Seth Rainey
Department of Geography
Master's Student and Research Assistant
Campus:
Kent
Office Location:
Research Interests - Weather and Climate, Meteorology, Applied Climatology, Synoptic Climatology, Environmental Science; Office - 445 McGilvrey Hall
Biography
Seth Rainey is a current master’s student in the Department of Geography at Kent State University. His research focus is on applied climatology with interests ranging from weather and transportation to human-environment interactions. Currently, for his thesis, Seth is investigating the spatiotemporal relationship between lake-effect snow and motor vehicle accidents in Northeast Ohio, specifically looking at the quantifiable differences in the frequency of car crashes over time and space among varying winter season weather types.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Geography (2022)
Affiliations
American Association of Geographers (AAG)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
American Meteorological Society (AMS)
Center for Ecological and Natural Resource Sustainability (CENRS)