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Dr. Megan Mallard
AMAD ORISE Research Fellow
Education:
- B.S. Meteorology, North Carolina State University (2005)
- M.S. Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University (2007)
- Ph.D. Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University (2011)
Professional Experience:
2011-present: ORISE postdoctoral fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC.
2003-2011: Research assistant, advisor: Dr. Gary Lackmann, NCSU Meteorological Analysis and Prediction Laboratory
Summer 2008: Real-time model system developer, Renaissance Computing Institute of North Carolina (RENCI)
Summer 2004: Research assistant, State Climate Office of North Carolina
2002-2003: Research assistant, supervisor: Dr. Larry Carey, NCSU Radar Meteorology Lab
2005: Student intern, National Weather Service Forecast Office at Raleigh, NC
Summer 2002: Volunteer, National Weather Service Forecast Office at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
Awards and honors:
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Participant in NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Summer Institute on Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences in 2003
Publications:
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Gentry, M. S., and G. M. Lackmann, 2010: Sensitivity of simulated tropical cyclone structure and intensity to horizontal resolution. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 688–704. . (abstract) 
Rickenbach, T. M., P. Kucera, M. Gentry, L. Carey, A. Lare, R. F. Lin, B. Demoz, and D. Starr, 2008: Relationship between anvil clouds and convective cells: A case study in South Florida during CRYSTAL-FACE. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 3917–3932. (abstract)
Presentations
Presentation, Atlantic hurricanes and climate change: Projection of a peak month in a future record hurricane season. 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Tucson, AZ, AMS. May 14, 2010. (abstract)
Presentation, High resolution WRF simulations of an Atlantic hurricane season. 28th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Orlando, FL, AMS. April 29, 2008. (abstract)
Poster, Sensitivity of numerically simulated tropical cyclone structure and intensity to changes in horizontal resolution. 28th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Orlando, FL, AMS. April 29, 2008. (abstract)
Poster, The Sensitivity of WRF Simulations of Hurricane Ivan to Choice of Cumulus Parameterization. 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, AMS. April 25, 2006. (abstract)
Presentation, Anvil Generation During CRYSTAL-FACE. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Summer Institute 2003, Aug. 2003