Tanya Brown
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | Research Engineer, StickNet team 1 navigator, Media liason |
| Location | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States |
| Introduction | I am from Fayetteville, NC. I received a B.S. in Atmospheric Science in 2004, and a M.S. in Water Resources Science in 2006, both from the University of Kansas. I recently completed my Ph.D. in Wind Science and Engineering at Texas Tech University. I am currently employed by the Institute for Business and Home Safety in Richburg, SC, studying natural hazards and mitigation techniques. My primary research interests include remote-sensing damage detection, ground-based windstorm damage surveys, the use of the EF Scale, and hail impact testing. I am a seasoned damage investigator, completing damage surveys for numerous windstorms and for a wind-driven wildfire. I have participated in TTU field research efforts during Project MOBILE 2007-2008 and VORTEX2 2009-2010 and I am a member of the Texas Tech University Hurricane Research Team (TTUHRT), making StickNet deployments during the 2008-2009 Atlantic Hurricane Seasons. I have recently been appointed to the research faculty at TTU to continue my work with TTUHRT and I also serve as the “unofficial” media liaison for TTUHRT and the TTU VORTEX2 team. |
| Interests | Cooking, Painting, Reading, Traveling, Scuba Diving, Going to the beach, Tennis, Wii |
| Favorite movies | The Goonies, The Notebook, Pirates of the Caribbean, Man on Fire, National Treasure, 10 Things I Hate About You |
| Favorite music | Shwayze, Tim McGraw, Tegan & Sara, Yellowcard, Nelly Furtado, Gwen Stefani, Avril Lavigne, Artificial Joy Club, Black-Eyed Peas, Brad Paisley, Daniel Beddingfield, Garbage, George Strait, Bowling for Soup, Kenny Chesney, Nelly, Nine Days, Gym Class Heroes, and I really love movie soundtracks |
| Favorite books | Anything by Nicholas Sparks, Sophie Kinsella, or John Grisham, All Harry Potter books, "Alex Cross" series by James Patterson, "Something Borrowed", "Something Blue" |