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Education

• Ph. D. in Atmospheric Science, Purdue University, Aug. 2021 - Spring 2026 (expected), Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
• B.S. in Astrophysics, Michigan State University, Aug. 2017 - May 2021, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Lyman Briggs College, Honors College

Publications

• Kruskie A., D. R. Chavas, and M. Huber. West African Heat Low Climatology and Comparison with Dry Tropical Cyclones. International Journal of Climatology. Under review.
• Kruskie A. and D. R. Chavas. Interbasin Analysis of the Poleward Expansion of Tropical Cyclone Potential Intensity. JGR Atmospheres. Under Review.

Awards

• Outstanding Poster Award - 1st place at the 7th Midwest Student Conference on Atmospheric Research at The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Honorable Mention in Student Oral Presentations - Sixth Special Symposium on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones, AMS 36th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 2024

Conferences and Workshops

• Kruskie, A. “Extending Tropical Cyclone Potential Intensity Over Land to Predict Heat Lows”. 7th Midwest Student Conference on Atmospheric Research. 2023. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. Outstanding Poster Award - 1st place
• Kruskie, A. “Extending Tropical Cyclone Potential Intensity Over Land to Predict Heat Low Dynamics in West Africa”. American Meteorological Society 104th Annual Meeting. 2024. Baltimore, Maryland.
• Kruskie, A. “West African Heat Low Climatology and Connection to Dry Tropical Cyclones”. American Meteorological Society 36th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 2024. Long Beach, California.
• Kruskie, A. “Quantifying the north/south divide in poleward expansion of interbasin TC potential intensity”. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting 2024. Washington, D.C.
• PaleoCAMP 2025 alumnus, Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory, Mammoth Lakes, CA.

Research Experience

Purdue University, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Aug. 2021 - Present), Advisor: Dr. Daniel R. Chavas | Committee: Dr. Matthew Huber, Dr. Stephanie Olson, Dr. Chanh Kieu

• Performed data analysis of dropsonde measurements of Hurricane Teddy outflow jet
• Gained firsthand experience working with atmospheric reanalysis datasets and general circulation models such as the Community Earth System Model (CESM)
• Analyzed the climatology and dynamics of West African heat lows in reanalysis datasets, and develop method of extending tropical cyclone potential intensity over land for predicting heat low intensity
• Developed a framework for comparing the expansion rate of tropical cyclone environments globally and between ocean basins
• Proposed a radiative-convective equilibrium framework for understanding factors controlling TC poleward expansion
• Exploring the role continents play in setting the expansion rate of TC environments via coupled atmosphere-ocean climate model experiments
• Investigated TC environment distribution in a broad range of paleoclimate periods in both idealized and state-of-the-art climate models
• Analyzed TC environment expansion in the high-resolution PaleoWeather iCESM1.3 experiments ranging from pre-Industrial to the Eocene
• Contributed to development of the python package “tcvpigpiv”, used to calculate the tropical cyclone ventilated Potential Intensity (vPI) from gridded data

Michigan State University Observatory (April 2019 - May 2021), Research Assistant

• Conducted observations of cataclysmic variable stars, exoplanet transitions, and nova outbursts using the 24-inch reflecting telescope
• Gained experience analyzing visual astronomy data, including image calibration and photometry
• Submitted data to the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) and participated in the Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope (KELT) survey for exoplanets

Graduate Courses

• Atmospheric Chemistry (Fall 2021)
• Introduction to Geofluid Dynamics (Fall 2021)
• Atmospheric Physics I & II (Spring 2022)
• Boundary Layer Meteorology (Spring 2022)
• Theory of Climate (Fall 2022)
• Mesoscale Meteorology (Fall 2022)
• Introduction to General Circulation (Spring 2023)
• Planetary Habitability (Spring 2023)
• Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology (Fall 2023)
• Tropical Meteorology (Spring 2024)
• Numerical Modeling of the Atmosphere (Spring 2024)
• Paleoclimate Dynamics (Fall 2024)
• Climate Variability (Spring 2025)
• Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics and Chemistry (Fall 2025)

Teaching Experience

• Science of the Atmosphere (Fall 2021) Teaching Assistant
• Fossil Fuels, Energy, and Society (Fall 2021) Teaching Assistant
• Introduction to Analysis and Computing with Geoscience Data (Fall 2022) Teaching Assistant
• Earth Through Time (Fall 2025) Teaching Assistant, Lab Coordinator

Leadership Experience

• Student Representative - Graduate Committee, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University.
• First Year Graduate Student Mentor - Graduate Mentorship Program, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University.