Robin Tanamachi
Robin Tanamachi | |
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| Occupation | Associate professor at Purdue University |
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Robin Tanamachi is an American professor and storm chaser who is the associate professor of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University.[2][3] Tanamachi worked on the VORTEX projects from 2015 to 2021.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Tanamachi grew up in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitian area. In 1986, she watched a live broadcast showing a tornado, which pushed her to say that she "wanted to be a research meteorologist and study tornadoes".[5] Tanamachi moved to Norman, Oklahoma to work for research meteorologist Howard Bluestein after graduating from the University of Oklahoma.[5]
She received a bachelor's degree in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2001. In 2004, she received a master's degree in meteorology and in 2011 received a Doctor of Philosophy, both at the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology.[4]
Career
[edit]Tanamachi served on the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Radar Meteorology Committee from 2013 to 2019.[6]
In a 2024 article produced by BBC and titled What it's really like to be a tornado chaser, Tanamachi gave her account on surviving the 2013 El Reno EF3 tornado, stating "I realised it was very likely the tornado was killing people while I was collecting data".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Henson, Bob (May 18, 2020). "How Ted Fujita Revolutionized Tornado Science and Made Flying Safer Despite Many Not Believing Him". The Weather Channel. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "Robin Tanamachi". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ Spearie, Steven. "Storm experts in Sangamon County to observe March 15 tornado". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae - Robin L. Tanamachi" (PDF). Purdue University. March 24, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "Dr. Robin L. Tanamachi". Colorado State University. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "R.L. Tanamachi". IEEExplore. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "'The pressure change was causing me to have contractions': What it's really like to be a tornado chaser". BBC. July 16, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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