Austin Cross austin@gts.skew-t.com

I obtained a BE in Mechanical Engineering to work in alternate energy. After my bachelors, I joined the U.S. Peace Corps and was a high school math teacher in Kenya (1983-85) during the time of a severe drought. This led me to pursue a graduate degree in Atmospheric Sciences, which has turned out to be one of the best decisions I have ever made. I teach and conduct research on Alaska/Arctic climate variability and change. I am lucky to work with people from various disciplines. Always learning!

"From the sky we look so organized and brave..."


Responsibly Whimsy


All opinions are mine & do not reflect the views of my employer, my union, or my mother.

Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. (he/him)

:baltco: :maryland: :react: :csharp: :bash: :radio_tower: :masonic: :vim: :BLM: :ally:

Work: Software Developer, System Architect, Team Lead.

Hobbies: #HamRadio Operator, #Freemasonry (PM #93 AF&AM :maryland:), #Flashlights, #Scouts, #PTA, #RaspberryPi.

Interested in: #React, #RubyOnRails, #Python, #DevOps, #ProjectManagement, #SocialJustice, #Equity, #LocalGovernment, #LocalSchools.

🌊 NWS Meteorologist | ⚡ National Weather Association Board Member & Social Media Committee Chair | 💬 #NWSSAVI | 🤷🏼‍♀️ Obnoxiously overuse y'all | 🌹 AOII | 💛 FSU | ♥️ Ball U | 🤫 Views are alllllll mine

Sailor. Lawyer. Dad. Apple enthusiast. Weather forecasting and routing for sailboat racing.
Chair, US Sailing Offshore & Technology Division
Also @MattGallagherWX on Twitter

Chicago IL

Climate scientist at UCLA, NCAR, and The Nature Conservancy studying extreme events like floods, droughts, and wildfires. For the time being, this "contingency" Mastodon account will only be used to automatically repost my Twitter content--I am not actively monitoring replies or messages.

Cloud lover. Photographer. Storm Chaser. Small business owner. Anti-Racist.