Tom Rickenbach
Research Outputs
Publications
- Rickenbach, T., Seasonal changes of extremes in isolated and mesoscale precipitation for the southeastern United States. Atmosphere, 9(8), 309, https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9080309 , 2018.
- Nieto-Ferreira, R., Nissenbaum, M. and Rickenbach, T., Climate change effects on precipitation organization in the Southeast United States. Atmospheric Research, (214), 348-363, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2018.08.012 , 2018.
Research Projects
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Climate and Large-Scale Dynamics Program: Mechanisms for the seasonal transition of precipitation organization in the southeastern United States: Current and future climate. R. Nieto-Ferreira and T. M. Rickenbach (co-P.I.s), FY 17-19 ($446,104).
Prizes
- East Carolina University Scholar-Teacher Award, for the integration of scholarship and instruction, Spring 2018
Research Activities
- Seminar, ECU Office of Faculty Excellence, entitled ‘Blending teaching, research and outreach to promote student success. Nov. 28, 2018.
Student Researchers
- MS Thesis advisor for Hannah Wells, thesis entitled ‘Dynamic and thermodynamic mechanisms for the onset of the southeastern United States convective season’, graduated July 2018.
- Undergraduate research project (supported on my NSF grant) by Applied Atmospheric Science senior Christopher Jarrett, submitted in Jan 2019 to RCAW entitled ‘Creation of radar imagery to examine seasonal changes in precipitation regimes in the southeastern United States’.