Matt comes from a background of research and atmospheric instrumentation spanning his academic and professional career. During his undergraduate degree at Central Michigan University, Matt worked on research involving how the Great Lakes influenced snow storms and tornadic events. He also was involved in the set up of an ASOS station at CMU. While at University of North Dakota, Matt taught an instrumentation lab class and was very involved with testing NCAR’s 3D Printed Automated Weather Stations (PAWS). Shortly after graduating from UND, he began working with microwave radiometers at Radiometrics, where he was the QCS Manager and Atmospheric Scientist. 

Presently, Matt is the facility manager for the Argonne Testbed for Multi-scale Observational Studies (ATMOS) and building manager for building 484. He is involved with the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program as an associate mentor for the microwave radiometers and surface meteorology instrumentation. Lastly, Matt is a member of the Measurement Strategy Team for the Community Research on Climate and Urban Science (CROCUS) campaign. 

Education

• MS Atmospheric Science, University of North Dakota, 2019
• BS Meteorology, Central Michigan University, 2017

Publications

• Tuftedal, M.E., D.J. Delene, and A. Detwiler. 2022. Precipitation evaluation of the North Dakota Cloud Modification Project (NDCMP) using Rain Gauge Observations. Atmospheric Research 269, https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​1​6​/​j​.​a​t​m​o​s​r​e​s​.​2​0​2​1​.​1​05996. 

Awards

• Impact Argonne Award, Argonne National Lab, 2023
• Student Engagement and Leadership Award (Outstanding President for a Large Organization), Central Michigan University, 2016
• Department of Earth & Atmospheric Science Service Award, Central Michigan University, 2016

Presentations

• Detwiler, A., M.E Tuftedal, and D. Delene, 2023: Further Analysis into using Historical Target-Control Precipitation Analysis to Evaluate Effects of Cloud Seeding on Summertime Precipitation, Weather Modification Conference, Denver, CO. 
• O’Brien, J.R, M. Grover, S. M. Collis, A. Theisen, R.C Jackson, Z. Sherman, B. Raut, M.E. Tuftedal, D. Feldman, and V. Chandrasekar, 2023: X-Band Precipitation Estimates for the Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) Field Experiment, 103^rd Annual American Meteorological Society, Denver, Colorado, Amer. Meteor. Soc https://​ams​.con​fex​.com/​a​m​s​/​1​0​3​A​N​N​U​A​L​/​m​e​e​t​i​n​g​a​p​p​.​c​g​i​/​P​e​r​s​o​n​/​2​43875
• Ware, R.H., A. D. Kennedy, M.E. Tuftedal, R. Stone, N. Bassill, D. Berchoff, L. F. Bosart, B. Conway, M. Mahaffey, K. Reed, and T. Wilfong, 2022: Passive Microwave Sensing during Precipitation, 102^nd Annual American Meteorological Society, Houston, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc https://​ams​.con​fex​.com/​a​m​s​/​1​0​2​A​N​N​U​A​L​/​m​e​e​t​i​n​g​a​p​p​.​c​g​i​/​P​a​p​e​r​/​3​97975 
• Ware, R. H, M.E. Tuftedal, A. Kennedy, M. Mahaffey, W. Conway, K. Reed, R. Stone, T. Wilfong, N. Bassill, D. Berchoff, and L. Bosart, 2021: Passive Microwave Sensing During Precipitation, NYS Mesonet Symposium, Albany, NY
• Tuftedal, M.E., Delene, D., and Detwiler, A., 2021: Precipitation Evaluation of the Northe Dakota Cloud Modification Project (NDCMP) using Rain Gauge Observations, 2021 Annual Weather Modification Meeting, Virtual, Weather Modification Association
• Tuftedal, M.E., and Delene, D., 2019: Precipitation Evaluation of the North Dakota Cloud Modification Project, 100^th Annual American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, Amer. Meteor. Soc https://​ams​.con​fex​.com/​a​m​s​/​2​0​2​0​A​n​n​u​a​l​/​m​e​e​t​i​n​g​a​p​p​.​c​g​i​/​P​a​p​e​r​/​3​70798
• Tuftedal, M.E., and Allen, J., 2017: 20 August 2016 Southwest Michigan Outbreak. 21^st Annual Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference, Ankeny, IA, National Weather Association. Pg 23 http://​iowa​-nwa​.com/​c​o​n​f​e​r​e​n​c​e​/​f​i​l​e​s​/​2​0​1​7​_​N​W​A​_​A​g​e​n​d​a.pdf
• Tuftedal, M.E., and Allen. J., 2017: 20 August 2016 Southwest Michigan Outbreak. 15^th Annual Great Lakes Meteorology Conference, Valparaiso, IN, National Weather Association
• Tuftedal, M.E., and Peyrefitte, P., 2017: Analysis of Lake Enhanced Diabatic Heating/Cooling on a Surface Low During a Midwest Snow Event: November 21^st-22^nd, 2015. 15^th Annual Great Lakes Meteorology Conference, Valparaiso, IN, National Weather Association
• Tuftedal, M.E., and Peyrefitte, P., 2017: Analysis of Lake Enhanced Diabatic Heating/Cooling on a Surface Low During a Midwest Snow Event: November 21^st-22^nd, 2015. 97^th Annual American Meteorological Society, Seattle, WA. Amer. Meteor. Soc. https://​ams​.con​fex​.com/​a​m​s​/​9​7​A​n​n​u​a​l​/​w​e​b​p​r​o​g​r​a​m​/​P​a​p​e​r​3​1​6​3​4​4​.html
• Tuftedal, M.E., and Peyrefitte, P., 2016: Analysis of Lake Enhanced Diabatic Heating/Cooling on a Surface Low During a Midwest Snow Event: November 21^st-22^nd, 2015. Student Research and Creative Endeavors Exhibition, Mount Pleasant, MI
• Tuftedal, M.E., and Peyrefitte, P., 2016: Analysis of Lake Enhanced Diabatic Heating/Cooling on a Surface Low During a Midwest Snow Event: November 21^st-22^nd, 2015. 20^th Annual Severe Weather and Doppler Radar Conference, Ankey, IA. National Weather Association