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Education

  • (In progress) Ph.D. in Meteorology, University of Oklahoma (TBD; Topic related to Warn-on-Forecast).
  • M.S. in Meteorology, The University of Oklahoma, 2007.  Thesis Advisors: Dr. Harold E. Brooks and Professor David J. Karoly.  Thesis Title: An Assessment of the Severe Weather Environment of North America Simulated by a Climate Model
  • B.S. in Mathematics and Physics (Cum Laude), The University of Arkansas, 2005. Honors Advisor: Professor Gay B. Steward. Honors Thesis Title: Modern Technology and Its Application in Severe Weather Information Dissemination


Professional Employment

  • National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Liaison to the Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT; January 2010 – Present)
  • Adjunct Faculty, Mid-America Christian University (Spring 2009)
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant (0.5 GTA), School of Meteorology, The University of Oklahoma (Summer 2007 – Spring 2008; Spring 2009; Fall 2009)
  • Graduate Research Assistant (1.0 GRA), Dr. Harold Brooks and Prof. David Karoly, The University of Oklahoma (2006 – Present)
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant (1.0 GTA), School of Meteorology, The University of Oklahoma (Fall 2005 – Spring 2006)
  • Laboratory Instructor, University Physics I Honors Laboratory, The University of Arkansas (Spring 2005)
  • Teaching Assistant, University Physics I, The University of Arkansas (2003 – 2004)


Courses Taught

  • Synoptic Meteorology Laboratory, The University of Oklahoma (Fall 2009)
  • Ordinary Differential Equations, Mid-American Christian University (Spring 2009)
  • Mathematical Modeling, Mid-America Christian University (Spring 2009)
  • Introduction to Meteorology II Laboratory,The  University of Oklahoma (Spring 2008; Spring 2009)
  • Introduction to Meteorology I Laboratory, The University of Oklahoma (Fall 2005; Fall 2007)
  • Introduction to Meteorology II, The University of Oklahoma (Summer 2007)
  • Severe and Unusual Weather, The University of Oklahoma (Spring 2006)
  • University Physics I Honors Laboratory, The University of Arkansas (Spring 2005)


Personal & Community Leadership Positions

  • Hazardous Weather Testbed Map Discussion Coordinator (Spring 2009 – Present)
  • VORTEX II Operations Center coordinator (Summer 2009; V2 Year 1)
  • Local Manager, Wx Challenge Forecast Contest (Fall 2008 – Present)
  • Forecaster, Experimental Forecast Program (EFP; Spring 2008)
  • Forecaster / CASA Cognitive Scientist, National Severe Storms Laboratory Spring Experiment (Spring 2008)
  • Student Member, American Meteorological Society (AMS) Severe Local Storms (SLS) Scientific and Technological Activities Commission (STAC; 2008 – 2009)
  • Chair, Student Affairs Committee, School of Meteorology, The University of Oklahoma (2007 – 2009)
  • On-site Meteorologist, United States Youth Soccer Southern Regional Championships, Oklahoma City, OK (29 June – 4 July 2007)
  • Event Meteorologist, Norman May Fair (3 – 7 May 2007)
  • Forecast Team Leader, Intense Observation Period 1, Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (Spring – Summer 2007 & 2008)
  • Member, Edu-Tech Committee, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, The University of Oklahoma (2007 – Present)
  • Policy Fellow, Sasaki Institute; The University of Oklahoma (2006 – Present)
  • Director of Operations, Oklahoma Weather Laboratory, The University of Oklahoma (Fall 2006 – Fall 2007)
  • Chief Justice, Associated Student Government Judiciary, The University of Arkansas (2004 – 2005)
  • President, Society of Physics Students, The University of Arkansas (2004 – 2005)
  • President, FORWARN (2004 – Present)
  • Founder and Director, FORWARN (2003 – Present)
  • President, Pomfret Hall, The University of Arkansas (Fall 2001)


Emergency Management Experience

  • Communications Assistant, Weapons of Mass Destruction Drill, Western Arkansas District (February 2004)
  • ARES / RACES / SKYWARN Volunteer, Crawford County, Arkansas (2003 – 2008)
  • Participant, Bioterrorism Table Top Discussion, Western Arkansas District (Summer 2003)
  • ARES / RACES / SKYWARN Volunteer, Sebastian County, Arkansas (2000 – Spring 2008)


Certifications

  • Hazardous Materials Responder – Level 1 (2000-2003)
  • Amateur Radio Operator – KD5LKH (2000-2010)


