Officers
Contact List
| Office | Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | AJ Rickman | pres.isuams@iastate.edu | Bio |
| Vice President | Lucas Prokosch | vp.isuams@iastate.edu | Bio |
| Treasurer | David Hultman | treasurer.isuams@iastate.edu | Bio |
| Secretary | Sam Johnson | secretary.isuams@iastate.edu | Bio |
| Outreach Chair | Brooke Beran | outreach.isuams@iastate.edu | Bio |
| Social Chair | Andy Powers | social.isuams@iastate.edu | Bio |
| Academic Chair | Kyle Curry | academic.isuams@iastate.edu | Bio |
| Female Engagement Officer | Sophie Miller | feo.isuams@iastate.edu | Bio |
| Webmaster | Ben Jablonski | webmaster.isuams@iastate.edu | Bio |
| Historian | Austyn Hartwig | historian.isuams@iastate.edu | Bio |
| Sophomore Chair | Jon Siemianowski | sophomore.isuams@iastate.edu | Bio |
| Past President | Mark De Bruin | mdebruin2@huskers.unl.edu | Bio |
| NWA Representative | Eliot Morrow | emorrow1@iastate.edu | Bio |
| Forecasting Chair | Alex Hamilton | ajh3@iastate.edu | Bio |
| CEOTS Producer 1 | Lucas Prokosch | prokosch@iastate.edu | Bio |
| CEOTS Produce 2 | David Hultman | dhultman@iastate.edu | Bio |
Officer Bios
AJ Rickman President
Email: pres.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Conyers, GA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Luke Combs
Favorite Movie: The Jerk
Favorite Sport: Football
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: RA and work at Conversations
Area of Meteorology Interested In: NWS and Broadcast
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Cold Air Damming
Favorite Part About AMS: The people
Random Fun Fact: I hade a pet squirrel when I was in 6th grade
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Conyers, GA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Luke Combs
Favorite Movie: The Jerk
Favorite Sport: Football
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: RA and work at Conversations
Area of Meteorology Interested In: NWS and Broadcast
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Cold Air Damming
Favorite Part About AMS: The people
Random Fun Fact: I hade a pet squirrel when I was in 6th grade
Lucas Prokosch Vice President
Email: vp.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: North Hudson, WI
Favorite Class: MTEOR 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Billy Joel
Favorite Movie: The Green Mile
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Salt Company
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Broadcast and Forecasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Snow Squals
Favorite Part About AMS: The community we create as we all go through the meteorology major together
Random Fun Fact: I have 2 different thumbs
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: North Hudson, WI
Favorite Class: MTEOR 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Billy Joel
Favorite Movie: The Green Mile
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Salt Company
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Broadcast and Forecasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Snow Squals
Favorite Part About AMS: The community we create as we all go through the meteorology major together
Random Fun Fact: I have 2 different thumbs
David Hultman Treasurer
Email: treasurer.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Watkins, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 301
Favorite Band/Musician: Tyler, the Creator
Favorite Movie: Ted
Favorite Sport: Soccer
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: N/A
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Forecasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Derechos
Favorite Part About AMS: Movie nights
Random Fun Fact: I can pop my jaw on command
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Watkins, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 301
Favorite Band/Musician: Tyler, the Creator
Favorite Movie: Ted
Favorite Sport: Soccer
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: N/A
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Forecasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Derechos
Favorite Part About AMS: Movie nights
Random Fun Fact: I can pop my jaw on command
Sam Johnson Secretary
Email: secretary.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Nerstrand, MN
Favorite Class: MTEOR 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Kenny Chesney
Favorite Movie: Twister or Top Gun: Maverick
Favorite Sport: Football
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Intramural football
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Operational (forecasting) and Research
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Tornadoes and Thundersnow
Favorite Part About AMS: The community formed around our curiosity about the world around us
Random Fun Fact: I live on a goat farm in Southern Minnesota
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Nerstrand, MN
Favorite Class: MTEOR 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Kenny Chesney
Favorite Movie: Twister or Top Gun: Maverick
Favorite Sport: Football
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Intramural football
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Operational (forecasting) and Research
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Tornadoes and Thundersnow
Favorite Part About AMS: The community formed around our curiosity about the world around us
Random Fun Fact: I live on a goat farm in Southern Minnesota
Brooke Beran Outreach Chair
Email: outreach.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
Favorite Class: MTEOR 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Fleetwood Mac
Favorite Movie: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Favorite Sport: Football or Softball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Winter Weather
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Snow
Favorite Part About AMS: Hanging out with my weather friends and going to outreach events
Random Fun Fact: I want to visit all of the National Parks
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
Favorite Class: MTEOR 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Fleetwood Mac
Favorite Movie: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Favorite Sport: Football or Softball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Winter Weather
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Snow
Favorite Part About AMS: Hanging out with my weather friends and going to outreach events
Random Fun Fact: I want to visit all of the National Parks
