Summary
Ryan Adams is a Ph.D. candidate in Geography and an experienced educator and researcher with eight years applying statistics, synoptic climatology, GIS, and MATLAB/R to understand natural hazards and human responses. He tutors Earth and environmental sciences while drawing on prior roles as a graduate instructor and NCAR SOARS protege, blending classroom teaching with hands-on research experience. His work emphasizes creating practical methods and algorithms to solve interdisciplinary problems, from forecasting synoptic patterns to quantifying disaster impacts on communities. Based in Akron, Ohio, he pairs meteorology and geographic training with a knack for translating complex quantitative analyses into accessible learning and decision-support tools.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Earth Science: meteorology, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Earth Science: meteorology at California University of Pennsylvania
Penns Manor Jr./Sr. High School
TRIO Upward Bound Math & Science, TRIO Upward Bound Math & Science at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Geography, Climate, Geography, Climate at Kent State University
English, Spanish