Will is an aerometric monitoring scientist whose work focuses on the Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Project. Originally from the suburbs of New York City, Will most recently worked in Seattle for the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Air Quality Program. Before that, he was in Boulder, Colorado, where he completed his second master’s degree in geology. (For his first master’s degree, Will looked at sediment cores to explore nuclear reactor releases in a river in upstate New York.)
At the University of Colorado, Will’s research centered on piloting unmanned aerial vehicles over the Greenland Ice Sheet to better understand how the ice sheet and overlying atmosphere isotopically interact. The goal of this work was to create a more robust understanding of past temperature reconstructions.
Will’s positive experience in Greenland led him to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where he spent 13 months working as a field technician in Antarctica (specifically, the geographic South Pole) for the Atmospheric Research Observatory at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. In this role, Will led more than 15 projects focused on a range of topics, including surface and total column ozone measurements; chlorofluorocarbon, hydrofluorocarbon, and hydrochlorofluorocarbon measurements; carbon dioxide concentrations; solar radiation budgets; and atmospheric particulates. After his time at the South Pole, Will traveled around Southeast Asia, enjoying the region’s sights and food.
In his free time, Will enjoys bouldering, biking, watching musicals, and eating at xiao long bao restaurants. If you have any soup dumpling recommendations, don’t hesitate to reach out to him!