Photo: Graduate Research Assistant Contact info Email: William.BurgettMerkel@uga.edu Office: Geography Geology 120-N Research Interests: Meteorology, Hurricanes, Tropical Cyclone-induced Tornadoes, GIS mapping LinkedIn My name is William Burgett-Merkel, or Will for short. I went to LSU for my Bachelor's of Science in Coastal Environmental Science, with a concentration of Coastal Meteorology and a minor in Disaster Science and Management. My research interests are in tropical meteorology and severe weather. Education Education: MS: University of Georgia (UGA) | Geography focusing on Meteorology/Atmospheric Science BS: Louisiana State University (LSU) | Coastal Environmental Science with a concentration on Coastal Meteorology Minor: Disaster Science and Management Of Note Of note: University of Georgia American Meteorological Society (UGA AMS) Graduate Student Representative (2025-Present) Louisiana State University American Meteorological Society (LSU AMS) Vice President (2023-2024)
