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I am an assistant professor at The Pennsylvania State University in the  Department of Meteorology. 

• Education

  • Ph.D. in Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, 1999
    • Dissertation Title: The Influence of Horizontal Variations in Vertical Shear and Low-Level Moisture on Numerically Simulated Convective Storms
    • Advisor:  Kelvin K. Droegemeier
  • M.S. in Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, 1993
    • Thesis title: Verification of NMC Short-Range Models Using Wind Profiler Data
    • Advisor: Frederick H. Carr
  • B.S. in Physics, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, 1990

   

• Research Interests

  • Theoretical Severe Storm Dynamics
  • Cloud and Mesoscale Modeling
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Radar Observations of Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
  • Convective Initiation

Click one of the tabs below to see what I have been doing in each area.