Aurora borealis over Michigan (Photo by Joe Pittenger)

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Meteorology · Programming · University of Oklahoma

Joe Pittenger

I am an upcoming college freshman at the University of Oklahoma and a future meteorologist. I'm passionate about weather, robotics, and programming — currently expanding my skills and planning to study atmospheric science in college.

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PittWeatherRadar

Flask + Leaflet app rendering real NEXRAD Level 2 radar data from AWS S3 using arm-pyart. Displays reflectivity and velocity products on an interactive map.

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FRC Team 8767

Sole programmer for FRC 8767 2022–2026 seasons: MaxSwerve drive, dual flywheel shooter, slapdown intake, and PhotonVision AprilTag alignment via PathPlanner.

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The journey so far

Fall 2025

Started senior year

Began the college application season, with the University of Oklahoma as the top choice for atmospheric science.

Winter 2025/26

Accepted to OU

Committed to studying meteorology at the University of Oklahoma's School of Meteorology.

Mar – Apr 2026

FRC 2026 "REBUILT" season

Sole programmer for FRC Team 8767's swerve-drive robot, building vision-based auto-alignment and pathfinding.

Mid-June 2026

Rebuilt this site

Migrated from Jekyll to plain HTML, CSS, and JS, and redesigned everything around an aurora-inspired theme.

Summer 2026

Preparing for OU

Exploring campus and the School of Meteorology ahead of freshman year this fall.

Fall 2026

Freshman year at OU

Starting my journey in meteorology and atmospheric science at the University of Oklahoma.