Alumni Success Stories
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Matt Comben

  • Majors: Meteorology, Geography (Geographic Information Science concentration)
  • Occupation: GIS administrator at Atwill-Hicks

Christopher Crouse

  • Major: Chemistry
  • Occupation: National research council post-doctoral associate working in the materials and manufacturing directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory

Brandon Hoving

  • Major: Meteorology
  • Occupation: Meteorologist for the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Grand Rapids

Christopher MacDermaid

  • Major: Chemistry
  • Occupation: Finishing his Ph.D. with Jeff Saven in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania.

John Nelson

  • Undergraduate Majors: Geography, Earth Science, Social Science
  • Graduate Program: Geographic Information Sciences
  • Occupation: User experience lead for IDV Solutions in Lansing

Kelly Pilarski

  • Majors: Earth Science, Geography (Geographic Information Science concentration)
  • Graduate Program: Geographic Information Sciences
  • Occupation: Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Analyst for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe in Mount Pleasant

Derek Van Dam

  • Majors: Meteorology, Broadcast and Cinematic Arts
  • Occupation: Chief meteorologist and head of weather in Cape Town, South Africa

Laura Velasquez

  • Major: Meteorology
  • Occupation: Broadcast meteorologist at WOOD TV8 in Grand Rapids

Qingling Zhang

  • Graduate Program: Geographic Information Sciences
  • Occupation: Research associate, School of Forestry and Environmental Study, Yale University