Thomas
DeWitt
My academic interests are primarily in atmospheric physics,
especially fluid dynamics, chaotic systems, and radiative effects.
I study thermodynamic and statistical constraints on the climate system.
Jun 2021 – present
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Analyzed data from multiple satellites
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Assisted theoretical understanding
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Advisors: Prof. Tim Garrett, Prof. Steve Krueger
May 2020 – Present
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Located sites where Automated Traffic Recorders are near
weather stations on major highways and retrieved data
from Utah Dept. of Transportation and MesoWest
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Found correlations between traffic volumes and the urban
heat island effect using Python
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Quantified the effect vehicular emissions have on the
urban heat island
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Advisor: Dr. Dan Bedford
Feb 2020 – Dec 2020
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College Reading and Learning Association Certified
Advanced Tutor
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Tutor students in classes including MATH 950, MATH 1050,
MATH 1210 (calculus I), PHYS 2210 (intro physics I)
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Facilitate switch to virtual tutoring during COVID-19
restrictions
2021 - Present
2016 – 2020
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Cum Laude
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Minor in Mathematics
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GPA: 3.72
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Honors
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GPA: 3.73
2021
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$500 award for an exceptional Sustainability Research Project
2020
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Program cancelled due to COVID-19
2016 - 2020
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Full tuition and fees for 8 semesters and 9th semester extension
2019 - 2020, 2020-2021
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Full tuition and fees for 8 semesters and 9th semester extension
2020
2020, 2017
Linear scaling of cloud sizes ranging from the turbulent microscale to the planetary scale
Poster
Pan-GASS Meeting
Jul 2022
Monterey, CA
View the poster
Thermodynamic constraints on cloud geometry
Invited talk
University of Lille
Jun 2022
Lille, France
Analyzing the influence of traffic on the urban heat island
Poster
AGU Fall Meeting
Dec 2020
Virtual