Robin Tanamachi

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Robin Tanamachi
OccupationAssociate professor at Purdue University
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Robin Tanamachi is an American professor and storm chaser who is the associate professor of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University. [2] [3] Tanamachi worked on the VORTEX projects from 2015 to 2021. [4]

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Early life and education

Tanamachi grew up in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitian area. In 1986, she watched a live broadcast showing a tornado, which pushed her to say that she "wanted to be a research meteorologist and study tornadoes". [5] Tanamachi moved to Norman, Oklahoma to work for research meteorologist Howard Bluestein after graduating from the University of Oklahoma. [5]

She received a bachelor's degree in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2001. In 2004, she received a master's degree in meteorology and in 2011 received a Doctor of Philosophy, both at the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology. [4]

Career

Tanamachi served on the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Radar Meteorology Committee from 2013 to 2019. [6]

In a 2024 article produced by BBC and titled What it's really like to be a tornado chaser, Tanamachi gave her account on surviving the 2013 El Reno EF3 tornado, stating "I realised it was very likely the tornado was killing people while I was collecting data". [7]

References

  1. ↑ Henson, Bob (May 18, 2020). "How Ted Fujita Revolutionized Tornado Science and Made Flying Safer Despite Many Not Believing Him". The Weather Channel . Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Robin Tanamachi". American Association for the Advancement of Science . Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ Spearie, Steven. "Storm experts in Sangamon County to observe March 15 tornado". The State Journal-Register . Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Curriculum Vitae - Robin L. Tanamachi" (PDF). Purdue University . March 24, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Dr. Robin L. Tanamachi". Colorado State University . Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "R.L. Tanamachi". IEEExplore. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "'The pressure change was causing me to have contractions': What it's really like to be a tornado chaser". BBC . July 16, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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