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Contact Information

Name Tate Voeller
Professional Title Undergraduate Researcher
Email tavo7876@colorado.edu
Location Boulder, Colorado

Professional Summary

B.S. Candidate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, with a minor in Geography. Research interests in snow hydrology, ocean-atmosphere interactions, and climate observation systems. Currently a Student Assistant at NOAA/NCEI via CIRES.

Experience

  • 2026 - present

    Boulder, CO

    Student Assistant
    NOAA/NCEI via CIRES
    • Managing and processing multibeam bathymetry datasets under supervisor Kevin Lally
    • Working with large-scale ocean floor mapping data in support of NCEI archiving workflows

Education

  • 2023 - 2027

    Boulder, CO

    B.S.
    University of Colorado Boulder
    Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Minor in Geography
    • Minor in Geography
    • Relevant coursework: ATOC 4815/5815 (Atmospheric Data Analysis), Physical Oceanography, Climatology

Projects

  • snotelpy

    Open-source Python package providing a modern interface to USDA SNOTEL snowpack data via the NRCS AWDB REST API, using xarray as the core data structure for national-scale station coverage. Co-developed with Eric Gosnell; originated as a final project for ATOC 4815/5815.

    • Published to PyPI and GitHub with full documentation site
    • Archived with Zenodo DOI for reproducibility
    • Uses xarray for N-dimensional labeled array support across all SNOTEL stations
  • Atmospheric Data Analysis (ATOC 4815/5815)

    Python-based analysis of weather station and CAM model NetCDF data using xarray, cartopy, and MetPy; projects included temperature anomaly detection and multi-panel scientific visualization.

Skills

Programming (Intermediate): Python (pandas, NumPy, xarray, MetPy, cartopy, requests), REST APIs, SQL
GIS & Remote Sensing (Intermediate): ArcGIS, QGIS, DEMto3D, Metashape photogrammetry, CU drone COA
Climate & Ocean Data (Intermediate): ERA5 reanalysis, ARGO float data, SNOTEL/NRCS AWDB, multibeam bathymetry, NetCDF/xarray workflows

Certificates

  • AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Course - American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education
  • UAS/Drone Operator (COA) - University of Colorado Boulder

Languages

English : Native speaker

Interests

Earth & Climate Science: Snow hydrology, ocean-atmosphere interactions, climate observation, watershed science