Alex Cooke

Research

Selected Projects, Publications, Presentations, and Grants

2025

  • Tornado Parameters and Principal Component Analysis in the Caribou, ME County Warning Area
    Volunteer Project at National Weather Service: Caribou, ME • May 2025
  • Real-time enhanced tornado warning product guidance based on tornado debris signature height and population density
    Mississippi State University • March 2025
    M.S. thesis that uses tornado debris signature height, storm motion vectors, and population data to estimate tornado intensity in real-time and leverage GIS population analysis.
  • Statistical Analysis of QLCS Tornado Environments in the Memphis County Warning Area
    Volunteer Project at National Weather Service: Memphis, TN • March 2025
  • 2025 American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting Student Grant
    American Meteorological Society • January 2025
    Received student grant from American Meteorological Society to attend 2025 Annual Meeting and assist presenters with any technical requirements.

2024

  • Examination of Evolution of Growing Season Length in the Spokane, Washington Area
    Volunteer Project at National Weather Service: Spokane, WA • August 2024
  • The Impact of Climate Oscillations on Normalized Burn Ratio in the Spokane, Washington Area
    Mississippi State University and Volunteer Project at National Weather Service: Spokane, WA • July 2024
  • Greensburg Tornado Radar Analysis
    Mississippi State University • April 2024
    12-minute presentation on radar analysis of 2007 Greensburg tornado. Topics included unusual reflectivity characteristics, three-dimensional analysis, velocity analysis, X-Pol data analysis, and use of wide range of radar products to describe meteorological phenomena.
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  • Crystals of Sound: Applying the Physics of Phase Transitions to Musical Intonation
    Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Institute of Music • April 2024
    Co-author of "Crystals of sound: applying the physics of phase transitions to musical intonation" published in Empirical Musicology Review.
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2023

  • Embracing a Culture of Assessment at an Arts Conservatory
    Indiana University Assessment Institute • October 2023
    Presentation given at the 2023 IUPUI Assessment Institute on the process of creating a successful structure of assessment-based practices at the Cleveland Institute of Music.

2022

  • Emerging Horizons Initiative
    Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Institute of Music • April 2022
    $11,000 grant for investigating connections between physics of phase transition and musical tuning systems. Developed algorithm for stochastic generation of music that culminated in concert and film scoring software. Wrote piece co-composed by algorithm, representing future possibilities of AI-assisted composition.

2017

  • Algorithmic Stochastic Music
    Case Western Reserve University • May 2017
    M.S. thesis developing an algorithmic stochastic music system using probability-driven harmonic transitions to generate tonally coherent music that can dynamically recognize and shift tonal centers. Employs entropy analysis and stochastic matrices to model harmonic progressions and melodic modulations, enabling applications ranging from automated music composition to analytical tools for music theory and film scoring.