Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Shawn Murdzek

(He/Him)

Data Assimilation Scientist for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Data

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Education
  • Ph.D., Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Pennsylvania State University, 2022
  • M.S., Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Pennsylvania State University, 2019
  • B.S., Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Pennsylvania State University, 2019

Research Interests

I am a weather and computer science enthusiast who previously performed research related to deep, moist convection and tornadic storms and who currently works within NOAA/Global Systems Laboratory to improve our regional forecast modeling systems. I also consider myself an amateur endurance athlete and enjoy running, hiking, and cycling. 

Current Research

My current research focuses primarily on investigating the impact of assimilating observations from Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) on near-operational, regional Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) systems. This work follows the Observing System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) framework where a simulation is used to represent the "true" atmosphere and synthetic observations are generated from this "truth" simulation. I also spend some time contributing to a larger effort within NOAA to update the Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) estimates, which are used to design infrastructure within the US.

Research Categories

Atmosphere
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About CECA

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