Research Associate, Department of Atmospheric Science, September 2001 - present

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
– Schubert Research Group
– Johnson Research Group

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Atmospheric Science, August 1998 - August 2001

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
– Vonder Haar Research Group

Laboratory Assistant and Tutor, Department of Astronomy and Physics, January 1995 - May 1998

Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
– Various courses in Astronomy, Geology, and Physics

M.S., Atmospheric Science, 2001 (3.773 GPA)

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
– Thesis: "Vertical Distribution of Water Vapor Using Satellite Sounding Methods with New Aircraft Data Validation"
– Advisor: Thomas H. Vonder Haar

B.A., Physics and Astronomy Double Major, Mathematics Minor, 1998 (3.497 GPA)

Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
– Senior Project: "Planetary Atmospheres"
– Advisor: Richard R. Erickson

Languages

– HTML/XHTML, 13 years
– IDL, 11 years
– JavaScript, 8 years
– SH/BASH, 6 years
– PHP, 5 years
– C++, 2 years

Skills

– Graphics and visualization
– Operational real-time products
– Data analysis
– Programming

Platforms

– UNIX/Linux
– PC/Windows
– MAC

∗ Presenter: Town Hall Meeting and Public Forum on Hail Cannon Use, Center CO, November 2006

– "Precipitation Characteristics of the San Luis Valley During Summer 2006"

∗ Presenter: 27th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey CA, April 2006

– "Diurnal cycle of oceanic surface winds and sea surface temperatures during the 2004 North American Monsoon Experiment"

∗ Attendee: NSB Task Force on Hurricane Science and Engineering Workshop, Boulder CO, February 2006

∗ Presenter: 26th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami Beach FL, May 2004

– "Multiple Eyewall Structure of Hurricane Juliette 2001"

∗ Presenter: U.S. Clivar Pan-American Workshop, Boulder CO, September 2003

– "QuikSCAT Analysis of Surface Wind Fields in Stratocumulus Regions"

∗ Presenter: 25th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego CA, April/May 2002

– "A Multi-platform View of Hurricane Erin"

∗ Attendee: BACIMO 2001 Conference, Fort Collins CO, July 2001

∗ Presenter: Fall AGU Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 2000

– "A Preliminary Observational Study of Hurricane Eyewall Mesovortices"

∗ Presenter: 2nd Annual DoD CG/AR Review, Bellvue CO, October 2000

– "Distribution of Water Vapor Using Satellite Sounding Methods With New Aircraft Data Validation"

∗ Attendee: 4CS-APS Meeting, Fort Collins CO, September 2000

∗ Attendee: CloudSat Science Team Meeting, Boulder CO, April 2000

∗ Attendee: BACIMO 2000 Conference, Fort Collins CO, April 2000

∗ Attendee: 80th AMS Conference, Long Beach CA, January 2000

∗ Attendee: EOS-IWG Meeting, Vail CO, June 1999

∗ Presenter: CPS-AAPT Meeting, Williamsport PA, April 1998

– "Tropical Convection and Vertical Structure in the Atmosphere"

∗ Presenter: Lycoming College Physics Colloquium, Williamsport PA, March 1998

– "Planetary Atmospheric Dynamics"

∗ Presenter: Lycoming College Physics Colloquium, Williamsport PA, September 1997

– "Characteristics of Tropical Convective Systems"

∗ Presenter: Lycoming College Physics Colloquium, Williamsport PA, October 1996

– "The Formation of Severe Weather"

∗ American Geophysical Union (2000-present)

∗ American Institute of Physics (1995-present)

∗ American Meteorological Society (1998-present)

∗ American Physical Society (1995-present)

∗ Sigma Pi Sigma (1998-present)

∗ Association for Computing Machinery (1996-2001)

∗ The Planetary Society (1990-2001)

Pielke Sr., R. A., K. Wolter, O. Bliss, N. Doesken, and B. D. McNoldy, 2007: July 2005 Denver heat wave: How unusual was it?. National Weather Digest, 31., 24-35.

Johnson, R. H., P. E. Ciesielski, B. D. McNoldy, P. J. Rogers, and R. K. Taft, 2007: Multiscale variability of the flow during the North American Monsoon Experiment. Journal of Climate, 20, 1628-1648.

Schubert, W. H., C. M. Rozoff, J. L. Vigh, B. D. McNoldy, and J. P. Kossin, 2007: On the distribution of subsidence in the hurricane eye. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 133, 595-605.

Rozoff, C. M., W. H. Schubert, B. D. McNoldy, and J. P. Kossin, 2006: Rapid filamentation zones in intense tropical cyclones. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 63, 325-340.

McNoldy, B. D., 2004: Triple eyewall in Hurricane Juliette. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 85, 1663-1666.