Andy Powers Social Chair
Email: social.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: West Chester, PA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 227
Favorite Band/Musician: 5 Seconds of Summer
Favorite Movie: Rise of the Guardians
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Bowling Team
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Mesoscale Forecasting and Computational Meteorology
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: The community
Random Fun Fact: I drive fire trucks at high rates of speed
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: West Chester, PA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 227
Favorite Band/Musician: 5 Seconds of Summer
Favorite Movie: Rise of the Guardians
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Bowling Team
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Mesoscale Forecasting and Computational Meteorology
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: The community
Random Fun Fact: I drive fire trucks at high rates of speed
Kyle Curry Academic Chair
Email: academic.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Iowa City, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 443 and 454
Favorite Band/Musician: Queen
Favorite Movie: Interstellar
Favorite Sport: Soccer
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: N/A
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Forecasting and NWS
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Cellular Thunderstorms
Favorite Part About AMS: The community it creates
Random Fun Fact: I can/use to play 5 musical instruments
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Iowa City, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 443 and 454
Favorite Band/Musician: Queen
Favorite Movie: Interstellar
Favorite Sport: Soccer
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: N/A
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Forecasting and NWS
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Cellular Thunderstorms
Favorite Part About AMS: The community it creates
Random Fun Fact: I can/use to play 5 musical instruments
Sophie Miller Female Engagement Officer
Email: feo.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Favorite Class: MTEOR 301
Favorite Band/Musician: Mother Mother
Favorite Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy
Favorite Sport: Tennis
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Honors Program and WiSE
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Research
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Formation of tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: Being able to share meaningful experiences with people who share the same passion for weather as I do
Random Fun Fact: I am a triplet and I got stuck in Canada on my 16th birthday
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Favorite Class: MTEOR 301
Favorite Band/Musician: Mother Mother
Favorite Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy
Favorite Sport: Tennis
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Honors Program and WiSE
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Research
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Formation of tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: Being able to share meaningful experiences with people who share the same passion for weather as I do
Random Fun Fact: I am a triplet and I got stuck in Canada on my 16th birthday
Ben Jablonski Webmaster
Email: webmaster.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Pella, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 301
Favorite Band/Musician: Three Days Grace
Favorite Movie: Twister or Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Favorite Sport: Track and Field
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Earth Wind and Fire Learning Community Peer Mentor and Salt Company
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Educational Meteorology and Severe Weather Research
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: The community where people get to know one another and make meaningful relationships with others. Also, when the class of 2024 destroys in glow in the dark capture the flag
Random Fun Fact: I can scream like R2-D2
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Pella, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 301
Favorite Band/Musician: Three Days Grace
Favorite Movie: Twister or Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Favorite Sport: Track and Field
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Earth Wind and Fire Learning Community Peer Mentor and Salt Company
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Educational Meteorology and Severe Weather Research
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: The community where people get to know one another and make meaningful relationships with others. Also, when the class of 2024 destroys in glow in the dark capture the flag
Random Fun Fact: I can scream like R2-D2
Austyn Hartwig Historian
Email: historian.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Lake Geneva, WI
Favorite Class: MATH 267
Favorite Band/Musician: Queen
Favorite Movie: Inception
Favorite Sport: Softball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Earth Wind and Fire Learning Community Peer Mentor and Intramurals
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Research
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Supercells
Favorite Part About AMS: It is a tight knit community
Random Fun Fact: I am CPR certified
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Lake Geneva, WI
Favorite Class: MATH 267
Favorite Band/Musician: Queen
Favorite Movie: Inception
Favorite Sport: Softball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Earth Wind and Fire Learning Community Peer Mentor and Intramurals
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Research
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Supercells
Favorite Part About AMS: It is a tight knit community
Random Fun Fact: I am CPR certified
Jon Siemianowski Sophomore Chair
Email: sophomore.isuams@iastate.edu
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Palatine, IL
Favorite Class: MTEOR 301
Favorite Band/Musician: Bon Jovi
Favorite Movie: Idiocracy
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: University Honors Program and Campus Safety
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Synoptic and Mesoscale
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Supercell Thunderstorms
