About the NDMC

Melissa Melvin, PhD Student
e-mail: mmelvin2@unl.edu
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Dissertation research
Drought impacts and government response

Committee
• Dr. Michael Hayes (advisor)
• Dr. Don Wilhite
• Dr. Cody Knutson
• Dr. John Lenters

Publications
• Melvin, M.J. (2006). Collecting and reporting drought impacts at the state level: Experiences, lessons learned, and guidelines for improvement, Master’s Thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Melvin, M.J., Zygielbaum, A., Gutzmer, D., Rentschler, S., Bower, J., Hubbard, K. (2007). Network requirements for sensor accuracy and precision: A case study to assess atmospheric variability in simple terrain, International Journal of Climatology, In Print

Education
• MS in Natural Resource Sciences with a specialization in Climate Assessment and Impacts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2006)
• BS in Meteorology, Northern Illinois University (2004)

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