Michael Self Email & Phone Number

Gainesville, Florida, United States

- Produced a high resolution 4-hr 'High Risk Lightning' forecast product- Tasked with researching and thereafter developing a High-Resolution lightning forecast model that will give clients 24 hour lead-time ahead of High Risk Lightning strikes- Use machine learning algorithms (RF, MLP, CNN, etc.) to plot exactly where in Florida, and around the country, there will be a high threat for lightning- Help teach clients about the ingredients needed to produce lightning, which can then lead to wildfires

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

- Recognized as an Ernest F. Hollings Scholar by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is awarded to less than 100 students across the nation every year- This appointment includes...-> a $19,000 scholarship to be used on the last two years of undergrad-> a paid internship at the NOAA office of my choice is also included, during the summer of 2024-> all expenses paid for 2 national conferences to present research from the internship in summer 2024-> Direct Hiring Authority to NOAA for up to 2 years after undergrad or graduate school

Norman, Oklahoma, United States

Gainesville, Florida, United States

- Facilitated the travel/lodging for 7 members of the chapter to attend the national AMS Student Conference in Baltimore, MD in January of 2024.- Again, spearheaded UF's 2nd-ever weather balloon launch, with even more data collection that the previous one in Spring of 2023. This consisted of building a base-station receiving station connected to my laptop, two separate Raspberry Pi controlled receiving stations on top of the Dentistry Building of UF, and one Raspberry Pi controlled receiving station in my parents house near Orlando, FL.- Set up and attended a tour of the NWS office in Jacksonville, which had the attendance of more than 10 Gator Chapter members.- Coordinated with another student organization (UF SASE) to host a Raspberry Pi Weather Station workshop, where more than 25 members of both clubs were able to learn how to solder different weather sensors on a Raspberry Pi Pico and run the Python script needed to collect the data.- Served as point-of-contact for the Gator Chapter, emailing potential guest-speakers and UF alumni.- Set up and attended more tabling events for Spring 2024 than ever done before by the chapter.- Wrote budget requests to the university to increase event and operational funding from $2490 in Spring 2024 to $3700 for Fall 2024. This massive budget increase is for UF's 3rd Weather Balloon Launch as well as Gator Chapter t-shirts for members.

- Gain student membership in local/student chapters of the American Meteorological Society- Help post pertinent information on Instagram/Twitter/Facebook that helps meteorology students across the country apply for internships and scholarships- Advertise my local chapter (Gator Chapter of AMS) to students across the country, to help gain interest in the future major at UF (coming Fall 2024)

Gainesville, Florida, United States

- Fostered initial rebirth of the chapter, as it was officially reinstated by AMS in September of 2022- Spearheaded the first UF Weather Balloon launch, by purchasing all needed technology and programming a radiosonde receiver/decoder to get important meteorological data- Create and submitted budget requests to get university funding to increase from $500 in Fall 2022, to $4490 in Spring 2024- Acquired funding from the university that allowed 7 members of the chapter to travel to Baltimore, MD for the national student conference in January 2024- Helped write application that got Gator Chapter to be a finalist for New Student Org of the Year - Worked with fellow members of the Executive Board to create engaging general body meetings on a monthly basis- Facilitated the use of funds for food at every general body meeting and some social events

Gainesville, Florida, United States

- Helped reinstate GARC as a university-sponsored student organization- Aid the president of the organization when needed, such as helping make slides for general body meeting presentations- Attend and help with "Station Nights", where UF students can come learn about Ham Radio even without a license and check out the "Ham Shack"

Gainesville, Florida, United States

- Attended tabling events (Student Org Fair, First-Gen Day, Undergrad Research Expo, etc.) to help advertise the Department of Geography at UF- Gave pitches to incoming freshman who may want to switch their major to Geography, especially if they are still undeclared- Continued to advertise the upcoming B.S. in Meteorology, which is a part of the Geography Department- Provided students with information of the GeoGator summer internship program- Gave students a quick snippet of my journey to UF and why I chose to transfer from FSU after only one year- Advertised the AMS Gator Chapter general body meetings to students interested in learning more about meteorology and such opportunities on campus

Gainesville, Florida, United States

- Help make sure UF Baseball and Softball games have a fun, but safe environment- Welcome fans with a smile and invite them back when the game is over, whether we win or lose

Oviedo, Florida, United States

Performed water analysis to let the customers know what they need to balance their pool chemistry. Repaired pool equipment such as cleaners, pumps, filters, and more (often as PIC).

Bachelor'S Degree, Meteorology/Geography, 3.87 Gpa

Major Coursework: Radar & Satellite Meteorology, Machine Learning in Meteorology, Synoptic Meteorology, Atmospheric Thermodynamics.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies, 3.98 Gpa

Major Coursework: Calculus 3, Ordinary Differential Equations, Intro to Meteorology

4.55 Gpa

Involvement: Weightlifting, Academic Team, Honors Graduate