OBJECTIVE

To obtain a research and/or academic position at an institution that will provide me with the challenges that match my skills, education and experience.

EDUCATION

Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia

Doctor of Philosophy, Atmospheric Sciences, May 2006

Dissertation advisor: Everette Joseph

· Dissertation Research: Examining the impact of soil moisture initialization on seasonal precipitation in the West African Sahel and neighboring regions using the Regional Spectral Model (RSM)

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Master of Science, Meteorology, August 2001

Thesis advisor: Gregory Jenkins (formerly at The Pennsylvania State University, now at Howard University)

Thesis Title: “A Comparison of 1998 and 1999 Rainfall Estimates Using Gauge and Satellite Data for West and Central Africa”

Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi

Bachelor of Science, Meteorology, May 1999

Graduated Magna Cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Advanced Study Program (ASP) Postdoctoral Fellow, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), September 2006-present

Conducting research in the Terrestrial Sciences Section (TSS) of the Climate and Global Dynamics Division (CGD); current project involves using the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) to look at the sensitivity of African easterly waves and Sahel diurnal cycle of rainfall to land surface changes

studying the interaction of vegetation dynamics with desert dust and Sahel precipitation using CAM forced either by observed sea surface temperature (SST) or coupled with interactive SST from the Slab Ocean Model (SOM)
providing CAM simulations for the West African Monsoon Modeling and Evaluation (WAMME) project from the perspective of the impacts of desert dust aerosol on monsoon precipitation
using CAM model simulations to examine the dependence of convection on land surface fluxes and how it impacts West African easterly waves and Sahel diurnal cycle of precipitation

Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Howard University, May 2006-August 2006

Duties included conducting and writing up of research from PhD dissertation for publication

Graduate Research Assistant, Howard University, May 2003-May 2006

Duties included implementation and testing of the CVS version of the Regional Spectral Model on the Climate and Radiation Group Lab Sun workstation system (first known implementation of this version of the model on this type of platform); the model has been successfully implemented and is currently being used for my PhD dissertation research
Conducted research towards completion of PhD dissertation

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Howard University, August 2001-May 2003

· Duties included assisting faculty members with grading of student assignments, instructing laboratory classes, preparing assignments, quizzes and exams, grading student laboratory reports

Graduate Research assistant, Department of Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University, August 1999-August 2001

Acquired and analyzed satellite and gauge data for my M.S. thesis research

Summer Intern, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, Oklahoma, June 1998-August 1998

Worked with Earthstorm Project, participated in Earthstorm U. and worked with Oklahoma Mesonet applications to assist in teaching basic meteorological principles to K-12 science teachers

Summer Institute Student, Army High Performance Computing Research Center, June 1997-August 1997

Clark-Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Minnesota

Acquired supercomputing skills through intensive programming assignments and hands-on tutorials.
Summer Institute research project involved groundwater modeling using the FEMWATER model.

Undergraduate Student Assistant/Jackson State University Office of Naval Research Fellow, August 1996-May 1999

Preliminary MM5 model research
Provided forecasts for JSU Channel 23 television station
Daily weather observations for the JSU Meteorology Program
Served as a Math, Physics and Meteorology tutor

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Functional knowledge of MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Unix/Linux operating systems
Functional knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Functional knowledge of HTML, Gridded Analysis and Display System (GrADS), NCAR Command Language (NCL)
Functional knowledge of FORTRAN 77/90

LANGUAGES

Fluent in English

Basic knowledge (reading, writing, conversational) of Spanish and French

PUBLICATIONS

Sealy, A.M. and N.M. Mahowald, 2007: The impact of dynamic vegetation on dust and Sahel precipitation, manuscript in preparation

Sealy, A.M., E. Joseph and C.-H. Lu, 2007: The Impact of Soil Moisture Initialization on Seasonal Precipitation in West Africa, manuscript in preparation

