Dan Tyndall
 
Department of Meteorology, University of Utah
   
curriculum vitae


Daniel P. Tyndall

135 South 1460 East
William Browning Building, Room 819
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Email: dtyndall at met.utah.edu
Phone: (801) 585-1411
Fax: (801) 585-4362
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Dedicated meteorologist with an interest in the development of numerical weather prediction models and analysis systems. Currently pursuing a Master of Science in Meteorology under Dr. John Horel at the University of Utah.
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Education

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Pursuing a Master of Science in Meteorology

2006-present

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology, summa cum laude
GPA: 3.91/4.00, Dean's List (8/8 Semesters)

2002-2006

Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL
GPA: 4.00/4.00

2004
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Awards, Scholarships, and Grants

Outstanding Senior Student in Meteorology, Florida
2006
Institute of Technology
Florida Institute of Technology Distinguished Scholar Award

2006
2005
Florida Institute of Technology Trustee Scholarship
2002
AAL/Thrivent Financial Scholarship
2002
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Research Experience
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT:
Research Assitant, Department of Meteorology
2006-present


Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL:
Interdisciplinary Environmental Science Field Research

Summer 2006
Program
 

Research Volunteer, Department of Marine and

2005-2006
Environmental Systems and Department of Physics
and Space Science
 
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Teaching Experience
Grace Luthern Church, Sandy, UT:
 
Fourth Grade Sunday School
2007-present
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Honor Societies and Professional Organizations
American Meteorological Society,
Member
2006-present
University of Utah Student Chapter
   
American Meteorological Society
Student Member
2003-present
National Chapter
   
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
Member
2003-present
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Other Organizations and Activities
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT:
   
Department of Meteorology Student Advisory
Chairperson
2007-present
Committee
   
Graduate Student Assembley
Member
2007-present

Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL:
   
College Players Performing Arts Organization
Producer
Fall 2005
Treasurer
2003-2005
Member
2002-2006
Student Government
Secretary
2004-2005
Senator
2003-2004
Residence Hall Association
Member
2002-2004
College Run Radio, WCRR
Co-host
2005-2006
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Posters and Presentations

Tyndall, D.P. and J.G. Windsor. “An analysis of the spring-summer decline in ozone maximums in Melbourne, Florida.” Presentation presented at the 70th Annual Meeting of the Florida Academy of Science, Melbourne, FL: 10-11 March 2006.

Rivera, E., S. Lazarus, M. Splitt, D. Tyndall, H.K. Rassoul, J.R. Dwyer, L. Coleman, and D.M. Smith. “Meteorological conditions associated with terrestrial gamma-ray flashes.” Presentation presented at the 70th Annual Meeting of the Florida Academy of Science, Melbourne, FL: 10-11 March 2006.

Rassoul, H.K., J. Dwyer, L. Coleman, S. Lazarus, M. Splitt, D. Tyndall, E. Rivera, and D. Smith.“Correlating RHESSI terrestrial gamma ray flashes with meteorological data.” Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union Conference, San Diego, CA: 5-9 December 2005.

Tyndall, D.P. “Is SBDART on target?: An analysis of the radiative transfer model to observations.” Presentation presented at the Environmental and Marine Field Projects Symposium, Melbourne, FL: 20 July 2005.

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Skills
Computational Languages:
FORTRAN 77/90/95
Fluent
GrADS
Fluent
csh
Fluent
 
HTML
Fluent
GEMPAK
Proficient
 
MATLAB
Proficient
MPI (FORTRAN)
Proficient
 
Mathematica
Proficient
CSS
Experienced
 
c
Experienced
Perl
Experienced
 
ksh
Experienced