undergraduates:

Chris Karstens

 

Major: Meteorology
Degree: BS
Department: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
College: LAS
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Chris is working with Mark Bryden.

He has been given the opportunity to work under Dr. William Gallus Jr., assisting in his collaborative tornado research with several ISU engineers and storm chaser Tim Samaras. He will be utilizing VRAC to estimate low level tornado wind speeds with the assistance of Stephen Gent.

Next year he plans to continue his education and pursue a master’s degree in meteorology at ISU. In the future Chris hopes to obtain a position with the National Weather Service or in broadcasting.

In his free time he enjoys spending time with his girlfriend and lifting weights.