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Chris Misenis



Meteorologist
Division of Air Quality
N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources


Tel: 919.513.4438 (O)
        919.349.3207 (C)

Email:  camiseni AT ncsu.edu, cmisenis AT gmail.com

 

Education:

M.S. Student, Atmospheric Science, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University

B.S., Meteorology with Statistics Minor, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, August 2001 – May 2005.

 

Work Experience:

Graduate Research Assistant, Air Quality Forecasting Lab, North Carolina State University, August 2005 - Present

Graduate Teaching Assistant, North Carolina State University, August 2005 - May 2006
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Air Quality Forecasting Lab,
North Carolina State University, May 2004 – August 2005

Broadcast Meteorology Intern, WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina, January 2004 – May 2004

 

Research Experience:

1. North Carolina State University, Air Quality Forecasting Lab, Research Assistant. Main tasks include post-processing meteorological and chemical simulations from WRF/Chem and evaluation model performance versus data from TexAQS-2000. Other tasks include running WRF simulations and maintaining group website.

2. North Carolina State University, Air Quality Forecasting Lab, Research Assistant, Summer Undergraduate Research Program. Main tasks include analysis of data from air quality monitoring projects (i.e. SEARCH), creation of graphical summarizations of data, as well as building and maintaining the AQFL website. (Supported by NSF)

3. WRAL-TV, Raleigh, North Carolina, Undergraduate Student Internship. Statistical Analysis of Forecasting High Temperatures Using Forecast Model Soundings of 850 mb Heights for 00Z and 12Z Runs. 

4. WRAL-TV, Raleigh, North Carolina, Undergraduate Student Internship. Climatological Effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) on Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina from 1953-2003.

Publications:

Misenis, C. and Y. Zhang, 2009, An Examination of WRF/Chem:  Physical Parameterizations, Nesting Options, and Grid Resolutions, Atmospheric Research., in review. 

Zhang, Y., P. Liu, A. Queen, C. Misenis, B. Pun, C. Seigneur, and S.-Y. Wu, 2006, A Comprehensive Performance Evaluation of MM5-CMAQ for the Summer 1999 Southern Oxidants Study Episode, Part-II.  Gas and Aerosol Predictions, Atmos. Environ., 40, 4839-4855. 

Non-Refereed Conference Proceedings:

Misenis, C., X.-M. Hu, S. Krishnan, Y. Zhang, and J. Fast, 2006, Sensitivity of WRF/Chem Predictions to Meteorological Schemes, Proceedings of the 86th Annual AMS Conference/the 14th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA, 27 Jan.–3 Feb., Atlanta, GA, 6 pages.

Wu, S.-Y., S. Krishnan, J.-L. Hu, C. Misenis, Y. Zhang, V. P. Aneja, and R. Mathur, 2005, Simulating the Atmospheric Fate of Ammonia in Southeast U.S. using CMAQ with a 4-km Resolution, Proceedings of the 2005 Models-3 Workshop, September 26-28, Chapel Hill, NC, 5 pages.

Zhang, Y., P. Liu, C. Misenis, and A. Queen, B. Pun, and C. Seigneur, 2004, Performance evaluation of CMAQ for summer 1999 Southern Oxidants Study Episode, Proceedings of the Models3 Users’ Conference, October 18-20, 2004, Chapel Hill, NC, 1 page

Contributed Conference Presentations:

Misenis, C., X.-M. Hu, S. Krishnan, Y. Zhang, and J. Fast, 2006, Sensitivity of WRF/Chem Predictions to Meteorological Schemes, to be presented as a poster at the 86th Annual AMS Conference/the 14th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA, 27 Jan.–3 Feb., Atlanta, GA.

Wu, S.-Y., S. Krishnan, J.-L. Hu, C. Misenis, Y. Zhang, V. P. Aneja, and R. Mathur, 2005, Simulating Atmospheric Fate of Ammonia in Southeast U.S. using CMAQ with a 4-km Resolution, to be presented as a poster at the 2005 Models-3 Workshop, September 26-28, Chapel Hill, NC.

Misenis, C., Performance Evaluation of WRF/Chem for August 28 - September 2 TexAQS-2000 Episode, Part I: Meteorological Predictions, presented at 2005 North Carolina State University Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, August 4, 2005, Raleigh, NC.

Zhang, Y., P. Liu, C. Misenis, and A. Queen, B. Pun, and C. Seigneur, 2004, Performance Evaluation of CMAQ for Summer 1999 Southern Oxidants Study Episode, presented at 2004 Models-3 Users’ Conference, October 18-20, 2004, Chapel Hill, NC.

Queen, A. and C. Misenis, Performance Evaluation of Community Multi-scale Air Quality (CMAQ) Model for June 1999 Episode, presented at 2004 North Carolina State University Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, August 5, 2004, Raleigh, NC.

Misenis, C., X.-M. Hu, Y. Zhang, J. Fast, G. Grell and S. Peckham, 2007, An Examination of WRF/Chem: Physical Schemes, Nesting Options, and Grid Resolutions, oral presentation at the 6th Annual CMAS Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, October 1-3.

 

Awards and Honors:

North Carolina State University Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2005-2006)

American Meteorological Society Travel Grant, 86th Annual AMS Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Membership/Activities:

Member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) July 2005-Present

Member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) July 2005-Present

Tutor for the Academic Support Program for Student Athletes, August 2005-December 2005

Member of the NCSU Student Chapter of the AMS August 2003-Present

North Johnston High School, Johnston County, North Carolina Senior Student Project Mentor, 2002-2003