Favorite Part About AMS: The passionate, collaborative, and engaging community of people who all share similar interests in meteorology
Random Fun Fact: I got stuck in the mud on Sep. 17, 2022 chasing a lame supercell near Creston, IA and had to be escorted by a sheriff to a hotel until they could pull my car out with a tractor the next morning. Don't recommend
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Palatine, IL
Favorite Class: MTEOR 301
Favorite Band/Musician: Bon Jovi
Favorite Movie: Idiocracy
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: University Honors Program and Campus Safety
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Synoptic and Mesoscale
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Supercell Thunderstorms
Favorite Part About AMS: The passionate, collaborative, and engaging community of people who all share similar interests in meteorology
Random Fun Fact: I got stuck in the mud on Sep. 17, 2022 chasing a lame supercell near Creston, IA and had to be escorted by a sheriff to a hotel until they could pull my car out with a tractor the next morning. Don't recommend
Mark De Bruin Past President
Email: mdebruin2@huskers.unl.edu
Year in School: Graduated Spring 2023
Hometown: Pella, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 407
Favorite Band/Musician: Kaleo
Favorite Movie: Interstellar
Favorite Sport: Basketball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Salt Company
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Severe Weather Research
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Supercells
Favorite Part About AMS: All the awesome social events
Random Fun Fact: Currently learning to play electric guitar
Year in School: Graduated Spring 2023
Hometown: Pella, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 407
Favorite Band/Musician: Kaleo
Favorite Movie: Interstellar
Favorite Sport: Basketball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Salt Company
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Severe Weather Research
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Supercells
Favorite Part About AMS: All the awesome social events
Random Fun Fact: Currently learning to play electric guitar
Eliot Morrow NWA Representative
Email: emorrow1@iastate.edu
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Eldridge, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 227
Favorite Band/Musician: Ethel Cain
Favorite Movie: Twister
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Iowa Statesmen
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Research and Forecasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Multi-Vortex Tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: The relationships with peers
Random Fun Fact: I can create a high frequency noise with my voice that only some people can hear
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Eldridge, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 227
Favorite Band/Musician: Ethel Cain
Favorite Movie: Twister
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Iowa Statesmen
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Research and Forecasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Multi-Vortex Tornadoes
Favorite Part About AMS: The relationships with peers
Random Fun Fact: I can create a high frequency noise with my voice that only some people can hear
Alex Hamilton Forecasting Chair
Email: ajh3@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Owatonna, MN
Favorite Class: MTEOR 227
Favorite Band/Musician: Gordon Lightfoot
Favorite Movie: Twister
Favorite Sport: Bicycling
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Photo Club
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Forecasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Supercells
Favorite Part About AMS: Getting to meet other people who share the same passion for meteorology
Random Fun Fact: I was on a live weather segment in the studio at a local news station when I was 6
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Owatonna, MN
Favorite Class: MTEOR 227
Favorite Band/Musician: Gordon Lightfoot
Favorite Movie: Twister
Favorite Sport: Bicycling
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Photo Club
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Forecasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Supercells
Favorite Part About AMS: Getting to meet other people who share the same passion for meteorology
Random Fun Fact: I was on a live weather segment in the studio at a local news station when I was 6
Lucas Prokosch CEOTS Producer 1
Email: prokosch@iastate.edu
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: North Hudson, WI
Favorite Class: MTEOR 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Billy Joel
Favorite Movie: The Green Mile
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Salt Company
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Broadcast and Forecasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Snow Squals
Favorite Part About AMS: The community we create as we all go through the meteorology major together
Random Fun Fact: I have 2 different thumbs
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: North Hudson, WI
Favorite Class: MTEOR 311
Favorite Band/Musician: Billy Joel
Favorite Movie: The Green Mile
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: Salt Company
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Broadcast and Forecasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Snow Squals
Favorite Part About AMS: The community we create as we all go through the meteorology major together
Random Fun Fact: I have 2 different thumbs
David Hultman CEOTS Produce 2
Email: dhultman@iastate.edu
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Watkins, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 301
Favorite Band/Musician: Tyler, the Creator
Favorite Movie: Ted
Favorite Sport: Soccer
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: N/A
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Forecasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Derechos
Favorite Part About AMS: Movie nights
Random Fun Fact: I can pop my jaw on command
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Watkins, IA
Favorite Class: MTEOR 301
Favorite Band/Musician: Tyler, the Creator
Favorite Movie: Ted
Favorite Sport: Soccer
Other ISU Involvement/Activities: N/A
Area of Meteorology Interested In: Forecasting
Favorite Weather Phenomenon: Derechos
Favorite Part About AMS: Movie nights
Random Fun Fact: I can pop my jaw on command