Sealy, A., G.S. Jenkins and S.C. Walford, 2003: Seasonal/Regional Comparisons of Rain Rates and Rain Characteristics in West Africa using TRMM Observations. J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D10), 10.1029/2002JD002667

Sealy, A.M., and G.S. Jenkins, 2001: Rainfall Estimates over West Africa from TRMM PR, TRMM Merged, CMAP, SSM/I: A Comparison of the Interannual Variability for 1998 and 1999, American Meteorological Society 12^th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations (preprint volume), pp261-264

Sealy, A., G.S. Jenkins and T. Holmes, 2000: Characterizing Precipitation Processes During 1998, 1999 in West and Central Africa from the TRMM Data, American Meteorological Society 15^th Conference on Hydrology (preprint volume), pp340-341

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

The Impact of Soil Moisture Initialization on Seasonal Precipitation in the West African Sahel Using the Regional Spectral Model

American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January 2006
1^st International CLIVAR Science Conference, Baltimore, Maryland; June 2004

Analysis of Rainfall Rates for West Africa Using Satellite Observations, Gauge Analyses and the HU-GSM

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Equal Opportunity Conference, Tallahassee, Florida; April 2003
American Geophysical Union 2002 Annual Spring Meeting, Washington, DC; May/June 2002
American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida; January 2002

· Rainfall Estimates Over West Africa From TRMM PR, TRMM Merged, CMAP And SSM/I: A Comparison of the Interannual Variability for 1998 And 1999,

o American Geophysical Union 2001 Annual Spring Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts; May/June 2001

o American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico; January 2001

Characterizing Precipitation Processes During 1998, 1999 In West And Central Africa From The TRMM Data

American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California; January 2000
American Geophysical Union Annual Spring Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia; May/June 2000

Mesoscale Modeling for the Gulf Coastal States

Mississippi Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Biloxi, Mississippi; Spring 1999
Mississippi Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Biloxi, Mississippi; Spring 1998

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Regional and Global Climate Modeling, Tropical Meteorology, Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions, Climate Change Adaptability of Small Island States

PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS

American Meteorological Society Summer Policy Colloquium, June 2005

Intense ten day immersion in atmospheric policy
Overview of policy basics, atmospheric policy case studies and panel discussions

National Centers for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado; June 2002

Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model Workshop
Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model Tutorial

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Meteorological Society
American Geophysical Union
National Postdoctoral Association

FELLOWSHIPS

National Center for Atmospheric Research/Advanced Study Program (NCAR/ASP) Postdoctoral Fellowship (2006-present)

National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) Earth System Science Fellowship (2003-2006)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Training Fellowship (2003-2005)

HONORS AND AWARDS

Chi Epsilon Pi Meteorology Honor Society (inducted Fall 1999)

Alpha Chi National Honor Society (inducted Spring 1999)

Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society (inducted Spring 1999)

Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society (inducted Spring 1998)

Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society (inducted Spring 1996)

Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges (1998, 1999)

All American Scholar (1997, 1998)

National Collegiate Natural Science Award (1996)

National Dean’s List (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)

Jackson State University President’s List (Fall 1995, Spring 1998)

Jackson State University Dean’s List (Spring 1996, Fall 1996, Spring 1997, Fall 1997, Fall 1998, Spring 1999)

Jackson State University W.E.B. Du Bois Honors College student

Jackson State University Office of Naval Research Fellow (1996-1999)

Jackson State University Athletics Department Student Athlete of the Year (Academic Award): Track and Field (1995-1996)

COMMUNITY SERVICE, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

Co-Coordinator, NCAR Advanced Study Program (ASP)/UCAR Education and Outreach (E&O) Girl Scouts at NCAR

Volunteer, UCAR Education and Outreach

Member, ASP Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Research Review Committee

Member, ASP Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Thompson Lecture Committee

Mentor, UCAR Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS)

Mentor, 2006-2007 AMS/Industry Minority Scholarship

Youth Group Counselor, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Boulder, CO

Soup Kitchen volunteer, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Boulder, CO

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