Weather & Climate
Atmospheric Science Forecasting Global Warming	Greenhouse Gases Paleoclimatology Planetary Science	Tornadoes

Atmospheric Science

Victor Pasko Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering

Expertise

Atmospheric phenomena such as elves and sprites that occur in Earth's atmosphere above active thunderstorm systems

Contact Information

Email: vpasko@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-3476

Website: http://www.ee.psu.edu/faculty/pasko/pasko1.html

Forecasting

Fred Gadomski M.S.

Instructor of Meteorology, Meteorology, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Weather analysis and forecasting, general meteorology and climatology. Weather information and the public.

Contact Information

Email: gadomski@meteo.psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-4229

Website: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/faculty/Gadomski.htm

Paul Knight M.S., CCM

Instructor in Meteorology, Meteorology, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Weather analysis and forecasting. General meteorology and climatology. Weather information and the public.

Contact Information

Email: pgk2@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-3197

Website: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/faculty/Knight.htm

Weather Communications Group WCG

Academic Support Unit, Meteorology, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Media can contact WCG anytime for story-related questions on real-time forecasting, weather history and current topics such as snow, sleet, rain, storms, tornados, etc.

Contact Information

Email:

Phone: 814-863-4229

Website: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/WxComm/index.html

Lee M. Grenci M.S.

Instructor of Meteorology, Meteorology, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Weather analysis and forecasting, general meteorology and climatology. Weather information and the public. Online education for weather forecasting

Contact Information

Email: grenci@ems.psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-4227

Website: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/faculty/Grenci.htm

Global Warming

Peter Wilf Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Geosciences, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Global change, evolution of flowering plants and plant-insect interactions, use of fossils as climate indicators, and paleobotany

Contact Information

Email: pwilf@geosc.psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-6721

Richard Alley Ph.D.

Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences, Geosciences, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

One of the top climate researchers in U.S. who studies past climate change to understand future climate change.

Contact Information

Email: ralley@essc.psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-1700

Website: http://www.geosc.psu.edu/people/faculty/personalpage...

Greenhouse Gases

James F. Kasting Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Geosciences and Meteorology, Geosciences, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

Expertise

Ancient climates of Earth, Mars and Venus. He is particularly interested in the rise of oxygen in the atmosphere and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane and how they influence climate.