Expertise and Research Interests:
Dynamics of geophysical columnar vortices ranging in scale from small dust devils to fire whirls, with a primary focus on tornadoes; meteorological measurements and instrumentation, especially surface-based instruments for weather observations; post-event analyses of tornadoes and tornado-producing thunderstorms (debris transport); experimental fluid mechanics as applied to atmospheric problems; earth science education at all levels, K-12, undergraduate and graduate; technology transfer and economic development.
Selected Presentations
Where the Weather Meets the Road: A Research Agenda for Improving Road Weather Services Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C. 17 March 2004 Powerpoint
Status of the AMS Response to the 2002 NRC Fair Weather Report AMS Corporate Forum, Arlington, Virginia, 14-16 March 2004 Powerpoint
Working with Dual Career Couples AMS Conference Seattle, WA, January 2004 Abstract | Powerpoint