Bordoni, S., P. E. Ciesielski, R. H. Johnson, B. D. McNoldy, and B. Stevens, 2004: The low-level circulation of the North American Monsoon as revealed by QuikSCAT. Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L10109, doi:10.1029/2004GL020009.

McNoldy, B. D., P. E. Ciesielski, W. H. Schubert, and R. H. Johnson, 2004: Surface winds, divergence, and vorticity in stratocumulus regions using QuikSCAT and reanalysis winds. Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L08304, doi:10.1029/2004GL019768.

McNoldy, B. D., A. Cheng, Z. A. Eitzen, R. W. Moore, J. Persing, K. Schaefer, and W. H. Schubert, 2003: Design and construction of an affordable rotating table for classroom demonstrations of geophysical fluid dynamics principles. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 84, 1827-1834.

Prieto, R., B. D. McNoldy, S. R. Fulton, and W. H. Schubert, 2003: A classification of binary tropical-cyclone-like vortex interactions. Monthly Weather Review, 131, 2656-2666.

Kossin, J. P., B. D. McNoldy, and W. H. Schubert, 2002: Vortical swirls in hurricane eye clouds. Monthly Weather Review, 130, 3144-3149.

Masarik, M. T., W. H. Schubert, and B. D. McNoldy, 2007: Potential vorticity aspects of the MJO. Preprints, 87^th AMS Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Amer. Met. Soc., CD-ROM.

McNoldy, B. D., R. H. Johnson, and P. E. Ciesielski, 2006: Diurnal cycle of sea surface winds and temperatures during NAME 2004. Preprints, 1^st Climate Prediction Program for the Americas Workshop, Tucson, AZ, Nat'l. Atmos. & Ocean. Admin.

McNoldy, B. D., P. E. Ciesielski, and R. H. Johnson, 2006: Diurnal cycle of sea surface winds and temperatures during the 2004 North American Monsoon Experiment. Preprints, 27^th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, Amer. Met. Soc., CD-ROM.

Schubert, W. H., R. K. Taft, C. M. Rozoff, B. D. McNoldy, J. P. Kossin, and S. R. Fulton, 2006: Potential vorticity rings and eye subsidence. Preprints, 27^th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, Amer. Met. Soc., CD-ROM.

Rogers, P. J., R. H. Johnson, P. E. Ciesielski, and B. D. McNoldy, 2005: An Observational Analysis of Two Gulf Surge Events During the 2004 North American Monsoon Experiment. Preprints, 30^th Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop, State College, PA, Nat'l. Atmos. & Ocean. Admin.

Johnson, R. H., P. J. Rogers, P. E. Ciesielski, B. D. McNoldy and R. K. Taft, 2005: Gulf surges, the diurnal cycle, and convective outflows as revealed by the NCAR ISSs in NAME. Preprints, NAME Data Analysis Meeting, Mexico City, Mexico.

McNoldy, B. D., M. D. Eastin, C. M. Rozoff, and W. H. Schubert, 2004: Multiple eyewall structure of Hurricane Juliette 2001. Preprints, 26^th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami Beach, FL, Amer. Met. Soc., 126-127.

Rozoff, C. M., W. H. Schubert, B. D. McNoldy, and J. P. Kossin, 2004: Rapid filamentation zones in intense tropical cyclones. Preprints, 26^th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami Beach, FL, Amer. Met. Soc., 443-444.

McNoldy, B. D., W. H. Schubert, and J. P. Kossin, 2002: A multi-platform view of Hurricane Erin. Preprints, 25^th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, Amer. Met. Soc., 545-546.

Schubert, W. H., B. D. McNoldy, R. Prieto, J. Vigh, S. R. Fulton, and R. M. Zehr, 2002: A case study of tropical cyclone merger. Preprints, 25^th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, Amer. Met. Soc., 293-294.

Kossin, J. P., W. H. Schubert, and B. D. McNoldy, 2002: Hurricane near-core mixing processes: A mechanism for intensification? Preprints, 56^th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conf., New Orleans, LA.

∗ Hurricane Expert for New York Times, Summer 2007 - present

– One of four invited hurricane experts to contribute to daily blog on tropical Atlantic activity

∗ Created operational website for TIMREX, Spring 2008

– TIMREX was a field campaign focused on better understanding terrain influences on the Asian Monsoon
– Created, designed, and maintained a real-time operational website for use by forecasters in Taiwan
– Developed numerous meteorological products for use on the website

∗ Created operational website for NAME, Spring 2004

– NAME was a field campaign focused on better understanding the North American Monsoon
– Created, designed, and maintained a real-time operational website for use by forecasters in US and Mexico
– Developed numerous meteorological products for use on the website

∗ Tropical Weather Briefer, Summer 1999 - present

– Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science and CIRA
– Present briefings on global tropical cyclone activity with an emphasis on satellite imagery and interpretation

