Rebecca DiLuzio has a meteorology degree from Millersville University and experience providing weather forecasts through the university's campus weather service. She has worked on research projects studying lake effect snow systems and completed an REU program at the National Weather Center. Her skills include programming in Python and Fortran as well as using various meteorological software packages and instruments. She is currently working as an assistant manager at a sports store while seeking opportunities in meteorology.
1. Rebecca DiLuzio
107 South 9th Street Coopersburg, PA 18036
Rediluzio@gmail.com
(484)764-5013
Education
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY. Millersville, PA.
Undergraduate degree. Meteorology degree with a minor in Mathematics (5/2015 – Cum Laude)
Pertinent elective classes taken: Advanced Forecasting, Advanced Composition, Mesoscale Meteorology,
Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Python, FORTRAN Programming for Earth Science Applications, GIS
Applications for Earth Science.
Pertinent required classes taken: Synoptic Meteorology, Atmospheric Climate Dynamics, Statistical
Meteorology, Atmospheric Dynamics I and II, Atmospheric Thermodynamics. Meteorology 241, Calculus I,II
and III, Ordinary Differential Equations, Statistics.
Skills and Qualifications
● Experienced with PC and Macintosh operating systems, Microsoft Office, Linux, Outlook, and Internet.
● Advanced knowledge of Python and Fortran
● HTML
● GR2 Analyst
● Skew-T and hodograph analysis
● Bufkit
● ENVI
● IDV (Integrated Data Viewer)
● Completed Responsible Conduct of Research Training (2014)
Professional Experience
Millersville University - Lead Forecaster/Student Worker – Millersville, PA
2011 - present
● Lead forecaster that participated in and put together written and oral weather forecasts for Millersville
University’s Campus Weather Service. Produced short and long term forecasts, a weather brief and forecast
discussion and reported those forecasts over a call-in weather line. Also recorded streaming video for short
term forecasts every week.
● Participated in MillersvilleUniversity’s production of Weather Watch, a weather program produced and run
by Millersvillemeteorology students from 2011-2012. Recorded voiceovers and acted in several episodes and
collaborated with other students to produce scripts for the episodes.
● Learned how to properly set up and run several meteorological instruments in order to use in future
research projects. These included a LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging), SODAR (SOnic Detection And
Ranging), radiosondes, and a tethered balloon and tethersonde system.
● Participated in Public Weather Awareness Day at MillersvilleUniversity in 2012 and 2013. Communicated
with people individually and in groups. Explained the different maps, models and tools used by
meteorologists in putting together a weather forecast.
● Visited several elementary and middle schools in order to talk to and teach children about meteorology.
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Pro Image Sports - Assistant Manager/Keyholder, Millersville, PA
November 2014 - Present
Provided customer service when needed, ran cash register, led other sales associate team members, kept the store
running and opened and closed when needed.
National Weather Center Research Experience for Undergraduates (OU-REU) - Paid research assistant and
intern, Norman, OK
May 2014 – August 2014
Worked as a research assistant, author, and completed a full research project and paper over the course of 10 weeks
● Spent countless hours creating python programs to analyze CSV data files.
● Produced an AMS conference appropriate presentation and poster of the completed research.
● Completed an AMS style paper about the research.
NSF funded Ontario Winter Lake effects Systems (OWLeS) - Paid research assistant and intern, Geneva, NY
Paid research assistant and intern, 2013 – 2014
Participated in both short-fetch and long-wave studies of lake effect events from Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
● Deployed mobile Mesonet stations, known as ‘tornado pods’, between the Finger Lake and Tug Hill regions of
NY, and assisted in the operation of the mobile dual-Doppler radar.
● Spent countless hours observing lake effect snow squalls in the Nation Science Foundation’s Doppler on
Wheels (DOW).
● Set up, worked with, and collected data with other meteorological instruments such as a LIDAR system (Laser
Imaging Detection and Ranging), tethered balloon and tethersonde system, and SODAR system (Sonic
Detection And Ranging).
● Launched numerous radiosonde’s using 200g weather balloons.
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary – Lenhartsville, PA
Volunteer, 2010 - 2012
Worked at the Information booth in the visitor center, at the gate to the entrance to hiking trails, and ran children’s
activities during special events.
● Worked and communicated with many people of various ages. From young children to adults.
● Made sure that people stayed safe by explaining hiking trails and giving detailed directions.
Achievements
● Graduated cum laude from Millersville Universityof Pennsylvania in 2015
● Student Assistant for the 2014 AMS annual conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
● Wxchallenge category 4 winner for Miami, Florida for the 2011-2012 season.
● Wxchallenge category 4 cumulative winner for the 2011-2012 season.
● Eligible for the Wxchallenge 2012 forecasting tournament.
● Member of the Millersville University chapter of the American Meteorological Society from 2011 to present.
● Member of the National American Meteorological Society from 2013 to present.
● Made Dean’s list for the fall 2011, spring 2012, fall 2012, fall 2013, and spring 2015 semesters at Millersville
University.
● Given course honors in Calculus 3 in the spring 2012 semester.
● Achieved first honors for final grades at Bethlehem Catholic High School.