid musician and has played the drums since middle school. At JMU he performed in several musical groups, most notably the Marching Royal Dukes for three years (including the band's performance in the 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade) and the indie rock band Cairo Club (EP: https://cairoclub.bandcamp.com/).
Supervisors: Jeffrey Barrett - WWHGD Data Team Lead
Address: Sterling, Virginia, United States
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Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, Nov 23, 2015
Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2015
Derechos, or widespread, convectively induced wind storms, are a common warm season phenomenon in... more Derechos, or widespread, convectively induced wind storms, are a common warm season phenomenon in the Central and Eastern United States. These damaging and severe weather events are known to sweep quickly across large spatial regions of more than 400 km and produce wind speeds exceeding 121 km h -1 . Although extensive research concerning derechos and their parent mesoscale convective systems already exists, there have been few investigations of the spatial and temporal distribution of associated cloud-to-ground lightning with these events. This study analyzes twenty warm season (May through August) derecho events between 2003 and 2013 in an effort to discern their lightning characteristics.
Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, Nov 23, 2015
Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2015
Derechos, or widespread, convectively induced wind storms, are a common warm season phenomenon in... more Derechos, or widespread, convectively induced wind storms, are a common warm season phenomenon in the Central and Eastern United States. These damaging and severe weather events are known to sweep quickly across large spatial regions of more than 400 km and produce wind speeds exceeding 121 km h -1 . Although extensive research concerning derechos and their parent mesoscale convective systems already exists, there have been few investigations of the spatial and temporal distribution of associated cloud-to-ground lightning with these events. This study analyzes twenty warm season (May through August) derecho events between 2003 and 2013 in an effort to discern their lightning characteristics.