This site is being developed as a way to communicate technology information within the department.
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
550 Stadium Mall Drive
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: 765.494.3258
Fax: 765.496.1210
Technology Support Staff
To contact the team, please send an e-mail to eas-itap@purdue.edu.
Professional staff
Ben Cotton Systems Administrator CIVL 4212 49-61546 Lingyun Wang IT Support Specialist CIVL 4210 49-69601
Janet Lange ITaP Services Manager MATH G141 49-68291 Randy Herban ITaP System Administrator MATH G143 49-45370 Bill Simmons ITaP Manager Departmental Relations STEW B14-D 49-43651 Information Technology Assistants
Kate Brown CIVL 4252 49-40682 Jon Dosmann CIVL 4252 49-40682 Prisilia Paramita CIVL 4252 49-40682 David Boersma CIVL 4252 49-40682
Ben is a 2006 graduate of Purdue University with a B.S. in Synoptic Meteorology. Having worked as a student employee in EAS for 4 years, Ben joined the department full-time in September 2006. In his spare time, Ben enjoys storm chasing, amateur radio, and making movies with LEGO.
Lingyun graduated from Columbia University with a M.S. in Chemical Engineering. She joined Purdue in June 2007. She spends most of her free time with her two lovely kids. She feels enjoyable listening to her son playing piano and cello and watching her little daughter drawing creatively. She very often joins them.
Kate Brown is a Computer Science student originally from the South Bend area. She's worked for companies like IBM and Raytheon during the summer. She has worked for the Earth and Atmospheric Science department for over a year. In addition to her Computer Science studies, she also enjoys classes in the history, psychology, and anthropology departments. When not studying, she enjoys reading and crochet.
Jonathan Dosmann is a Computer Engineering student originally from the South Bend area. He has worked for the Earth and Atmospheric Science department for over a year, enjoying the hardware aspect of the job the most. In his free time he enjoys tinkering with his own electronics and Swing Dancing. He also enjoys his leadership role in Purdue's swing dance club as their outreach officer.
Prisilia Paramita is a Computer Science student originally from Jakarta, Indonesia. She spent the last two summers working with Motorola both in Schaumburg, IL and Libertyville, IL. She has been working for the Earth and Atmospheric Science department for over a year now. In her free time, she likes reading and traveling. Her goal is to visit at least 1 city in every US state before going back to her country for good.
David Boersma is originally from the Connersville, IN area. He is a junior majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Japanese and Math. He has been working at EAS for over a year now and has enjoyed the experience very much. In his free time he enjoys playing computer games as well as role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. He is an active member of the Purdue Science Student Council, serving as webmaster and a member of the executive committee of the council.
