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TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS:
• Tropical Meteorology
• Mesoscale Meteorology
• Hurricanes
• Organized Severe Weather
DEGREES:
Ph.D. (2003) Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
M.S. (1999) Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
B.S. (1996) Atmospheric Science, Purdue University
PROFILE:
My broad interests comprise all aspects of tropical meteorology
and organized mesoscale weather systems. Current directions lie
in understanding the governing energetics and dynamics which influence
the evolution of tropical cyclone intensity. Tropical cyclones are
one of the greatest natural threats to mankind. The strong winds,
surge, and extreme rainfall associated with the global landfall
of 20-30 tropical cyclones each year are often responsible for thousands
of deaths and billions of dollars in damages. The accuracy of intensity
forecasts is very poor due to an incomplete understanding of the
complex processes which influence storm intensity.
My current research focuses on diagnosing the internal dynamics,
convective structures, and external forces which most influence
tropical cyclone evolution. My primary approach has been the analysis
of observations obtained by research aircraft during penetrations
of tropical cyclones.
Additional research interests include tornado-genesis during tropical
cyclone landfall, the use of routine observations to improve short-term
forecasts, intraseasonal variations in tropical cyclone formation,
the structure of tropical convection, interactions between convection
and the boundary layer, and the evaluation of meteorological instrumentation.
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