Matthew A. Janiga M.S. Student, DAES, University at Albany Earth Science and Mathematics, 330

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Curriculum Vitae Education B.S. Meteorology (magna cum laude), minors in Mathematics and Physics Valparaiso University; Valparaiso, IN May 2007 M.S. Atmospheric Science, advisor: Prof. Chris D. Thorncroft University at Albany; Albany, NY Research and Interests            My research focuses on the mesoscale convective systems observed over Africa during the AMMA field program. I am examining the two-way interaction between convection and synoptic features within the West African monsoon. One focus is the role of mesoscale convection in the genesis and life-cycle of African easterly waves. I am also interested in the multi-scale interaction between tropical convection and other features of the global climate such as equatorial waves. Refereed Publications Roundy, P. E. and M. A. Janiga, 2009: Analysis of waves in an anelastic model on the equatorial beta plane, and comparison with observations. Submitted to The Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. Roundy, P. E., C. J Schreck, and M. A. Janiga, 2009: Contributions of convectively coupled equatorial Rossby waves and Kelvin waves to the real-time multivariate MJO indices. Mon. Wea. Rev., 137, 469–478. Yu, J.-Y. and M. A. Janiga, 2007: Changes in the in-phase relationship between the Indian and subsequent Australian summer monsoons during the past five decades. Annales Geophysicae, 25, 1929-1933. Conference, Workshop, and Symposia Presentations Janiga, M. A., C. D. Thorncroft, and E. R. Williams, 2009: The environment and characteristics of convective events over Niamey, Niger: AMMA SOP2 observations and climatological context. 3rd AMMA Conference, 20 – 24 July 2009, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (poster) (PDF 7,000 KB) Janiga, M. A., C. D. Thorncroft, and E. R. Williams, 2008: An intense MCS over Niamey, Niger on August 11, 2006. 28th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 28 April –2 May 2008, Orlando, FL. (poster) (PPT 7,600 KB) Janiga, M. A. and Yu, J.-Y., 2007: Changes in the in-phase relationship between the Indian and subsequent Australian summer monsoons in the past five decades. 6th Annual AMS Student Conf., 15–18 January 2007, San Antonio, TX. (poster) Organizations  American Meteorological Society (2004 - present) American Geophysical Union (2007 – present) Honors     Eugene M. Rasmusson Award Teaching Experience 2007-2008, Teaching Assistant, University at Albany Other Experiences                2006:  NSF Fellowship in Biogeochemistry and Climate Change, University of California, Irvine

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