∗ One Sky Many Voices, October 2000

– Participated in the "Hurricanes 2000" Program hosted by University of Michigan
– A national online mentoring and teaching program for grade school students

∗ Operational Forecaster for CLEX-5, November 1999 - December 1999

– Made short-term and long-term operational forecasts for the fifth Cloud Layer Experiment over the ARM-CART site in Oklahoma

∗ Internship, Summer 1997

– NASA: "Summer Institute on Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences" at Goddard Space Flight Center (TRMM Office)
– Presented a paper on "Characteristics of Tropical Convective Systems"

∗ ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (Mid-Atlantic Region), 1996, 1997

– Competed against 20 teams in rapid and accurate programming (C++)

* CAMEX-4 Group Achievement Award: NASA/MSFC, Fall 2002

– outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the CAMEX-4 field experiment

* Q.E.D. Award: Lycoming College Department of Astronomy and Physics, Spring 1998

– Graduate who has performed outstanding departmental service

* φυσικα Award: Lycoming College Department of Astronomy and Physics, Spring 1998

– Graduate with highest departmental grade point average

* J.W. Feree Award: Lycoming College Department of Mathematical Sciences, Spring 1998

– Student most active in the mathematical sciences over four years

* Departmental Honors: Lycoming College Department of Astronomy and Physics, 1997-1998

– Completed a year-long independent research project on "Planetary Atmospheric Dynamics"
– A comparative study of various planetary bodies atmospheric characteristics
– Wrote a computer program to model the temperature and pressure profiles of Earth's atmosphere

* Lycoming College Scholars Program, Fall 1994 - Spring 1998

– A program "designed to meet the needs and aspirations of highly motivated students of superior intellectual ability"
– Presented a lecture on "Planetary Atmospheric Dynamics" in Spring 1998
– Created website in Spring 1997

* Lycoming College Dean's List, Fall 1994 - Spring 1998

* Biography published in "The National Dean's List", 1996-1998

∗ Multi-community Environmental Storm Observatory (MESO): Spring 1998 - present

– Storm chasing applied to research, education, and safety
– President, Fall 1999 - Winter 2006
– Vice-President, Summer 2007 - Winter 2007
– Science Director, Summer 1998 - Fall 1999, Winter 2006 - Summer 2007
– Webmaster, Summer 1998 - present

* Mile-High Hurricane Society, Spring 2001 - present

– Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science
– Founder
– Increase collaboration among tropical cyclone research groups in the area
– Coordinate schedules of speakers, members, and meetings

* Research Staff Representative, Summer 2004 - present

– Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science
– Attend faculty meetings, serve on Search and Hiring Committee

* Departmental Web Committee, Spring 2000 - Spring 2001

– Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science
– Assist in designing website layout and content

* Student Representative, Summer 1999 - Fall 2000

– Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science
– Volunteer time for prospective students, plan departmental activities, attend faculty meetings

* Student Advisory Council, Fall 1996 - Spring 1998

– Lycoming College, Department of Mathematical Sciences
– Assist in new faculty hiring, decide future of departmental policies, attend faculty meetings

* Academic Computing Committee, Fall 1997 - Spring 1998

– Lycoming College, Office of Communications Technology
– Recommended policies and procedures on matters regarding on-campus academic computing
– Promoted wider use and integration of computers in the academic program

* Society of Physics Students (SPS), Fall 1995 - Fall 2001

– $1000 National SPS Leadership Scholarship (1 of 8 recipients worldwide), 1997
– President (Lycoming College Student Chapter), Fall 1997 - Spring 1998
– Vice-president (Lycoming College Student Chapter), Fall 1996 - Spring 1997
– Member (Lycoming College Student Chapter), Fall 1995 - Spring 1998
– Member (Colorado State University Student Chapter), Fall 1998 - Fall 2001
– Created website for Lycoming College Student Chapter in Spring 1996
– Conducted tours of Astronomy and Physics Department and campus for prospective students
– Organized activities for students in grade school, high school, and college related to physics and astronomy

* Association of Mathematically Interested Students (AMIS), Spring 1994 - Spring 1998

– Historian, Fall 1996 - Spring 1997
– "Math Awareness Day" Committee, Spring 1996 - Spring 1998
– Created website in Spring 1996
– Organized math-related activities for grade school children

* Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Fall 1996 - Fall 2001

– Secretary/Treasurer (Lycoming College Student Chapter), Fall 1996 - Spring 1998
– Member, Lycoming College Student Chapter, Fall 1996 - Spring 1998
– Created website for Lycoming College Student Chapter in Fall 1996
– Presented programs for Boy Scouts designed to help them earn a Computer Science Badge
– Organized activities for prospective and current students in the Mathematical Sciences Department

* Interface: A Computer User's Group, Fall 1995 - Spring 1996

– Treasurer, Fall 1995 - Spring 1996

* Lycoming College English Society, Fall 1994 - Fall 1995

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