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I grew up in Seattle, Washington, and lived and worked in California, New York, and Montreal before moving to North Carolina in 1999. My employment history includes the US Naval Postgraduate School, NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, and private-sector consulting in addition to work in academia. I currently teach synoptic meteorology at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and numerical modeling of the atmosphere.
In my research group, we study the dynamics and prediction of high-impact weather systems, including tropical and extratropical cyclones, convective storms, and topographically forced flows such as cold-air damming. Improved understanding of such weather systems can lead to improved forecasts and also to improved representation of the associated physical processes in numerical models. One area of emphasis is understanding of how diabatic processes, such as the release of heat by condensation, influences storm dynamics. A natural extension of this work is the study of how climate change affects these high-impact weather systems; warming and associated increases in water vapor alters the dynamics of storms, presenting an interesting and important aspect to an overall understanding of how climate change affects our environment.
Some of my recent research projects include investigation of how climate change could impact extreme weather (hurricanes, floods, and midlatitude cyclones), improving numerical model representation of convection and precipitation processes, increasing understanding of the factors that control the intensity and distribution of precipitation accompanying landfalling tropical cyclones, and weather patterns associated with prolific lightning events in central North Carolina. My research group currently consists of five graduate students as of Summer/Fall, 2013, and our group collaborates with that of Prof. Walt Robinson, among others (see picture).
In addition to teaching and research, I have also recently taken on the responsibility of "Director of Graduate Programs" in the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Science. In this position, I am working with a committee of faculty members to improve procedures and documentation in our graduate program, in addition to answering many, many questions from current and prospective students.
In recent years, I've also taken an interest in meteorological consulting; providing expert meteorological testimony in several weather-related cases has taught me that such applied atmospheric detective work is both interesting and valuable in practical decision-making in our courts of law.
Honors and Awards: (selected)
2019 Fellow, American Meteorological Society (elected)
2015 T. Theodore Fujita Research Achievement Award, National Weather Association
2014 Edward N. Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award, American Meteorological Society
2013 Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award, North Carolina State University
2012 – 2013 Outstanding Teacher Award, North Carolina State University
2012 Gold Excel Award, Association Media & Publishing (technical book category) for
Midlatitude Synoptic Meteorology: Dynamics, Analysis, and Forecasting (AMS/U. Chicago)
2004 LeRoy and Elva Martin Award for Teaching Excellence, North Carolina State University
2003 National Weather Service Award for Collaborative Research, NOAA
2003 Editor’s Award, Monthly Weather Review, American Meteorological Society
In my research group, we study the dynamics and prediction of high-impact weather systems, including tropical and extratropical cyclones, convective storms, and topographically forced flows such as cold-air damming. Improved understanding of such weather systems can lead to improved forecasts and also to improved representation of the associated physical processes in numerical models. One area of emphasis is understanding of how diabatic processes, such as the release of heat by condensation, influences storm dynamics. A natural extension of this work is the study of how climate change affects these high-impact weather systems; warming and associated increases in water vapor alters the dynamics of storms, presenting an interesting and important aspect to an overall understanding of how climate change affects our environment.
Some of my recent research projects include investigation of how climate change could impact extreme weather (hurricanes, floods, and midlatitude cyclones), improving numerical model representation of convection and precipitation processes, increasing understanding of the factors that control the intensity and distribution of precipitation accompanying landfalling tropical cyclones, and weather patterns associated with prolific lightning events in central North Carolina. My research group currently consists of five graduate students as of Summer/Fall, 2013, and our group collaborates with that of Prof. Walt Robinson, among others (see picture).
In addition to teaching and research, I have also recently taken on the responsibility of "Director of Graduate Programs" in the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Science. In this position, I am working with a committee of faculty members to improve procedures and documentation in our graduate program, in addition to answering many, many questions from current and prospective students.
In recent years, I've also taken an interest in meteorological consulting; providing expert meteorological testimony in several weather-related cases has taught me that such applied atmospheric detective work is both interesting and valuable in practical decision-making in our courts of law.
Honors and Awards: (selected)
2019 Fellow, American Meteorological Society (elected)
2015 T. Theodore Fujita Research Achievement Award, National Weather Association
2014 Edward N. Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award, American Meteorological Society
2013 Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award, North Carolina State University
2012 – 2013 Outstanding Teacher Award, North Carolina State University
2012 Gold Excel Award, Association Media & Publishing (technical book category) for
Midlatitude Synoptic Meteorology: Dynamics, Analysis, and Forecasting (AMS/U. Chicago)
2004 LeRoy and Elva Martin Award for Teaching Excellence, North Carolina State University
2003 National Weather Service Award for Collaborative Research, NOAA
2003 Editor’s Award, Monthly Weather Review, American Meteorological Society
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