Tel: (302) 562-9537
Email: kmolsen2@ncsu.edu
Education:
M.S. student, Marine, Earth, Atmospheric Science, NC State University, 2007- present
B.S., Meteorology with Mathematics minor, Millersville University, 2001-2005
Work Experience:
Graduate Research Assistant, Air Quality Forecasting Lab, NCSU, Raleigh, NC, August 2007 - present
Teachers Assistant, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, NCSU, Raleigh, NC August 2007 – May 2008
Customer Contact Specialist/Credit Analyst, Access Group, Inc, Wilmington, DE, June 2005 – July 2007
Meteorology Intern, WGAL-TV8, Lancaster, PA, Jan 2005 – May 2005
Campus Weather Service, MU, Millersville, PA, Jan 2003 – May 2005
WIXQ 91.7 FM Weather Broadcaster, MU, Millersville, PA, Feb 2004 – March 2005
Research Presentations
Olsen, K. M., S.-Y. Wu, E. Frazier, and Y. Zhang, 2008, Fine-Scale Modeling of Air Quality Using Two Air Quality Models Over the Southeastern United States, poster presented at the 2008 Graduate Student Research Symposium, March 19, Raleigh, NC.
Olsen, K. M., and Y. Zhang, 2008, Modeling the Fate and Impact of Reduced Nitrogen over the Southeastern United States, poster presented at the USDA project meeting, July 23-24, Research Triangle Park, NC.
Olsen, K. M., Y. Zhang, J. Walker, and W. Robarge, 2008, Impact of Reduced Nitrogen on Air Quality: Fine Scale Simulation, Evaluation, and Sensitivity Study, submitted for presentation at the 7th Annual CMAS Conference, October 6-8, Chapel Hill, NC.
Liu, X-H, K. M. Olsen, and Y. Zhang, 2008, Simulating Air Quality in the Southeastern U.S.: Process Analysis and Responses to Future-Year Emissions, submitted for presentation at the 11th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry/the 89th AMS Annual Meeting, January 11-15, 2009, Phoenix, AZ.
Memberships/Activities:
Air & Waste Management Association, August 2007 – present
Wolfpack Women in Science, August 2007 – present
American Meteorological Society, Sept 2001 – present
