Each summer several research internships are available for undergraduate students to conduct mesoscale and climatological research projects using a variety of meteorological data sets. Accepted students conduct research investigations in close collaboration with Dr. Neil Laird and other visiting scientists during an 8-week summer program at Hobart & William Smith Colleges. For more details contact Professor Laird (laird@hws.edu, (315) 781-3603).

2010 Participants:
Jennifer Hanger - University of Georgia - Junior
Alicia Bentley - University at Albany - Junior
Augusta Williams - William Smith College - First-Year
Samantha Santeiu - Iowa State University - Sophomore
Brian Pevear - Plymouth State University - Senior
Mitch McCue - Plymouth State University - M.S. Graduate

2009 Participants:
David Zelinsky - Purdue University - Senior
Sara Ganetis - University at Albany - Sophomore
Jessica Popp - William Smith College - Sophomore
Andrew Stieneke - North Carolina State University - Junior
Benjamin Albright - Penn State University - Junior
Lindsey Higgins - Buffalo State College - Junior

2008 Participants:
Melissa Payer - Plymouth State University - Senior
Marikate Ellis - Cornell University - Senior
David Zelinsky - Purdue University - Junior
Richard Maliawco - Lyndon State College - Junior
Jamie Tucciarone - William Smith College - Junior
Richard Mable - Hobart College - Sophomore

2007 Participants:
Jared Desrochers - Hobart College - Senior
Gena Renninger - Penn State University - Junior
Colin Zarzycki - Cornell University - Junior

2006 Participants:
Ryan Sobash - Penn State University - Senior
Natasha Hodas - Cornell University - Junior
Melissa Payer - Plymouth State University - Sophomore
Jared Desrochers - Hobart College - Junior

2005 Participants:
Jason Cordeira - Plymouth State University - Senior
Ryan Sobash - Penn State University - Junior
Helen Carr - William Smith College - Sophomore

Graduate Schools attended by Former Summer Research Students:
Jason Cordeira (Univ. Albany), Ryan Sobash (Univ. Oklahoma), Helen Carr (Univ. Vermont), Natasha Hodas (Rutgers Univ.), Jared Desrochers (Indiana Univ. & Oregon State Univ.), Melissa Payer (Univ. Albany), Gena Renninger (Colorado State Univ.), Colin Zarzycki (Univ. Illinois), Marikate Ellis (Penn State Univ.), David Zelinsky (Florida State Univ.), Richard Maliawco (Univ. Illinois), Benjamin Albright (Howard University), Lindsey Higgins (Ohio State Univ.), Andrew Stieneke (North Carolina State Univ.), Alicia Bentley (Univ. at Albany), Sara Ganetis (SUNY Stony Brook)

Outcomes:

Journal Articles:

Payer, M., N. F. Laird, R. J. Maliawco, E. G. Hoffman, 2011: Surface Fronts, Troughs, and Baroclinic Zones in the Great Lakes Region. Wea. Forecasting, 26, 555–563.

Laird, N. F., R. Sobash, and N. Hodas, 2010: Climatological conditions of lake-effect precipitation events associated with the New York State Finger Lakes. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 49, 1052-1062.

Laird, N., R. Sobash, and N. Hodas, 2009: The Frequency and Characteristics of Lake-Effect Precipitation Events Associated with the New York State Finger Lakes. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 48, 873-886.

Laird, N.F., J. Desrochers, and M. Payer, 2009: Climatology of Lake-Effect Precipitation Events over Lake Champlain. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 48, 232-250.

Cordeira, J. M. and N. F. Laird, 2008: The influence of ice cover on two lake-effect snow events over Lake Erie. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 2747-2763.

Payer, M., J. Desrochers, and N. F. Laird, 2007: A lake-effect snowband over Lake Champlain. Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 3895-3900.

Conference Presentations:

2011

Coming Soon...

2010

Ganetis, S., B. A. Stieneke, and N. F. Laird, 2010: Climatology of Lake-Effect Precipitation Events over Lake Tahoe CA/NV region. 35th Annual Northeastern Storm Conf., Saratoga, NY

Laird, N. F., J. Popp, and B. Albright, 2010: Climatology of Lake-Effect Precipitation Events over the Great Salt Lake. 35th Annual Northeastern Storm Conf., Saratoga, NY

Higgins, L., D. Zelinsky, and N. F. Laird, 2010: Climatology of Lake-Effect Clouds over the Great Lakes. 9th AMS Student Conference.

Albright, B., J. Popp, and N. F. Laird, 2010: Climatology of Lake-Effect Precipitation Events over the Great Salt Lake. 9th AMS Student Conference.

Stieneke, B. A., S. Ganetis, and N. F. Laird, 2010: Climatology of Lake-Effect Precipitation Events over Lake Tahoe CA/NV region.

2009

Higgins, L., D. Zelinsky, and N. F. Laird, 2009: Climatology of Lake-Effect Clouds over the Great Lakes. Middle State Division Association of American Geographers.

Thorp, K., M. Ellis, and N. Laird, 2009: The Interaction of Convective Storms with the Lake Michigan Environment, 34th Annual Northeastern Storm Conf.

Maliawco, R., M. Payer, and N. Laird, 2009: Climatology of Great Lakes Trough and Frontal Passages: Regional Conditions and Application to Forecasting. 34th Annual Northeastern Storm Conf.

Payer, M., R. Maliawco, N. Laird and E. Hoffman, 2009: Climatology of Fronts and Associated Surface Baroclinic Zones in the Great Lakes Region, 34th Annual Northeastern Storm Conf.

Payer, M., R. Maliawco, N. Laird and E. Hoffman, 2009: Seasonal frequency of fronts and surface baroclinic zones in the Great Lakes region. 8th AMS Student Conference, AMS Annual Meeting.

