ISU AMS

For our final cabinet member spotlight is our Cy’s Eyes Representative, Evan McWhirt! Cy’s Eyes on the Skies is a student led broadcast meteorology club here at Iowa State. Evan is a junior in meteorology from Schertz, TX. His favorite band is the Bear Naked Ladies and his favorite sport is curling. His favorite movie is Pokémon Ranger & The Temple of the Sea.
Evan’s favorite class so far at Iowa State has been MTEOR 2270. He has an interest in numerical data models. Evan’s favorite weather phenomena are clouds. Evan’s favorite part of AMS is community outreach. Outside of AMS and Cy’s Eyes, Evan is involved with intramural curling and volleyball and is a Pokémon TCG Judge.
One last fun fact about Evan is that he is a private pilot and flies small planes for fun in his spare time!

Our Forecast Chair for the 2025-26 academic year has been Sophie Miller! The role of the forecast chair is to organize events that encourage chapter members to improve their forecasting abilities and manage involvement in contests such as WxChallenge. Sophie is a senior in meteorology at Iowa State University. She is from Cincinnati, OH. Her favorite musical artist is Mother Mother, favorite movie is Wall-E, and favorite sport is tennis.
Sophie is interested in mesoscale dynamics with a focus on supercells and mesoscale convective systems. Her favorite classes in her time here at Iowa State have been Radar Meteorology and Dynamic Meteorology II. Her favorite part of AMS is being able to attend social events and the annual AMS conference.
One last fun fact about our forecast chair is that she once led a storm chasing caravan that found a six inch hailstone that they stored in a cooler and later cut open for research purposes!

This evening marks our final monthly meeting of the semester! Because we met our Fund ISU goal we will be having ice cream at our meeting tonight! After the meeting we will wrap up elections for our 2026-27 cabinet. We hope to see you all in Agronomy 2050 at 7 PM!

Our 2025-26 AMS @ ISU Historian is Adler Hanson! The role of the historian is to design our chapter poster for the annual National AMS Conference, manage our social media accounts, and run the monthly photo and video contest. Adler is a junior from West Union, IA studying meteorology here at Iowa State University. His favorite band is VOLITION, favorite movie is Twister, and favorite sport is NASCAR.
Adler is interested in mesoscale meteorology and severe hazards. His favorite weather phenomena are tornadoes. Adler’s favorite part of AMS is being able to form connections in the meteorological community on campus and across the country!
One last fun fact about Adler is that in 2024 he saw a tornado and total solar eclipse within 24 hours of each other!

Last semester, we added a second Outreach Committee position and elected Zach Novy to fill it! Zach is a junior studying meteorology here at Iowa State University. He is from O’Fallon, IL. His favorite musician is Bruno Mars, his favorite movies are The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and his favorite sport is football.
Zach is interested in operational meteorology and his favorite class has been MTEOR 3010. His favorite weather phenomena are blizzards. Zach’s favorite thing about AMS are the social events and outreach! Zach is also involved in intramural sports and Cy’s Eyes on the skies.
One last fun fact about Zach is that he is the youngest of four brothers!