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Current Students

Alex Krebs
	Major: Environmental Studies Year: Junior
	GIS Intern

Beth Porter
	Major: Environmental Studies Year: Sophomore
	GIS Intern: Hazard Databases

Chris Fabiszak
crfabiszak(at)yahoo.com
	Major: Computer Science Community Mentor: Ty Hallock, Top Floor Studio NEMAC Staff Mentor: Susan Weatherford
	Research: Science Communications Asheville Hub

Chris Hall
	Major: Multi Media Arts and Sciences Year: Sophomore
	Web Communications

Chris McCall
	Major: Atmospheric Sciences / Mathematics Minor Year: Senior
	Global Warming Theories Researcher

Clay Tabor
	Major: Atmospheric Sciences Year: Senior
	GIS Intern

Devin Eldreth
	Major: Computer Science Year: Senior
	Web Programming Technician

Jennifer Saylor
	Major: Mass Communications Year: Junior
	Science Communications

Jerome Hughes
	Major: Computer Science Year: Sophomore
	GIS Database Programming Intern

Kenny Paradiso
reefguysurf(at)gmail.com
	Major: Mulitimedia Arts and Sciences Community Mentor: Dave Brown NEMAC Staff Mentor: Susan Weatherford
	Research: AshevilleHub Webmaster Asheville Hub

Leejah Ross
	Major: Atmospheric Sciences Year: Senior
	GIS Technician

Mike Venable
	Major: Computer Science Year: Sophomore
	Event Stream Computing

Ray Hill
raydhilljr(at)msn.com
	Major: Computer Science Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joe Brownsmith NEMAC Staff Mentor: Todd Pierce
	Research: Information Technology RENCI and EFETAC

Josie Lane
josieanna(at)gmail.com
	Major: Political Science Community Mentor: Jenny Manner, Meet the Geeks NEMAC Staff Mentor: Susan Weatherford
	Research: Content Development/Editorial Assistantship at Meet the Geeks Asheville Hub

Alex Lanahan
calanaha(at)unca.edu
	Major: Math and Computer Science Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joe Brownsmith NEMAC Staff Mentor: Dr. Joe Brownsmith
	Research: Development of Middleware to Support Integrated Forest Threat Assessments EFETAC Powerpoint Presentation at Spring 2008 Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creativity

Halley Lawrence
hlawren(at)unca.edu
	Major: Mass Communications Community Mentor: Keith Warren, Advanced Composting NEMAC Staff Mentor: Susan Weatherford
	Research: Advanced Composting Marketing and Analysis Research Asheville Hub

Emmy Mollish
emmollis(at)unca.edu
	Major:Environmental Studies Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brandi Farris
	Research: GIS Librarian RENCI

Melody Edmonds
mjedmond(at)unca.com
	Major:Business Management Community Mentor: Kitty Love, Arts2People NEMAC Staff Mentor: Susan Weatherford
	Research: Artists Resource Compendium Research and Internship Asheville Hub Poster Presentation at Spring 2008 Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creativity

Kurt Jarrett
kbryanjarrett(at)yahoo.com
	Major: Computer Science Community Mentor: Jon Poland, 3rd I Design NEMAC Staff Mentor: Susan Weatherford
	Research: 3rd I Design Charity Finder Asheville Hub

Julianna Moore
jcmoore(at)unca.edu
	Major: Undecided Mentor: Susan Reiser NEMAC Staff Mentor: Bridget O'Hara
	Research: Web technologies Asheville Hub

Matt Hutchins
mwhutchi@unca.edu
	Major: Environmental Science Mentor: Kitti Reynolds Dept. of Environmental Science NEMAC Staff Mentor: Karin Lichtenstein
	Research: Development of Advanced Technologies to Support Integrated Forest Threat Assessments EFETAC

Richard Grow
rcgrow@unca.edu
	Major: Atmospheric Science Mentor: Christopher Godfrey Dept. of Atmospheric Science NEMAC Staff Mentor: Susan Weatherford
	Research: Evaluation of a New Latent Heat Flux Parameterization for Land Surface Models RENCI

