“We couldn’t have asked for a more talented and driven student to be the first admitted to our new BAM degree in atmospheric sciences,” said Karamperidou. “This program is preparing me well for a career in this field.” “I was interested in the BAM program because it offered a master’s degree in less time, and the schedule to complete the program seemed reasonable,” Trotter shared. SOEST atmospheric sciences professor and director of the BAM program, Christina Karamperidou, introduced Trotter to the BAM program toward the end of his sophomore year. “The fact that SOEST offered atmospheric sciences really solidified my decision to pursue my degree at UH Mānoa.” “I chose to do my degree in SOEST mainly because I wanted to stay home for school and UH Mānoa is not far from where I live,” Trotter said.

He took notice and after learning more about these storms, Trotter became fascinated by meteorology, and knew it was what he wanted to pursue after high school.īorn in Guam and having lived in Mōʻiliʻili, Oʻahu for most of his life, Trotter is the inaugural student in the Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s and Master’s ( BAM) program in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology ( SOEST). When Dennis Trotter was in middle and high school, classes were canceled multiple times due to the impending threat from hurricanes and tropical storms approaching the Hawaiian Islands. (Photo credit: Hendrik Cornelissen via Unsplash)

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