Jacob Sorber

M.S. Graduate Student

530 Walker Building
University Park, PA 16802

Email: jds5888@psu.edu

Education:

B.S., Meteorology and Atmospheric Science - The Pennsylvania State University

Biography:

Previous Research
- Undergraduate Research
  - Horizontal Convective Rolls and Radar Derived PBL Depth
  - Effect of Boundary Layer Environmental Helicity on Convection Initiation
- Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety(IBHS) Summer Intern(2019)
  - 2019 IBHS Hail Field Deployment
  - Environmental Influences on Compressive Strength of Hail

Research Interests
- Hail and Ice physics - processes of formation, and environmental characteristics that influence them
- Radar
- Severe Storms