Alex Ford
ajford@unca.edu
	Major: Applied Mathematics Community Mentor: Rich Baldwin NCDC NEMAC Staff Mentor: Susan Weatherford
	Research: Integrated Surface Data Set Project at NCDC RENCI

Jordan Skowronski
jmskowro@unca.edu
	Major: Multimedia Arts and Science Community Mentor: Alison Watson, Media Arts Project (MAP) NEMAC Staff Mentor: Susan Weatherford
	Research: Print Materials Design and MAP Website Updates Asheville Hub

Jeff Hicks
jmhicks@gmail.com
	Major: Environmental Science Mentor: Brandie Farris Dept. of Environmental Science NEMAC Staff Mentor: Greg Dobson
	Research: GIS Databases and GIS Web Viewers EFETAC

Nicholas Chapman
nrchapma(at)unca.edu
	Major: Computer Science Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joe Brownsmith, NEMAC Staff Mentor: Dr. Joe Brownsmith
	Research: Database Enhancement and Web Enablement EFETAC

Lindsay Thomas
lathomas(at)unca.edu
	Major: Computer Science Mentor: Dr. Joe Brownsmith Dept. of Computer Science NEMAC Staff Mentor: Dr Joe Brownsmith
	Research: EFETAC

Egg Davis
egg(at)pumpkinhollow.net
	Major: Environmental Science Mentor: Susan Reiser Multi-Media Arts and Sciences NEMAC Staff Mentor: Greg Dobson
	Research: GIS Data and Modeling Tools for Disaster Mitigation EFETAC

April Pallette
peacewthin1@aol.com
	Major: Environmental Science Mentor: Brandi Farris Dept. of Environmental Science Dr. Irene Rossell Dept. of Evnvironmental Science NEMAC Staff Mentor: Karin Lichtenstein
	Research: The Spread of Non-Native Invasive Plants in Pisgah National Forest EFETAC

Michael Erb

	Major: Atmospheric Science Mentor: Doug Miller Dept. of Atmospheric Science NEMAC Staff Mentor: Jim Fox
	Research:

Chen Chen
Chensun01@netzero.net
	Major: Computer Science Mentor: Dr. Joe Brownsmith Dept. of Computer Science NEMAC Staff Mentor: Dr. Joe Brownsmith
	Research: Web Crawler Technology EFETAC
Josh O'Connor
jpoconne@unca.edu
	Major: Environmental Science Mentor: Yuri Koslen Transportation Planner for UNC Asheville NEMAC Staff Mentor: Greg Dobson
	Research: Campus Mapping Project
Lisa Schleicher

	Major: Environmental Science Mentor: Brandi Farris Dept. of Evnvironmental Science
	Research: RENCI

Ken Roberts Jr.
kprobert@bulldog.unca.edu
	Major: Computer Science Mentor: Dr. Joe Brownsmith Computer Science
	Research: EFETAC

Steven Anthony
stanthon@bulldog.unca.edu
	Major: Mathematics Mentor: Susan Reiser Computer Science and Multimedia Arts and Sciences
	Research: 3d visualization of network traffic Chocolate Friday Presentation (.ppt)
Adam Baxter

	Major: Computer Science Mentor: Susan Reiser Computer Science and Multimedia Arts and Sciences
	Research: Development of an expanded NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System (NOMADS) Powerpoint presentation (.ppt) Final Report (.pdf)
Heidi Bickner

