Adam was raised in South Florida, where he fell in love with nature and the environment. While growing up, Adam had been a scuba diver and an FM radio DJ, and found his calling in STEM. In 2021, Adam earned his undergraduate degree in environmental science from Broward College in South Florida, with a specialization in physical sciences. His undergraduate research focused on surface-level processes like coastal geology, hydrogeology, and sea-level rise.
Since then, he has been enrolled in a doctoral program at the University at Albany (SUNY), where he is a research project assistant under Dr. Sara Lance, and an NCAS-M II Fellow. His current research is focused on novel and emerging atmospheric pollutants related to anthropogenic compounds like plastic polymers, and per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Adam presented at the 26th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, as part of the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), in Baltimore, MD. His poster included initial results comparing PFAS concentrations in cloud water and precipitation at Whiteface Mountain, NY.
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Adam completed the Open Science 101 course from NASA's Transform to Open Science (TOPS) initiative. The program is designed to teach best practices for making science more accesible and reproducible—from data, to code, to publications.
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Adam passed his PhD Written Qualification Exam! The exam was a two-day event, which took place on December 14th and 15th, and consisted of two questions from each of his committe members—Drs. Fangqun Yu, Christopher Thorncroft, Yanna Liang, and his advisor, Dr. Sara Lance.
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Adam gave his first oral presenation at a national conference, discussing preliminary results of persistent pollutants detected in the Adirondack Mountains. The presentation was part of a session on Advancements in Measurements of Atmospheric Poullition during the National Atmospheric Deposition Program's Fall 2023 Meeting in Madison, WI.
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Adam again volunteered to help with the UAlbany Weather, Climate, and Chemistry Camp. This year, Adam taught the students about pH and acid rain, and also helped them analyze their ballon sounding data. Their balloon data were used and archived by the Storm Prediction Center (ALB 230808/1500 [Observed])!
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Adam joined his cohort members in Washington, DC for the NCAS-M II Annual Center-Wide Cohort Experience (ACE), held at Gallaudet University July 18th and 19th, 2023. This event allowed opportunities for interdisciplinary discussion and collaboration as NCAS-M fellows, faculty, and alumni shared their experience and knowledge with each other.
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Adam received the Best Student Poster Presentation for his work on "Assessing Filter-Based Measurements for Evidence of Atmospheric Micro- and Nanoplastic (MNP) Aerosols Through Laboratory Analysis" at the 14th Conference on Environment and Health during the AMS 103rd Annual Meeting.
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Adam's fellowship with the NOAA Cooperative Science Center in Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology was renewed in January 2023 as part of NCAS-M II Cohort 1. Funding for his doctoral education and research will be supported by NOAA EPP/MSI for the next two years.
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Adam presented preliminary results from his NERTO internship at the 22nd Annual Student Conference and the 14th Conference on Environment and Health, as part of the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) in Denver, CO.
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Adam volunteered to help with the University at Albany Weather, Climate, and Chemistry Camp—a free program for local high-school students. The program is provided by the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (DAES) and the ASRC, and led by Drs. Justin Minder and Sara Lance.
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Adam joined Drs. Sara Lance and Chris Thorncroft, the director of the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC), at the summit of Whiteface Mountain—where the ASRC collects important climate data directly from the clouds—while Spectrum News interviewed the Lance Lab.
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Adam interned with the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and the Global Monitoring Laboratory under Drs. Patricia Quinn and Elisabeth Andrews as part of the NOAA Experiential Research and Training Opportunities (NERTO) program between May and August 2022. There he worked with filters from the NOAA Federated Aerosol Network, attempting to understand the atmospheric loading of micro/nanoplastics.
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Adam was able to attended NOAA's 10th Biennial Education and Science Forum in April 2022, as part of his NCAS-M Fellowship. The Forum was held at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL, and supported by NOAA EPP/MSI.
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Adam became a graduate fellow with the NOAA Cooperative Science Center in Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology (NCAS-M) as part of Cohort 5 in August 2021. This will fund for Adam's graduate studies with support from the NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (NOAA EPP/MSI).
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Adam graduated magna cum laude from Broward College in May 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science. Broward College issues digital credentials with Parchment, which can be viewed through this secure portal.
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