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.

April 2026

Won prom king

A fun surprise in the middle of robotics season and college decisions.

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.