Kelley De Polt

Publications

Curtis, S., De Polt, K., Kruse, J., Mukherji, A., Helgeson, J., Ghosh, A., & Van Wagoner, P. (2021). Spatially Compounded Surge Events: An Example from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence. Nat. Hazards and Earth Syst. Sci., 21(6), 1759-1767. (https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-1759-2021/)

Chappell, T., Ward, R., De Polt, K., Roberts, P., Greene, J., & Kennedy, G. (2020). Thrips Infestation Predictor: A practical tool for predicting tobacco thrips (Frankliniella fusca) infestation of cotton seedlings in the southeastern United States. Pest Manag. Sci., 76(12), 4018-4028. (https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5954)

Kunkel, K.E., Easterling, D.R., Ballinger, A., Bililign, S., Champion, S.M., Corbett, D.R., Dello, K.D., Dissen, J., Lackmann, G.M., Luettich Jr., R.A., Perry, L.B., Robinson, W.A., Stevens, L.E., Stewart, B.C., & Terando, A.J. (2020). North Carolina Climate Science Report. North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies. (https://ncics.org/programs/nccsr/)

• Served as technical contributor

Academic background

• Since 01/2022 – Ph.D. Student. Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany.
• 01/2020 - 12/2021 – M.Sc. Geography. East Carolina University, North Carolina, USA.
  • 05/2021 - 12/2021 – Graduate Research Assistant. North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies, North Carolina, USA.
• 08/2015 - 12/2019 – B.Sc. Meteorology. North Carolina State University, North Carolina, USA.
  • 05/2016 - 12/2019 – Undergraduate Research Assistant. State Climate Office of North Carolina, North Carolina, USA.