Professional interests: 

Climate, weather, remote sensing, GIS, landscape ecology, surface energy balance, data mining, big data

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Other fun:

Mountain biking, skiing, hiking, needless programming, road trips

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Academic and Professional Background (selected):

• M.S., Physical Geography, University of Nevada, Reno, 2015

• B.S. Environmental Science, University at Albany, 2010

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Selected Publications:

• Rideout, K., T.P. Albright, A.P. Vitale, 2014, Characterzing microclimate conditions of Pika habitats in the Great Basin, National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Fair, 13 Aug., Reno, NV (poster)

• Vitale, A.P., T.P. Albright, 2014, Characterizing topoclimatic influence on surface air temperature in the Snake Range, NV, USA, Mountain Observatories: A Global Fair and Workshop on Social-Ecological Systems, 16-19 July, Las Vegas, NV (poster).

• Beever, E., D. Fisher, T.P. Albright, A.P. Vitale, G. Collins, R. Mazur, J. Axtel, T. Millette, S. Dobrowski, 2013, Characterization of montane ecosystems, microclimates, & wildlife distribution & abundance across the Great Basin, Great Basin Consortium Meeting, 9-10 Dec., Reno, NV (poster).

• Albright, T.P., A.P. Vitale, J.F. Brown, & G. Schmidt, 2013, Heterogeneous land surface phenology from fusion of multi-sensor Earth observations, Association of American Geographers, Annual Meeting, 9-13 Apr., Los Angeles, CA (poster).

• Vitale, A.P., T.P. Albright, 2013, Sampling Topoclimate Variability in the Snake Range, Nevada, USA, Climate Change Science for Effective Resource Management and Public Policy in the Western USA, 27-28 March, Las Vegas, NV (poster).