Alan Rhoades resume

1. Alan Rhoades
Contact Information
alan.m.rhoades@gmail.com
amrhoades@ucdavis.edu
http://alanrhoades.weebly.com/
Current Address
2705 Range Ave - Apt 243
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(530) 210-8344
OBJECTIVE
Climate change is the defining issue of my generation. The regional climate impacts facing California's hydrologic system will be the
focal issue in determining its future. As such, I want to be on the front lines of scientific inquiry, analysis, and communication about
this pivotal issue. My goal is to capitalize on my knowledge and passion for hydroclimatology to propel me into my professional career
as a climate change researcher, science communicator, and/or scientific adviser for management decisions. I want to help create a
sustainable future that is more scientifically informed and in which political decisions are made in cooperative understanding with
science, rather than today's conventional isolation.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Atmospheric Sciences
University of California, Davis GPA 3.6 2012-Present
Climate Change, Water, and Society National Science Foundation IGERT Trainee
Thesis (in progress) - Understanding 21st Century Hydroclimatic Trends in Western USA Mountain Ranges using
Variable-Resolution Global Climate Models (VRGCMs)
• Chapter 1 - Characterizing Historical Sierra Nevada Snowpack in VR-CESM
• Chapter 2 - Identifying the Large-scale and Regional-scale Drivers of Mountain Precipitation and Snowpack Life Cycles
• Chapter 3 - Projecting 21st Century Snowpack Trends in the Western United States using VR-CESM
Activities:
• Oral Presentation - 2016 Winter Atmospheric Model Working Group Meeting, National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Oral Presentation - American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2015 Meeting: Projecting 21st Century Snowpack Trends in the
Western United States using Variable-Resolution CESM
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/62700
• Oral Presentation - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 2015 Climate Brown Bag Seminar Series
• Poster Presentation at the California Climate Change Symposium 2015: Projecting 21st Century Sierra Nevada Snowpack using
a Next-Generation Climate Model
• Three Oral Presentations at Davis High School on the Science of Climate Change
• Oral Presentation - AGU 2014 Meeting: Variable-Resolution Ensemble Climatology Modeling of Sierra Nevada Snowpack within
the Community Earth System Model
http://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2013/FM/sections/A/sessions/A33E/abstracts/A33E-0273.html
• Attendance at the 2014 CESM Tutorial in Boulder, CO at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
• Organizer and moderator for the NSF CCWAS IGERT State of the Science and Policy Workshops: Climate Change and the
Future of Groundwater in California (2014) and The Future of Water in California: Integrating Climate, Water and Policy
(2013)
• Oral and Poster Presentation - AGU 2013 Meeting: Variable Resolution Modeling of California Snowpack within the Community
Earth System Model
http://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2013/FM/sections/A/sessions/A33E/abstracts/A33E-0273.html
• Atmospheric Science Graduate Group Student Representative (2013-2014)
• Atmospheric Sciences Picnic Day - Amazing Atmosphere Show (2013, 2014)
Technical Courses Taken:
• Atmospheric Science Courses: Thermodynamics and Cloud Physics, Radiation and Satellite Meteorology, Atmospheric Dynam-
ics, Climate Dynamics, Climate Change, Advanced Biometeorology, Climate Change, Water, and Society Capstone Course, and
Ecogeomorphology - Grand Canyon
• Atmospheric Modeling and Analysis Courses: Hydroclimate Modeling, Art of Global Climate Modeling, Introduction to Com-
puter Methods (Fortran and Numerical Methods), and Bayesian Statistics
• Atmospheric Science Graduate Group Seminars: Topics in Hydroclimate, IPCC WG1 Report, IPCC WG2 Report, and
Roundtable research presentations
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science: Option in Atmosphere and Climate
California State University, Chico GPA 3.6 2007-2012
Technical Courses Taken:
• Atmospheric and Environmental Science Courses: Introduction to Meteorology, The Atmospheric Environment, Physical Me-
teorology, Air Pollution Meteorology, Dynamic Meteorology, Environmental Modeling, Environ II: Ecosystems, Environ III:
Atmosphere, Water, Soils, Environ IV: Environmental Science Applications, Pollution Chemistry, Computer Applications in
Geoscience, and Fundamentals of Environmental Science Instrumentation
• General Science Courses: General Chemistry, General Physics, Analytic Geometry and Calculus, Introductory ArcGIS, Princi-
ples of Geology, Fundamentals of Ecology, and Principles of Cellular and Molecular Biology

