Veronica Fall Email & Phone Number

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant with the University of Illinois Extension (2018 - present). Primary responsibilities include:• Provide science-based communication to stakeholders and communities about climate change impacts, Great Lakes water level variability, and coastal hazards• Develop products through workshops, surveys, engagement and collaboration with partners and stakeholders across the Great Lakes region• Apply for grant proposals and support undergraduate students with internship experiencesPrairie Research Institute detailed to the Coastal Management program (2021 - present). Primary responsibilities include:• Engage with Lake Michigan stakeholders on issues related to climate and coastal impacts• Support coastal education and engagement by partnering with other organizations on their translation of technical information and communication efforts• Contribute to the development of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ Climate Action Plan as a member of the Equity and Inclusion working groupMidwestern Regional Climate Center with the Prairie Research Institute's Illinois State Water Survey (2018 - 2021). Primary responsibilities included:• Authored and produced the “Great Lakes Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook” reports • Collaborated with climate service entities, regional stakeholders, and partners to provide science-based climate information to the Midwest and Great Lakes regions

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

• Created a web-based water needs assessment tool for agricultural farm pond planning and management• Utilized gridded climate model data to support the creation of forecasting and predictive mapping of the movement and timing of plant pests• Began developing a tool to predict the harvest date of various blackberry cultivars in North Carolina

Norman, Oklahoma

• Primary summer semester lecturer for Introduction to Meteorology II for sophomore-level students• Teaching assistant for Introduction to Weather & Climate and Introduction to Meteorology II• Prepared lesson plans, created and graded assignments, assisted outside of the class and during lab sessions

Cologne And Mainz, Germany

• One of 75 American young professionals selected to participate in an exchange program to study and work in Germany for one year• Completed two months of intensive German language classes, one semester of university classes, and a five-month internship with the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

• Investigated methane degradation pathways in global atmospheric climate models

• Lab assistant for Climatology, Atmospheric Dynamics I, and Atmospheric Dynamics II• Graded lab assignments and assisted during class

• One of ten undergraduate students selected to participated in this summer research program at the National Weather Center at the University of Oklahoma• Analyzed the vertical structure of storms by comparing satellite and ground-based radar data

Professional Science Master, Climate Change And Society

Master Of Science - Ms, Meteorology

M.S. in Meteorology Thesis: "Characteristics of the 2011-2016 California Drought"

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Meteorology

Activities and Societies: Tropospheric Ozone Pollution Project, Chi Epsilon Pi Meteorology Honors Society, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Valparaiso.