Cegeon J. Chan
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Business Address: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bldg. 54-1719 77 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02139 Telephone: (617) 253-6283 Facsimile: (617) 253-6208 |
Home Address: 410 Memorial Drive Apt 242 Cambridge, MA 02139 Telephone: (617) 939-6498 Email: cegeon@mit.edu |
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Education
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Cambridge, MA |
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PhD candidate. Atmospheric Science, anticipated August 2009. Research focuses on whether and how the stratosphere can influence the troposphere.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Cambridge, MA |
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M.S. Atmospheric Science, February 2006 Thesis: Annular Modes in a Multiple Migrating Zonal Jet Regime |
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Lyndon State College |
Lyndonville, VT |
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B.S. Meteorology, B.S. Mathematics, Cum Laude, May 2003 Senior Thesis: The Influence of Sea-Surface Temperature Anomalies on the Indian Monsoon |
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Awards |
NASA Earth System Science Fellowship, 2003Gil Ford Award for Meteorology, 2003 |
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Research Experience |
MIT, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary SciencesAdvisor: Dr. Alan Plumb |
Sep 2003 - presentCambridge, MA |
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth System Science |
Summer 2002 |
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Advisor: Dr. Per Gloersen |
Greenbelt, MD |
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Teaching Experience |
MIT, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences |
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12.307(U) – Weather and Climate Laboratory Responsible for organizing lab experiments. Assisted in creating problem sets.
12.310(U) – Introduction to Weather Forecasting Responsible for contributing to current events segment. Leading lab sessions. Assisted in creating problem sets.
DEAPS(U) - Discovery of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Responsible for organizing lab experiment. Assisted in creating problem sets.
Mathematics Tutor, Lyndon State College Mathematics Dept. Conducted review sessions to clarify course materials. |
Spring 2008
IAP 2007, 2008
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2000 - 2003 |
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Poster and Oral Presentations |
Chan C. J., and R. A. Plumb (SPARC 4th General Assembly, Bologna, Italy, September 2008) The tropospheric response to stratospheric perturbations and its sensitivities to topographically-forced stationary waves Chan C. J., and R. A. Plumb (Northeast Storm Conference, Springfield, MA, Mar. 2008) On the Two Distinct Zonal Jet Regimes Chan C. J., and R. A. Plumb (Role of the Stratosphere in Climate and Climate Change, AGU Chapman Conference, Santorini, Greece, Sept. 2007) The Effect of Poleward Propagation on the Stratosphere-Troposphere Coupling in a Simple GCM Chan C. J., and R. A. Plumb (AMS Atmosphere / Ocean Dynamics Conference, Santa Fe, NM, June 2007) Does the Poleward Propagation of the Zonal-Mean Zonal Flow Anomalies Depend upon the Slope of the Tropopause? Chan C. J., and R. A. Plumb (University of Maryland, June 2006) Multiple Migrating jets in a Baroclinically Unstable Flow in an OGCM Chan C. J., and R. A. Plumb (Jets and Annular Structures, AGU Chapman Conference, Savannah, Ga, Jan 2006) Annular Modes in a Multiple Migrating Zonal Jet Regime. |
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Publications |
C. J. Chan, and R. A. Plumb, 2008: The response to stratospheric forcing and its dependence on the state of the troposphere. submitted to J. Atmos. Sci C. J. Chan, R. A. Plumb, and I. Cerovecki, 2007: Annular Modes in a Multiple Migrating Zonal Jet Regime. J. Atmos. Sci., 64, 4053-4068. |
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LeadershipExperience |
Graduate Tutor, MIT Residential Life |
2007 - present |
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Establish and maintain a safe, supporting and caring 45 resident community |
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President, Lyndon State College AMS/NWA Local Chapter |
2002-2003 |
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Organized 32 speakers and 330 attendees from various disciplines as Chairman of the 2003 Northeast Storm Conference. Awarded “AMS National Student Chapter of the Year.”
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Lyndon State College Resident Assistant |
2000-2002 |
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Received highest evaluations from the residential community and awarded “King of Residential Life” 2000 & 2001.
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Secretary, Lyndon State College Student Association Senate |
2000-2001 |
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AdditionalExperience |
On-air TV Meteorologist, LSC-TV NEWS 7 |
2002-2003 |
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Designed maps using WSI Weather Producer. Performed twice-daily live newscasts and viewed by fourteen thousand households nightly.
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Meteorological Operations, WSI Corporation |
2001-2002 |
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Generated graphics for aviation, private forecasting, and web clients. |
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Intern, WFXT FOX25 |
Summer, 2001 |
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Produced on-air graphics and worked in fast-paced environment to provide latest weather information. Created nightly written forecasts for FOX25 website.
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Professional Memberships |
Member, American Meteorological Society, 2000-present. Member, American Geophysical Union, 2005-present.
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Community Service |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts |
2006-2008 |
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Mentored a child for 10 hours a month
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References |
Dr. Alan Plumb Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; Bldg. 54-1712 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139 USA (617) 253-6281 rap@rossby.mit.edu
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Dr. Per Gloersen Oceans and Ice Branch, Code 971 NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771 (301) 614-5710 per.gloersen@gsfc.nasa.gov
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Dr. Nolan T. Atkins Meteorology Department Vail 404 Lyndon State College Lyndonville, VT 05851 802-626-6238 nolan.atkins@lyndonstate.edu |
Kevin Lemanowicz WFXT-TV FOX25 25 Fox Drive Dedham, MA 02027 (781) 467-2525 KPL6@cornell.edu |
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