UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA

President: Margaret Needham, VP: Samantha Carlsen, Secretary: Scout Carlson, Treasurer: Jessica Muniz, Social Media Coordinators: Amber McMahon & Jacob Peace

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

Congratulations to our newly elected 2026-2027 Executive Board!

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

Proud of all of our UGA AMS/NWA students who presented at #AMS2026 this week!

[Margaret Needham @MNeedhamWX]

Happy to have presented my summer research at #AMS2026 today! Looking forward to presenting again at GTRI and the SAWC in the upcoming months!

[Margaret Needham @MNeedhamWX]

Excited to be in Houston this week for #AMS2026 ! I’ll be presenting my research on Wednesday: “Simulating Lightning Occurrence During Hurricane Helene Using WRF-ELEC” @AMSBoSA

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

Join us to meet new friends and test your weather knowledge! Food and drinks will be provided! Tuesday, August 26th at 6:00pm at Geography-Geology Room 200D.

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

As we kick off the 2025-2026 school year, we would like to announce that our UGA AMS chapter is now officially an AMS and NWA chapter! We are looking forward to an amazing year full of the opportunities both AMS/ NWA provide our students!

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

Meet Emily Cranston!

She’s graduating with a BS in Atmospheric Science & Geography and a GIS Certificate.

Emily will pursue a Master of Science at George Washington University in DC!

Your hard work and passion for atmospheric science and geography will take you far 🎉

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

Meet Justin Williams! 🎉

Justin is graduating with a BS in Atmospheric Science and is passionate about pursuing operational meteorology, especially in broadcast. 🌦📺

Can’t wait to see where your forecasting journey takes you next!

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

Meet Annabelle Hall!

Annabelle is graduating with a BS in Atmospheric Science and is heading to Auburn University to pursue a Master’s Degree in Geography and Environmental Studies! 🌪🌍

We’re so excited to see all you achieve in grad school — congrats, Annabelle! 🎉🎓

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

Meet Ethan Leclerc!

Ethan is graduating with a BS in Atmospheric Science & Geography and a GIS Certificate! 🌎🌤

He’s setting his sights on grad school next — we’re so proud of all you’ve accomplished, Ethan! 🎉👏

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

🎓✨ Time for our next Graduating Senior Spotlight!

Meet Caroline Steinman!

Caroline is graduating with a BS in Atmospheric Science and will be pursuing exciting research at the UGA Environmental Change Lab. 🌎🔬

Let’s cheer her on as she takes this next big step! 👏🎉

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

🎓✨ We’re excited to kick off our Graduating Senior Spotlights! First up, meet Sean Walker!

Sean is graduating with a BS in Atmospheric Science and is eager to pursue his passion at the National Weather Service (NWS) or Delta Air Lines. 🌪️✈️

Stay tuned for more of our seniors!

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

Congratulations to our newly-elected 2025-2026 UGA AMS Executive Board members! And, to our 2024-2025 Executive Board, thank you for the the countless hours of hard work that you have put toward our chapter. We look forward to another great year!

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

In honor of Women's History Month, our AMS Chapter will have the privilege of hearing from a group of outstanding women who work in UGA's Department of Geography next Wednesday, March 19 at 6:30 PM. We look forward to seeing you all there!

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

Our AMS Chapter is excited to look toward our next event on Wednesday, March 12 from 5-6:30 PM. Join us at Gaines Elementary School, where we'll have the opportunity to use hands-on learning to teach kids more about the weather! Use the QR code attached to this post to sign up.

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

Are you a UGA AMS member interested in joining our 2025-2026 Executive Board? Use this link to put your name on the ballot! https://t.co/L2IWWIZCWq

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

Our AMS Chapter has been invited to Colham Ferry Elementary School’s STEM Night next Thursday! Our students will have the opportunity to teach kids about meteorology. If you’re interested, use the QR code to sign up!

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

Our professors and students presented their own research at both the 24th Annual Student Conference and the 105th Annual AMS Meeting. We are so proud to have them represent UGA! #amsstudent2025 #ams2025

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

Our UGA AMS Chapter attended the AMS Annual Meeting this past week! Students attended informative sessions and learned about careers and graduate schools. We were honored when our chapter’s poster was recognized by @AMSLCAC !#amsstudent2025 #ams2025

[UGA Student Chapters of AMS and NWA @ugaamschapter]

We are honored, and love getting to share about our program! #amsstudent2025 #ams2025

[UGA Atm Sci Program @UGAAtmosSci]

CONGRATULATIONS to @ugaamschapter for winning honorable mention for local chapter poster award! 🎉🎉🎉
@WxDawgs #AMS2025

[Jacob Hamil @jacobhamilwx]

Come stop by and check out the @ugaamschapter chapter poster!! #ams2025