CV
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Education
Employment
- Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Chicago. Chicago, IL. 2023-present.
Selected Publications†
Smith, S., P. Staten, and J. Lu, 2021: How Moist and Dry Intrusions Control the Local Hydrologic Cycle in Present and Future Climates. Journal of Climate. doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0780.1
Smith, S., J. Lu, and P. Staten, 2024: Diabatic Eddy Forcing Increases Persistence and Opposes Propagation of the Southern Annular Mode in MERRA2. Journal of Atmospheric Science. doi: 10.1175/JAS-D-23-0019.1.
Smith, S., P. Staten, and J. Lu, 2025: The Subseasonal North Atlantic Oscillation is a Quasi-Semiannual, Propagating Disturbance. Submitted. doi: 10.31223/X5S432.1.
†see my full CV for a complete listing
Awards
- Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST). 2021-2022. Determining the Dynamical Drivers of Present and Future Changes in the Atmospheric Water Cycle. Smith, S. (FI) and Staten, P.W. (PI). $51,975.
- Indiana University Atmospheric Science Fellowship (2017)
- Robert O. Whitesell Award for Excellence in Physics (2014)
- H. Marshall Dixon Award for Excellence in Physics (2013)
- Segal Americorps Education Award (2012)
Work experience
- 2021-2023: FINESST Fellow
- Indiana University Bloomington
- Duties included: Analyzing hydrologic cycle in satellite data, analyzing circulation variability
- PI: Paul Staten, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science
- 2018-2020: Research Assistant
- Indiana University Bloomington
- Duties included: Analyzing hydrologic cycle in CESM LENS
- Supervisor: Paul Staten, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science
- 2017-2018: Atmospheric Science Fellow
- Indiana University Bloomington
- Duties included: Developing/debugging wave activity analysis
- Supervisor: Paul Staten, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science
- 2016-2017: Release Coordinator/Credentialed Trainer
- Eskenazi Health Services, Indianapolis, IN
- Duties included: providing remote and on-site support to clinical staff, liaising between developers and end users
- Supervisor: Jason Scheiderer, Director of Training
- 2014-2016: Upper School Faculty
- Highlands Latin School, Indianapolis, IN
- Duties included: developing curricula, teaching courses, creating course materials and assessments
- Supervisor: Sherri Marshall, Upper School Headmaster
- 2013-2014: Undergraduate Student Research Program Fellow
- Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
- Duties included: modeling quantum search algorithms
- Supervisor: Gonzalo Ordonez, Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Talks
See a map of all the places I’ve given a talk!
October 01, 2018
Talk at Midwest Student Conference on Atmospheric Research, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
December 01, 2018
Talk at AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, DC, USA
March 01, 2019
Talk at Crossroads Conference, Bloomington, IN, USA
June 01, 2019
Talk at AMS Conference on Atmospheric and Ocean Fluid Dynamics, Portland, ME, USA
December 01, 2019
Talk at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA
December 01, 2020
Talk at AGU Fall Meeting, Virtual
October 01, 2021
Tutorial at Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
October 01, 2021
Talk at Purdue University “Storm Snacks” Seminar, Virtual
December 01, 2021
Talk at AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA
March 01, 2022
Talk at Crossroads Conference, Bloomington, IN, USA
June 01, 2022
Talk at AMS Conference on Atmospheric and Ocean Fluid Dynamics, Breckenridge, CO, USA
September 01, 2022
Talk at Midwest Climate Workshop, West Lafayette, IN, USA
December 01, 2022
Talk at AGU Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA
December 01, 2023
Talk at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA
February 01, 2024
Talk at UChicago Climate Dynamics Seminar, Chicago, IL, USA
November 01, 2024
Talk at UChicago Climate Dynamics Seminar, Chicago, IL, USA
December 01, 2024
Talk at AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, DC, USA
December 01, 2024
Talk at AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, DC, USA
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