DSOC · Team
Roll call
Faculty directors, graduate forecasters, and undergraduate operators. Every role on this roster works real weather and real events.
Administration
-
Josh Durkee, Ph.D.
Professor of Meteorology
University & Event Meteorologist Director -
David Oliver, Ed.D., CSP, CEM
Director, Environmental Health & Safety · University Emergency Manager
Co-Director
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Manmeet Singh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Disaster Science
Lead · AIR Lab
Graduate students
- Harmony Guercio DSOC Coordinator/Lead Researcher/Forecaster
- Thomas Payette Lead Operations/Forecaster
- Somnath Luitel AI Research Assistant
- Isabelle Zeringue Teaching Assistant
- Nick Zrelak Logistics/Teaching Assistant/Forecaster
Lead undergraduate students
- Reagan Jarvis Lead Forecaster
- Tyler Tugman Lead Emergency Manager
- Addison Summitt Social Media
- Ian Pfeiffer Lead CLIMBS Researcher
Other undergraduate student roles
- General Forecaster
- Emergency Management Operator
- EOC Support
- General Researcher
- Computer Tech Developer
- Spatial Analyst
Behind the roster
Backed by a national bench
DSOC's student staff is supported by multiple WKU faculty and staff and advised by a national panel of career professionals in meteorology and emergency management.
Forecasters at every level, emergency-management operators, geospatial analysts, social media communicators, and students in (AI) computer science, visual design, and science communication all pull shifts here.
