AMS Tools of the Trade

Welcome to the Tools of the Trade website. This website is an online compilation of resources provided by past speakers for the Tools of the Trade Session at the AMS Student Conference. Here you will find lots of information about the "tools" (i.e. programming languages and software platforms) that you need to succeed in our "trade".

AMS Goes to Phoenix, Arizona!

Phoenix Arizona

This year AMS will be in Phoenix, Arizona! We look forward to meeting new fellow scientists and reconnecting with our colleagues. Be sure to check out the Tools of the Trade Session at the AMS Student Conference!

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Tools of the Trade Speakers

We are proud to announce this year's Tools of the Trade speakers:

Pete Pokrandt - Linux/Unix
Ryan May - Python
Matt Flournoy - NCL

Let the experts introduce you to a variety of tools used by atmospheric scientists.

Featured Tool: Version Control with Git

Emily Fischer - 2016

Emily Fischer
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About

Dr. Emily Fischer is a professor in the department of Atmospheric Sciences at Colorado State University. Her research uses both field-based and applied modeling approaches to investigate the sources of atmospheric trace gases to remote environments. An underlying goal of her work is to improve our understanding of the role of climate in determining the atmosphere's self-cleansing capacity. Past research during her PhD at the University of Washington focused on the transpacific transport of Asian air pollutants. Emily has been a NOAA Climate and Global Change Fellow, and a Harvard Center for the Environment Fellow. Emily really enjoys being a part of interdisciplinary teams working on issues related to air quality. In this vein, she is currently working on the impact of oil and gas development on local and global air quality. She has a number of projects related to forest fires, air quality and health. Emily is also leading a mentoring program for college-level women interested in the geosciences.

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