CV

Education

  • B.S. Geological Science, UNC Chapel Hill (2015)
  • M.S Hydrologic Science, Boise State University (2018)
  • PhD Candidate Geophysics, Boise State University– (2019- Current)

Science Interests

Data Assimilation, Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Mountain Hydrology, Snow, Numerical Modeling, Eddy Covariance

PhD Topic

Workshops/Professional Devlopment Courses Attended

  • Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model Workshop – Summer 2017
  • WRF-Hydro Model Workshop – Fall 2016
  • Google Earth Engine User Summit – Summer 2017
  • CUAHSI Snow Measurement Field School – Winter 2020

Proficiencies

  • Python (expert); Xarray, Numpy, MetPy, SciPy, PyMC3
  • GIS software – GDAL, QGIS, Cartopy/Basemap
  • Fortran (intermediate)
  • Javascript/D3 (intermediate)
  • High Performance Computing
  • Snow Field Measurements

Published Journal Articles

Rudisill, William, Alejandro Flores, and James McNamara. “The Impact of Initial Snow Conditions on the Numerical Weather Simulation of a Northern Rockies Atmospheric River.” Journal of Hydrometeorology 22.1 (2021): 155-167. https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-20-0018.1

Conference Presentations

Rudisill, W. J., Flores, A. N. (2020). Evaluating Stream Discharge Simulations with the Fully Coupled WRF WRF-Hydro Model Framework in a Mountainous Snow-Dominated Watershed. American Meteorological Society Meeting: Online, January 2021, Presented (E-Poster)

Rudisill, W. J., Flores, A. N. (2020). A Process-Aware Comparison of Mountain Precipitation Estimates in The East River Watershed.” American Meteorological Society 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology: Online, 13-17 July 2020, Presented (E-Poster)

Rudisill, W. J., Nash, C., Flores, A. N., Feldman, D., Carroll, R. W. (2019). A Comparison of Dynamically Down-scaled and Interpolated Daily Meteorological Datasets in the East River, CO, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, December 9, 2019-December 13, 2019, Presented (Poster)

Rudisill, W. J., Flores, A. N. (2018). Snow-Atmosphere Interactions During Atmospheric Rivers: A Central Idaho Case Study American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, December 9, 2019-December 13, 2019, Presented (Oral Presentation)

Other Employment

  1. Whitewater Kayak Instructor, US National Whitewater Center, Charlotte NC (summers, 2010-2014)
  2. Undergraduate Research Assistant, UNC Chapel Hill (2012-2013)
    • Acknowledged in this paper.
  3. Whitewater Kayak Instructor, Cascade Raft and Kayak, Horseshoe Bend, ID (2015-2018)