	Major: Mathematics Mentor: Dr. Lothar Dohse Mathematics
	Research: A Cougar Re-Introduction To Western North Carolina Paper (.doc)
Matthew C. Brown
mcbrown@bulldog.unca.edu
	Major: Computer Science Mentor: Susan Reiser, Computer Science and Multimedia Arts and Sciences
	Research: Tsunami Visualizations: Challenging General Misconceptions
J. Gabriel Clapper
jgclappe@bulldog.unca.edu
	Major: Multimedia Arts and Sciences Mentor: Susan Reiser, Computer Science and Multimedia Arts and Sciences
	Research: Tsunami Visualizations: Challenging General Misconceptions
Jacob Carley
jrcarley@bulldog.unca.edu
	Major: Atmospheric Science Mentor: Dr. Douglas Miller Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences
	Research: The Integration of WRF Model Forecasts for Mesoscale Convective Systems Interacting with the Mountains of Western North Carolina Chocolate Friday Presentation (.ppt)
Justin Crouch
jacrouch@bulldog.unca.edu
	Major: Atmospheric Science Mentor:Dr. Douglas Miller Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences
	Research: Orographically Driven Snowfall and the Northwest Flow in the Southern Appalachians
Andrea Fey
akfey@bellsouth.net
	Current: Has accepted a position as Java Programmer for National Climatic Data Center Major: Computer Science Mentor: Susan Reiser Computer Science and Multimedia Arts and Sciences
	Research: NOAA Data Interface Development Final Report (.pdf) Chocolate Friday Presentation (.ppt) Cricket Chirp Visualization
David O'Brien Gamble

	Major: Mathematics and Economics Mentor: Dr. Lothar Dohse, Mathematics Dr. Leah Matthews, Economics
	Research: Modeling a Market for Uranium Mine Tailings Disposal With Externalities Final Report (.doc) Chocolate Friday Presentation (.ppt)
Kate Fuller

	Major: Mathematics and Economics Mentor: Dr. Lothar Dohse, Mathematics Dr. Leah Matthews, Economics
	Research: Modeling a Market for Uranium Mine Tailings Disposal With Externalities Final Report (.doc) Chocolate Friday Presentation (.ppt)
Neil Garrett

	Major: Atmospheric Science Mentor:Dr. Douglas Miller Department of Atmospheric Sciences
	Research: Convection and Numerical Modeling Paper (.pdf)
Colin Andrew Holloway
cahollow@gmail.com
	Major: Computer Science Mentor:Dr. Joe Brownsmith Computer Science
	Research: Implementing Web Services In The CEDAR System Paper (.doc)
Chris Hovanic

	Major: Atmospheric Sciences Mentor: Dr. Douglas Miller Atmospheric Sciences
	Research: Addressing a significant winter time forecast problem:The issue of orographically-driven snowfall in Western North Carolina
R. Chad Hutchins
rchutchi@bulldog.unca.edu
	Major: Atmospheric Sciences Mentor:Dr. Douglas Miller Atmospheric Sciences
	Research: Investigating False-positive Tornado Warnings in Southeast Severe Storm Systems
Justin Hyatt

	Major: Computer Science Mentor:Dr. Joe Brownsmith Computer Science
	Research: An Investigation of CEDAR Middleware
Brian May
brian.may@noaa.gov
	Current: After graduation Brian accepted a postion at the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville North Carolina Major: Computer Science Mentor: Susan Reiser Computer Science and Multimedia Arts and Sciences
	Research: Trend Analysis of Visibility Data of Asheville Chocolate Friday Presentation (.ppt)
Heather C. Nelson
nehtaeh@yahoo.com
	Major: Management of Accountancy Mentor: Dr. Mary Lynn Manns Management and Accountancy
	Research: Retrospectives: The Road to Organizational Maturity Chocolate Friday Presentation (.ppt)
Matthew Rosier

	Major: Atmospheric Science Mentor:Dr. Douglas Miller Department of Atmospheric Sciences
	Research: Hurricane Charley Case Study Paper (.pdf) Figures (.pdf)
Harris W. Stewart III
hwstewar@bulldog.unca.edu
	Major: Enviromental Studies Mentor: Dr. Brandi Farris, Department of Environmental Studies
	Research: Creation of GIS Modules for Advanced Class SIMVaC Paper (.doc) Chocolate Friday Presentation (.ppt)

Amy Stewart
amythyst11@msn.com
	Major: Multimedia Arts and Sciences Web Designer Although Amy Stewart was not a RESEARCH STUDENT we appreciate her contibution in bringing the NEMAC website to life. see her portfolio at http://www.aestewart.com