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Improving tropical cyclone forecasting, tropical cyclogenesis, rapid intensification of tropical cyclones, Tropical cyclone climatology, tropical cyclone dynamics and structure. Ian conducted research under the supervision of Dr. Robert Hart, through the Honors in the Major program. Ian's research investigated the climatology and common aspects of forecast failures in rapid intensification in Atlantic Hurricanes. Results showed that RI forecast failures occurred in environments with lower 500/700mb RH, lower raw SSTs, and higher raw 200mb PVU values, compared to RI forecast successes. The title of his Honors Thesis is Climatology and Common Aspects of Forecast Failures in Rapid Intensification of Atlantic Hurricanes. There are many future opportunities, including investigating model guidance, more environmental variables, and investigating the implications in actual RI forecasting.