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The Team
This research is conducted by the Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Systems Group at the University of Utah's Department of Atmospheric Sciences, led by Professor Tim Garrett. The group also works with the NASA Office of STEM Engagement to use this project as an educational outreach tool. This particular project is led by Kyle Fitch (kyle.fitch@utah.edu).
Kyle Fitch
Project Lead
Kyle obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 2020, studying the impact of riming processes on Arctic snow and cloud physics with the goal of applying findings to remote sensing applications. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science at the Air Force Institute of Technology.
Alex Blackmer
Undergraduate Student
Alex is currently pursuing a B.S. in Atmospheric Science at the University of Utah. He is an avid lover of snow, and when not in class he can be found in the field sampling Utah's powder on a pair of skis.
Sanket Deshmukh
Software Development Engineer, Amazon.com, Inc.
M.S., Computer Science, University of Utah (2018)
Sanket designed and implemented the machine learning infrastructure used by the team and is now employed by Amazon.
Ann (Annie) McElvein
Snowflake ID Project Coordinator
B.S., Environmental Science, University of California, Berkeley (2019)
Annie assists with the Snowflake ID project design, website, outreach, and funding.
Tim Garrett
Professor, Atmospheric Sciences
Tim's research consists of both cloud physics and global economics — two complex, seemingly disparate systems that evolve according to the laws of non-equilibrium thermodynamics.
