Undergraduate Student
School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma
Emily Barbini is currently a senior undergraduate student at the University of Oklahoma, majoring in Meteorology. She is from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Her interests include urban environments and severe weather events, as well as GIS. In her Capstone class, she has teamed up with Chase Green to research how urban areas can impact supercell thunderstorms, with guidance from Dr. Wang. Emily is also working on a second research project under the sponsorship of the NWS West Gulf River Forecast Center (WGRFC), where she is analyzing how the urban environment of Dallas-Fort Worth can impact flooding conditions in its surrounding region. For her, these two projects are the first exposures to real-world research.
In the summer of 2022, Emily participated with researchers in a TORUS field campaign. One year later, she also aided researchers in the OUTFLOW field campaign. However, her time with OUTFLOW was cut short as she returned home to intern for the NWS West Gulf River Forecast Center via the NOAA Pathways program. There, she helped in the development of the recently released NWS Categorical Flood Inundation Maps. Outside of the realm of meteorology, Emily enjoys activities such as playing soccer, traveling, and amateur nature photography. Among her favorite subjects to photograph include the flora and fauna that she comes across.
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