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In Operation: Monster Storms, you'll meet scientists who dash
into the tornado's path and fly into the hurricane's eye! These five
host researchers are the guides who explain the science and work with
students to unlock the mysteries of extreme weather.
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Meet the Researchers
Each year, JASON selects host researchers from NOAA, NASA, and
National Geographic. To learn more about the host researchers
featured in the Operation: Monster Storms curriculum,
preview the sample Meet the Researchers video. |
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Our Operation: Monster Storms researchers
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Anthony
Guillory
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility
Host Researcher,
Mission 1
Anthony launches remote-controlled airplanes
into storms to gather important data used to protect lives
and property. He has also helped build weather stations
for rural towns to give them up-to-the-minute weather forecasts. |
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Robbie
Hood
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility
Host Researcher,
Mission 2
Robbie lived through one of the most devastating
hurricanes of the 20th century, Hurricane Camille. She uses
airplanes and satellites to study rainfall in tropical storms
and hurricanes. |
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Tim Samaras
National Geographic Emerging Explorer and Storm Chaser
Host Researcher, Mission 3
Tim became interested
in tornadoes as a boy when he watched The Wizard of Oz.
Now he chases them, getting up-close and personal to learn
more about these awesome forces of nature. |
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Jason Dunion
NOAA's Hurricane Research Division
Host Researcher, Mission
4
Before Jason became a hurricane hunter, he was
a social worker, because he wanted to help people. Today,
he helps all of us by flying into hurricanes to improve
forecasting and tracking. |
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Shirley
Murrillo
NOAA's Hurricane Research Division
Host
Researcher, Mission 5
Ever since Shirley lived through
Hurricane Andrew in Miami, she wanted to learn more about
their destructive potential. She started working with NOAA
as a high school intern and now is part of the crew on NOAA's
flying weather laboratories. |
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