Professional Interests:
- Computer Programming/ Software Development
- Tropical Cyclones
- Clouds and Cloud Physics
Previous Research:
- Cleveland State University
- Undergraduate Research Assistant (May 2016 - May 2018)
- Reconciling Linear Measurements of Cloud Structures
- Variations in Cloud Size Distributions of Many Large Eddy Simulations of Shallow Cumulus Convection
- Grant Research Technician (May 2018 - August 2018)
- Synthetic Total Sky Imager Utilizing the Blender (Cycles) Ray-Tracing Engine
- Exploring the Relationship between Cloud Height and Cloud Size
Posters:
- Nicholas Barron, Dorothy Pharis, Shawn Ryan, Thijs Heus. "Cloud Size Distributions from many different LES of Shallow Cumulus Convection", 2018 Joint ARM User Facility and ASR PI Meeting, March 19-23, 2018.
- Nicholas Barron, Shawn Ryan, Thijs Heus. "Reconciling Linear Measurements of Fractal Cloud Structures", Society of Physics Students Poster Session, October 4, 2017
- Nicholas Barron, Shawn Ryan, Thijs Heus. "Reconciling Linear Measurements of Fractal Cloud Structures", Ohio Super Computer Statewide Users Group Meeting, September 28, 2017.
- Nicholas Barron, Dorothy Pharis, Thijs Heus. "How Big is a Cloud: A Statistical Analysis of Cloud Size Distributions Derived from Large Eddy Simulations", Undergraduate Student Research Award Poster Session, September 1, 2016.
Presentations:
- Nicholas Barron, Shawn Ryan, Thijs Heus. "Reconciling Linear Measurements of Fractal Cloud Structures", CSU Department of Physics Honors Research Presentation, April 12th, 2018.