Honorary/Society Memberships

  • National Weather Association, Student Member (2007 – present)
  • Weather and Society Integrated Studies (WAS*IS) (2006 – present)
  • American Meteorological Society, Student Member (2004 – present)
  • Mortar Board, The University of Arkansas (2004)
  • Pi Mu Epsilon, The University of Arkansas (2004)
  • Society of Physics Student, The University of Arkansas (2001-2005)


Scholarships, Awards, and Special Recognition

  • School of Meteorology’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant, OU’s School of Meteorology (2007-2008)
  • Director’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Department, OU’s School of Meteorology (2006-2007)
  • Outstanding Service to CASA during IOP1 (Summer 2007)
  • American Meteorological Society Summer Policy Colloquium Fellowship (2006)
  • Young Scientist Travel Award, European Meteorological Society (2004)
  • Robert D. Maurer Research Scholarship, The University of Arkansas (2004-2005)
  • Physics Faculty Scholarship, The University of Arkansas (2004)
  • Chancellor’s Scholarship, The University of Arkansas (2001-2005)


Research Grants

  • Honors College Research Grant, The University of Arkansas “Modern Technology and Its Applications In Severe Weather Information Dissemination”. Principal Investigator, $2,500. (11/15/2004 – 5/14/2005)
  • Honors College Research Grant, The University of Arkansas “Freaky East Wind”. Principal Investigator, $2,700. (2/15/2004 – 8/14/2004)
  • Roland S. Boreham Grant – Proposal to Provide Free Pagers to Volunteer Emergency Responders.  Principal Investigator, $20,000 (February 2003)


Invited Talks

  • “Winter Weather Forecasting:  Pretending to Know What We’re Talking About”. Oklahoma Weather Laboratory (Fall 2007, Fall 2008)
  • “What the Hail?!?:  Severe Thunderstorms and Climate Change”.  Science Café Norman (4 December 2008)
  • Roundtable Discussion. National Weather Service Next Generation Warning Services Workshop (4 December 2008)
  • “A Preliminary Assessment of Future Changes in the Severe Thunderstorm Environment”. Department of Mathematics, University of Oklahoma (Fall 2008)
  • “Assessment of the Severe Weather Environment of North America Simulated By a Global Climate Model”.  ECE Weekly Seminar, National Center for Atmospheric Research (Fall 2007)


Peer Reviewed Formal Publications – Lead Authored


Conference Preprints

  • Marsh, P.T., H.E. Brooks, and D.J., Karoly, 2007: Assessment of the European severe weather environment simulated by the CCSM3. Preprints, 4th European Conference on Severe Storms, Trieste, Italy, European Meteor. Soc., 2pp.
  • Marsh, P.T., H.E. Brooks, and D.J. Karoly, 2007: An assessment of the severe weather environment of North America simulated by a global climate model.  Preprints, 87th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, San Antonio, Texas, USA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 2pp.


Conference Oral Presentations


Conference Poster Presentations

  • Brooks, H.E., T.E. Thompson, C.M. Shafer, C. Schwartz, P.T. Marsh, A. Kolodziej, N. Dahl, and D. Buckey, 2008: Evaluation of ESTOFEX forecasts: Severe thunderstorm forecasts. 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, GA, USA
  • Brooks, H.E., T.E. Thompson, C.M. Shafer, C. Schwartz, P.T. Marsh, A. Kolodziej, N. Dahl, and D. Buckey, 2008: Evaluation of ESTOFEX forecasts: Lightning forecasts. 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, GA, USA
  • Marsh, P.T., D. Bodine, K.H. Goebbert, C.M. Shafter, and M.J. Laufersweiler, 2008: A student centered, student led, volunteer forecasting organization at The University of Oklahoma. 88th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Goebbert, K.H., C.M. Shafter, P.T. Marsh, and M.J. Laufersweiler, 2008: A new operational forecasting webpage at The University of Oklahoma. 88th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society,  New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Marsh, P.T., H.E. Brooks, and D.J. Karoly, 2007: An assessment of the future severe weather environment of North America simulated by a global climate model.  NOAA’s 32nd Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop, Tallahassee, FL, USA
  • Marsh, P.T., H.E. Brooks, and D.J. Karoly, 2007: An assessment of the severe weather environment of North America simulated by a global climate model.  87th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, San Antonio, Texas, USA


Non-peer Reviewed Publications – Sole Authored

  • “History of Tornado Forecasting”. European Meteorological Society’s 2005 Weather Calendar (English, French, German)
  • “A Journey into the Heart of Mother Nature”. 2003 KFSM TV-5 Website
  • “The Makings of a 21st Century Weatherman”. 2000 KFSM TV-5 Almanac