Nick Falk

nick.falk@colostate.edu

Biosketch

I grew up in Chatsworth, a neighborhood of Los Angeles. I attended UC Davis for my undergraduate where I graduated with degrees in Atmospheric Science and Mathematics. While at Davis, I was involved in research with Ian Faloona, Matthew Igel, and Adele Igel. For my Masters Thesis, I simulated over 11,000 idealized cold pool collisions to understand how different tested parameters (such as the starting distance between the cold pools) influence the chance that the collision initiates new convection. I also ran the CAMP2Ex Forecast-Like simulations (quicklooks can be viewed here). I was also a member of the drones and sondes team for the BACS field campaign. My current research focuses on understanding the propagation speeds of cold pools observed during CAMP2Ex, C3LOUD-EX, and BACS along with the propagation speeds of simulated cold pools. Outside of work and classes, I like to run, hike, practice piano, and read about history.

Education

MS, Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, 2022
BS, Atmospheric Science, University of California, Davis, 2019
BS, Mathematics, University of California, Davis, 2019

Awards

Outstanding Student Oral Presentation Award at the AMS 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, 2023
Walter Scott Jr. Graduate Fellowship, 2019
UC Davis Outstanding Senior Award, 2019
UC Davis Jastro Scholarship, 2015-2019

Publications

  1. Falk, N.M. and coauthors. Do Cold Pools Propagate Theoretically? In prep for J. Atmos. Sci.

  2. Grant, L. D., Kirsch, B., Bukowski, J., Falk, N. M., Neumaier, C. A., Sakradzija, M., van den Heever S. C., and Ament, F. (2024). How Variable Are Cold Pools? Geophysical Research Letters, 51(6), e2023GL106784. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL106784

  3. Falk, N.M. and S.C. van den Heever, 2023: Environmental Modulation of Mechanical and Thermodynamic Forcing from Cold Pool Collisions. J. Atmos. Sci., 80, 375-395. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0020.1

  4. Falk, N.M., A.L. Igel, and M.R. Igel, 2019: The Relative Impact of Ice Fall Speeds and Microphysics Parameterization Complexity on Supercell Evolution. Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 2403–2415, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0417.1

  5. Caputi, D. J., Faloona, I., Trousdell, J., Smoot, J., Falk, N., & Conley, S. (2019). Residual layer ozone, mixing, and the nocturnal jet in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics, 19(7), 4721–4740. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-4721-2019

Teaching and Mentoring Experience

Graduate Teaching Assistant: ATS 730 Mesoscale Modeling (Spring 2024)
Mentor for CIRA/ATS Mentoring Program (2023-Present)
Co-mentored Brittney Smith during Summer 2021 CSU Atmospheric Science REU program

Misc.

Drone pilot, visual observer, radiosonde operator, and forecaster during BACS Field Campaign
FAA Part 107 Licensed UAS Pilot
van den Heever Group Webmaster
Graduate Student Representative on CSU Engineering Student Technology Committee


Last Updated: 3/24