2008

Ellis, M., R. Mable, and N. Laird, 2008: Thunderstorm interactions with Lake Michigan. 3rd Annual SUNY Oswego Lake-Effect Conf.

Laird, N., M. Payer, R. Maliawco and E. Hoffman, 2008: Seasonal frequency of fronts and surface baroclinic zones in the Great Lakes region. 3rd Annual SUNY Oswego Lake-Effect Conf.

Payer, M., R. Maliawco, N. Laird and E. Hoffman, 2008: Seasonal frequency of fronts and surface baroclinic zones in the Great Lakes region. 14th Cyclone Workshop.

Laird, N. F., 2008: Incorporating undergraduate students into atmospheric research: Practice at a small liberal arts college. Illinois State Water Survey Seminar Series, Invited.

Payer, M., E. Hoffman and N. F. Laird, 2008: Seasonal frequency of fronts and surface baroclinic zones in the Great Lakes Region. 33rd Annual Northeastern Storm Conf.

Laird, N. F., G. Renninger., and C. Zarzycki, and S. Bridgeman, 2008: Rapid variations in Lake Erie ice cover: Event Characteristics and Weather Conditions. 33rd Annual Northeastern Storm Conf.

Laird, N. F., 2008: Lake-effect snows associated with small and large lakes. Geneva Chapter of Sigma Xi and Finger Lakes Institute, Invited.

2007

Laird, N. F., J. Desrochers, R. Sobash, N. Hodas and M. Payer, 2007: Lake-effect precipitation bands associated with small lakes. 12th Conf. Mesoscale Processes. AMS.

Renninger, G., C. Zarzycki and N. F. Laird, 2007: Rapid variations in Lake Erie ice cover: event Characteristics and the influence of cold frontal passages. 2nd Annual SUNY Oswego Lake-Effect Conf.

Zarzycki, C., G. Renninger and N. F. Laird, 2007: Weather conditions associated with rapid variations in Lake Erie ice cover. 2nd Annual SUNY Oswego Lake-Effect Conf.

Laird, N. F. and J. Desrochers, 2007: Climatology of Lake Champlain lake-effect snow events. 2nd Annual SUNY Oswego Lake-Effect Conf.

Payer, M., J. Desrochers, and N. F. Laird, 2007: A climatological study of Lake Champlain lake-effect snow band events. 32nd Annual Northeastern Storm Conf.

Hodas, N., R. Sobash and N. F. Laird, 2007: New York State Finger Lakes winter lake-effect events: Event characteristics. 32nd Annual Northeastern Storm Conf.

Laird, N. F., J. Desrochers and M. Payer, 2007: An investigation of the climatic variability and forcing of Lake Champlain lake-effect snow systems. Symposium on Connections between Mesoscale Processes and Climate Variability.

Desrochers, J., M. Payer and N. F. Laird, 2007: The variability of regional climate conditions associated with Lake Champlain lake-effect snow systems. 6th Annual AMS Student Conf.

Payer, M., J. Desrochers and N. F. Laird, 2007: A climatological study of Lake Champlain lake-effect snow band events. 6th Annual AMS Student Conf.

Hodas, N., R. Sobash and N. F. Laird, 2007: New York State Finger Lakes winter lake-effect events: Event characteristics. 6th Annual AMS Student Conf.

Sobash, R., N. Hodas and N. F. Laird, 2007: New York State Finger Lakes winter lake-effect events: Surface, sounding and synoptic environment. 6th Annual AMS Student Conf.

2006

Cordeira, J. and N. F. Laird, 2006: An investigation of two lake-effect snow events over an ice-covered Lake Erie. 1st Annual SUNY Oswego Lake-Effect Conference.

Payer, M., J. Desrochers, and N. F. Laird, 2006: A climatological study of Lake Champlain lake-effect snow band events. 1st Annual SUNY Oswego Lake-Effect Conference.

Hodas, N., R. Sobash and N. F. Laird, 2006: New York State Finger Lakes winter lake-effect events: Event characteristics. 1st Annual SUNY Oswego Lake-Effect Conference.

Laird, N. F., R. Sobash, and N. Hodas, 2006: New York State Finger Lakes winter lake-effect events: Surface, sounding, and synoptic environments. 1st Annual SUNY Oswego Lake-Effect Conference.

Desrochers, J. and N. F. Laird, 2006: A climatological study of Lake Champlain lake-effect snows in northern New York and Vermont. 13th Conf. on the Adirondacks, Adirondack Research Consortium.

Desrochers, J. and N. F. Laird, 2006: A climatological study of Lake Champlain lake-effect snows in northern New York and Vermont. 1st Northeast Sigma Xi Student Poster Conf.

Carr, H. and N. F. Laird, 2006: An investigation of New York State Finger Lakes snow band events. 1st Northeast Sigma Xi Student Poster Conf.

Laird, N. F., H. Carr, and R. Sobash, 2006: Climatology of lake-effect snow bands in the New York State Finger Lakes region. 31st Northeastern Storm Conference.

Cordeira, J. and N. F. Laird, 2006: The impact of ice cover on two lake-effect snow events in the eastern Great Lakes region. 31st Northeastern Storm Conference.

Sobash, R., H. Carr, and N. F. Laird, 2006: An investigation of New York State Finger Lakes snow band events. Preprint, 5th Annual Student Conf., AMS Annual meeting.

2005

Sobash, R., H. Carr, and N. F. Laird, 2005: An investigation of New York State Finger Lakes snow band events. Preprint, 11th Conf. Mesoscale Processes. AMS.

Cordeira, J. and N. F. Laird, 2005: The impact of ice cover on two lake-effect snow events in the eastern Great Lakes region. Preprint, 11th Conf. Mesoscale Processes. AMS.