Anthony C. Bernal Ayala, Ph.D.

Interested on the remote sensing of severe weather and hailstorms.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

About

As a skilled professional in Python programming, remote sensing, and satellite imagery analysis, I have extensive experience in severe weather and atmospheric aerosols research. With expertise in GIS and QGIS, I have conducted field and international research, as well as data analysis of various environmental phenomena. Additionally, my background in confocal and scanning electron microscopy adds to my analytical capabilities. I possess strong leadership abilities, and excel in public speaking. My passion for leveraging technology to solve complex problems in atmospheric research makes me pursue multi-disciplinary research, seeking opportunities to collaborate with professionals from diverse backgrounds to explore innovative solutions to complex environmental challenges.

Experience

  • Visitor - Mesoscale and Microscale Meterology Division at NSF NCAR - The National Center for Atmospheric Research
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Senior Research Associate II at Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER)
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, Wisconsin, United States)
    • PHD Candidate
      Jun 2023 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • PHD Student
      Sep 2020 - Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Student Intern (Physical Science) at National Weather Service, Office of Obervations
    Jun 2021 - May 2022 · 1 yr

    Developed a product for the National Weather Service that shows the parallax displacement based on cloud-top heights and published a short contribution to the Journal of Operational Meteorology of such methods.