2. Activities:
• Associated Students Sustainability Program, The Alliance to Save Energy's Green Campus Program, This Way to Sustainability
(TWTS) Conference, Diversion Excursion, E-ARC Documentary Film Showings, and Waste Audits (Associated Students Bell
Memorial Union building and the CSU, Chico campus)
PUBLICATIONS
2015
Alan M. Rhoades, X. Huang, P.A. Ullrich and C.M. Zarzycki (2016) ”Characterizing Sierra Nevada Snowpack Using Variable-
Resolution CESM” J. Appl. Meteor. Clim. Volume 55, pp. 173196, doi: 10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0156.1
X. Huang, Alan M. Rhoades, P.A. Ullrich, and C.M. Zarzycki (2016) ”An evaluation of the variable-resolution CESM for modeling
Californias climate” J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 8, 345369, doi: 10.1002/2015MS000559.
2013
Michael Levy et al. (2013 NSF CCWAS IGERT cohort). ”Integrating Science, Management, and Policy for the Future of Water
in California”, Eos Trans. AGU, 94(29), 256.
PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Student Fellowship November 2011 - May 2012
California State University, Chico: Institute for Sustainable Development
Employed by the Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD) at CSU, Chico, in cooperation with the City of Chico, to help develop a
voluntary sustainable business certification program. This program was designed to help businesses within the City of Chico progress
in six categories: alternative transportation, energy conservation, pollution prevention, social equity, and water conservation
Research Assistant
Papua New Guinea Research Expedition July 2011 - August 2011
• Collected various specimens, (e.g. spiders) management
• Assessed and surveyed the Lake Hargy Caldera
• Worked in collaboration with the indigenous PNG tribe (Nakanai)
• Outreach to local elementary schools
• Presented at the Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico, CA on expedition experience
Junior Scientist
Chico Environmental January 2011 - May 2011
• Site assessment
• Sampling (air, soil, water)
• Documentation (photo, GPS, and journal)
• Data interpretation
• Professional court witness documentation and notes for principal scientist
• Government follow up reports
• Asbestos remediation plan following the Department of Toxic Substances guidelines.
Commissioner of Environmental Affairs
Associated Students CSU, Chico May 2010 - May 2011
Elected by the CSU, Chico student body to be the voice of sustainability related issues within student government.
• Voting member and/or chair member of six regularly scheduled councils and committees
• Vice-chaired a yearly $80,000 sustainability grant committee
• Chaired the Environmental Affairs Council
• Created a first year student sustainability program (Stewards of Sustainability), now institutionalized into a course under the
First Year Experience program
• Met with and made a formal proposal to the university president regarding the prospects of making CSU, Chico a zero waste
campus
• Created a sustainable events checklist and guideline to enable organizations within our Associated Students to green their
events.
Research Assistant
The Sierra Fund May 2010 - August 2010
Volunteer internship for an environmental non-profit located in Nevada City, CA.
• Administered and helped analyze data for over 80 surveys for a scientific study on humans mercury exposure at seven different
fishing locations in Northern California
• Literature review and synthesis of Northern California fish studies in relation to mercury contamination
• Researched and interpreted several proprietary technologies regarding mining remediation including those that re-mediate
mercury, asbestos, chromium, lead, and arsenic

3. Student Director
Sustainable Consultation of Office Practices (SCOOP) January 2009 - January 2010
• Managed over 25 student interns over the course of a year
• Set up weekly meetings with agendas and assessed students progress in meeting set goals
• Trained students on how to complete an extensive sustainability audit
• Trained students to interpret audit findings and write helpful recommendations
• Trained students to use necessary tools (Watts Up Pro, Temperature Gauge, Ballast Detector, Luminescence Detector)
• Facilitated audit scheduling
• Presented at various conferences regarding SCOOP (2009 PIELC and 2009 This Way to Sustainability Conference)
Research Assistant
CSU, Chico Research Foundation May 2009 - December 2009
Research assistant under Dr. Cristina Archer, where I helped assess the viability of renewable energies, solar thermal and wind, in
meeting the energy demand requirements of the United States. Data was presented by the research team at the Fall 2009 American
Geophysical Union (AGU) conference in San Francisco.
Volunteer
BioMindo July 2009 - August 2009
BioMindo is a private non-profit organization which combines a sustainable lifestyle with the support of environmental conservation.
Its main objective is the protection of the remaining forests and the restoration of degraded ecosystems in the area of the Ecuadorian
Choc. I helped document the indigenous butterflies to encourage Ecuadorians and eco-tourists to assist in conservation.
Internship
Environmental Capital Group (ECG) June 2008 - May 2009
Found, compiled, interpreted and synthesized information on 614 venture capitalist companies involved in the green industry via
internet and investment portfolios.
COMPUTING SKILLS
Technical Communication and Writing Experience:
GitHub, LaTeX, and Microsoft Office Suite
Large Server Experience:
Yellowstone (NCAR), Hopper and Cori (LBNL), Farm Cluster (UC Davis)
Climate Modeling Experience:
Global Climate Model - Community Earth System Model (CESM)
Regional Climate Model - Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model
Large Data Analysis and Management Experience (i.e., model, observation, and reanalysis):
Multiple data filetypes - *.bin, *.nc, *.csv, *.txt, *.hdf, *.shp
GLOBUS file transfer
Programming Experience:
Unix, VI, Bash Scripting, NCAR Command Language (NCL), NetCDF Command Operators (NCO), and Climate Data Operators
(CDO)
Some Programming Experience In:
Python, Matlab, QGIS, ArcGIS and R
MEMBERSHIPS
American Geophysical Union (2009-Present)
American Meteorological Society (2012-Present)
The Wilderness Society (2013-Present)
PADI Open Water Dive Certification (2012-Present)
HONORS
Leland Roy Saxon and Georgia Wood Saxon Fellowship (2014-2015)
Climate Change, Water, and Society (CCWAS) National Science Foundation IGERT Fellowship (2012-2014)
Floyd L. English Scholarship (Spring 2011)
California State University, Chico Student Leadership Scholarship (Fall 2009/Spring 2010)
California State University, Chico Geological and Environmental Sciences Student Scholarship (Fall 2010)
Enviro-Tech Geosciences Scholarship (Fall/Spring 2010)
INTERESTS
Backpacking, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Bouldering, Surfing, Scuba Diving, Basketball, Football, Tennis, International Travel,
Amateur Nature Photography