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Bio
Captain Nathan Stanford is an Instructor of Meteorology in the Department of Physics and Meteorology at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He commissioned in 2017 from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology. He also holds graduate degrees from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the Air Force Institute of Technology.
As a Weather and Environmental Sciences Officer, Capt Stanford has supported a wide range of mission sets, including U.S. Indo-Pacific Command operations, developmental testing with the 412th Test Wing, and operational test and evaluation for the 53rd Wing.
Education
Master of Science, Atmospheric Science, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (2024)
Master of Science, Project Management, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ (2022)
Bachelor of Science, Meteorology, United States Air Force Academy, CO (2017)
Professional Experience
Instructor of Meteorology, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO (2024-Present)
Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH (2022-2024)
Flight Commander, 417th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Edwards AFB, CA (2020-2022)
Student, Common Mission Control Center Formal Training Unit, Beale AFB, CA (2019-2020)
Senior Duty Officer, 17th Operational Weather Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam AFB, HI (2017-2019)
Research and Scholarly Interests
Tropical Meteorology
Remote Sensing
Publications
Stanford, N. K., Pasillas, C., and Wimmers, A. J. (2024). Center Fixing Tropical Depressions and Tropical Storms Using Machine Learning-Nighttime Visible Imagery. 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. AMS, 2024.
Hughes, J. R., González-Espada, W. J., George, N. C., Mynk, M., de La Harpe, K., O'Keefe, D., Stanford, N. K., & Lloyd, R. L. (2024). Identifying meteorology misconceptions among USAFA cadets, Phase II: AY 2023-2024 findings. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Forum, November 19, USAF Academy, CO.