Personnel

The High Plains Regional Climate Center has an experienced team of climatologists, IT professionals, graduate students, and undergraduate interns that are all committed to serving the region. On this page you can learn more about the background of each person on the Center's team.


Leadership

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Rezaul Mahmood, Ph.D.

Director

(402) 472-6166

Education
  • B.Sc. University of Dhaka
  • M.Sc. University of Dhaka
  • M.A. State University of New York, Albany, NY
  • Ph.D. University of Oklahoma
Faculty Profile

Climatology Staff

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Gannon Rush

Climatologist

(402) 472-6764

Education
  • B.A. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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Daniel Whitesel

Climatologist

(402) 472-5355

Education
  • B.A. Western Kentucky University
  • M.S. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Technical Staff

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William Sorensen

Senior Applications/Systems Programmer

(402) 472-8767

Education
  • B.S. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Jamie Lahowetz

AWDN Manager

(402) 472-6786

Education
  • B.S. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Warren Pettee

Programmer/Analyst III

(402) 472-8885

Education
  • B.S. University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • M.S. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Interns

Interns are responsible for aiding technical and research staff members in various projects. This includes applied climate research, data processing, and web development. They are also responsible for the preparation of data requests and the retrieval of climate information.
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Page Nippert

Intern

Graduate Students

Portrait of Chanchal Gupta

Chanchal Gupta

PhD. Student
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Syeda Tasneem Binta Haider

PhD. Student
Portrait of Owen Rahman

Owen Rahman

M.S. Student