Heather Elizabeth Flachs |
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hflachs83@yahoo.com 131 Bessey Hall Office Hours: Monday 12pm-2pm |
Tornado in Mulvane, Kansas (June 2004) |
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About Me:
I was born on April 1, 1983 in a small west central Illinois town, Quincy. I have an older brother, who is getting married October 22, 2005 to my soon-to-be sister-in-law, Kia Abell. My dad is a Special Education Teacher, while my mom is a Fraternal Assistant for an insurance company. My boyfriend of 4 years, Jeff Daley, currently works for maintenance at a church in the southern suburbs of Chicago, while looking for an environmental science job.
I have three pets: a 5 month old kitten, Chloe, a dwarf hamster, Bailey, and a betta fish, Merlin. I have been on only one storm chase, in which I saw 5 tornadoes in one day (including the one above). I'd say a pretty good outing.
Education:
2005 B.S. Meteorology with a minor in Mathematics: Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Working on obtaining M.S. in Climatology: University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, IL
Teaching Assistant for Dynamic Meteorology
My Research:
~ Summer 2004 Research Experience for Undergraduates - EPSoR - National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK
"Annual Cycles of Thermodynamic Parameters from Global Reanalysis Data"
Mentor: Harold Brooks NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory
~Summer 2005 Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL - Global Change Education Program
"The Use of Atmospheric Aerosol Testing in order to Identify Conditions of Surrounding Environment"-PPT Presentation
Mentors: Dr. Jeff Gaffney and Dr. Nancy Marley
~Spring 2005 City of DeKalb
"Analysis of Three Severe Weather Events that Affect DeKalb, IL: What can a city official learn from a Climatological Record?"
Mentor: Dr. David Changnon