Amanda Bowden is a graduate student at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø under the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (ATOC). Amanda earned her dual bachelor degree in Atmospheric Science and Geography at the University of Georgia (UGA) with certificates in Water Resources and Geographic Information System. Amanda received her masters at Colorado State University (CSU), while researching the effect of projected SST influence on the MJO Activity in a warmer climate. Amanda's PhD research focus is to evaluate how Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) activity change in a future climate impacts atmospheric rivers (ARs) and tropical cyclones (TCs) funded as a Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate (DOE CSGF) Fellow.
Throughout her college career, Amanda has been highly involved in numerous leadership positions such as American Meteorological Society (AMS), Chi Epsilon Pi (XEP) Atmospheric Sciences Honor Society, and National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Additionally, Amanda has taken time to expand her knowledge by attending summer research opportunities. In the summer of 2018, Amanda researched Hurricane Irma evacuation decisions using likert scales toward storm surge, rainfall, and wind in Pinellas County with survey data for the NSF REU Weather, Climate, and Society at the University of South Florida (USF). In the summer of 2019, Amanda attended international meetings with other Pacific Islands Stations, and modified the Fire Danger Rating System, which is now used for the Guam Forestry Department, as a Pathways Student Trainee for the NWS WFO in Guam. In the summer of 2021, Amanda investigated the effect of the projected sea surface temperature on precipitation change in the tropics at the CSU REU. Recently, Amanda evaluated the strength and impacts of Atmospheric Rivers and Tropical Cyclones in the ERA5 & HENS using TempestExtremes at Lawerance Berkley National Lab (LBNL) sponsored by her fellowship.