Meet our 2023 Interns!
Douglas Falter
Hometown: Attica, Ohio
University: Iowa State University
Major: Meteorology
Year in School [Fall 2023]: Junior
Research interests: Atmospheric Dynamics, Cloud Physics, & Machine Learning
Hobbies: Weightlifting, hiking, listening to music, & eating food!
What are you most looking forward to this summer?: Getting to experience a formal research process while learning more about atmospheric science! I am also looking forward to experiencing north-central Colorado’s interesting climate!
Mitchell Green
Hometown: Manistique, Michigan
University: Central Michigan University
Major: Meteorology
Year in School [Fall 2023]: Senior
Research interests: Land-air interactions, precipitation processes, boundary layer dynamics
Hobbies: Golfing, fishing, exploring new places, or anything that allows me to spend time outdoors!
What are you most looking forward to this summer?: I’m most looking forward to making connections with the other interns, exploring the greater Fort Collins area, and expanding my knowledge of atmospheric science!
Bailey Kropp
Hometown: Plano, TX
University: Texas A&M University
Major: Meteorology
Year in School [Fall 2023]: Senior
Research interests: Cloud Dynamics, Mesosphere Meteorology, Lightning Dynamics, Instrumentation
Hobbies: I enjoy skateboarding, hiking, and listening to live music anywhere I can!
What are you most looking forward to this summer?: It’s hard to pick just one thing, but I would say learning under a mentor and really diving into my research topic, just learning something new in a beautiful place!
James Miezejeski
Hometown: Kiowa, CO
University: University of Northern Colorado
Major: Meteorology
Year in School [Fall 2023]: Senior
Research interests: Wildfire forecasting, bomb cyclogenesis, extreme orographic precipitation events, and severe weather outbreaks.
Hobbies: Hiking, storm chasing, going to concerts, and hanging out with friends
What are you most looking forward to this summer?: Being from Colorado, I am excited to get to explore Fort Collins more and get a sense of what CSU has to offer.
Debanjali Pathak
Hometown: Kolkata, India
University: Grinnell College
Major: Physics (Concentration – Environmental Studies)
Year in School [Fall 2023]: Junior
Research interests: Climate Science, wind and ocean circulation systems, seismology and earthquakes
Hobbies: reading mythological and historical fiction, listening to music, cooking, watching cricket
What are you most looking forward to this summer?: I am looking forward to my first ever research experience outside my college, meeting new people and exploring Colorado with them. Most importantly, I look forward to realizing my own love for a research-career in the field of earth science!
Juliette Rocha
Hometown: McKinney, Texas
University: Texas A&M University
Major: Meteorology
Year in School [Fall 2023]: Junior
Research interests: Mesoscale Meteorology, Numerical Weather Prediction, Data Assimilation, and Machine Learning
Hobbies: Baking, volunteer work, collecting vinyl records, exploring Python, and taking weather observations.
What are you most looking forward to this summer?: I am so excited to dive into professional research for the first time and meet incredible peers that share similar passions!
REU Calendar
Explore Fort Collins
Human-powered Transportation. Fort Collins is a bike-friendly city, with an extensive network of dedicated bike lanes and bike paths.
Food Truck Rallies happen every Tuesday in City Park and feature some of the best food in Fort Collins!
Free Live Music. Fort Collins is home to a vibrant summer live music scene. Like so much else, this part of our community was shut down during 2020, but elements of it are slowly returning. Keep an eye on the website to see how things unfold in 2021.
Old Town. Also known as Downtown, Old Town is the heart of Fort Collins. This is where the urban fun is.
The Great Outdoors. This may be one of the main reasons you applied for the CSU REU program, and we want you to enjoy it! We’ve got everything from a citywide network of recreational trails, City-owned Natural Areas, County Parks (including local favorite Horsetooth Mountain Open Space), State Parks (including nearby Lory State Park), Rocky Mountain National Park, and more all within easy reach of your summer home. You might learn as much about yourself while exploring a trail as you will while exploring your science.