The Meteorology Program at Western Connecticut State University presents:
Third Tri-State Weather Conference
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Science Building Room 125 - Midtown Campus
Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT
Sponsored by
WestConn Student Chapter of the AMS, New York City/Long Island Chapter of the AMS, NOAA/National Weather Service/Upton/NYC, N.Y and NOAA/National Weather Service/Taunton/BOS, MA.
For more information
contact Gary Lessor
Telephone: (203) 837 8552
Email: lessorg@wcsu.edu
The Third Tri-State Weather Conference will be held from 8am to 5pm on Saturday, October 9th 2010 in the Science Building on the mid-town campus of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, CT. The conference is presented by the Meteorology Program at Western Connecticut State University and co-sponsored by the WestConn Student Chapter of the AMS, the New York City/Long Island Chapter of the AMS, NOAA/National Weather Service/Taunton/BOS, MA, NOAA/National Weather Service/Upton/NYC, NY. The purpose of the conference is to enhance education, professional development and communication among private and public sector meteorologists, researchers, educators, students, emergency management officials, and weather enthusiasts. Check back for a complete schedule of events.
Conference Registration is now open!
THE CONFIRMED SPEAKERS ARE:
- Joe Furey, Fox 61/WTIC 1080 Meteorologist and WCSU alumni will serve as the Master of Ceremony for the Third Tri-State Weather Conference.
- Jim Bishop --- Storm Chasing: Behind the Scenes
- Jason Dunion --- Tropical Cyclone Genesis and Rapid Intensification in the North Atlantic
- Kerry Emanual --- Effect of the Lower Stratosphere / Tropical Transition Layer on tropical cyclones
- Jonathan Finch --- Cause and Effect of Out of Season Snow Storms
- Brian J. Frugis --- Preparing for the One inch Hail Transition
- Dr. Mel Goldstein --- DAX, The Second Generation
- Philip J. Klotzbach --- The 2010 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season and Seasonal Hurricane Prediction
- Kevin S. Lipton --- A 16-year Climatology of Ice Storms in Albany's County Warning Area / Two Recent Events
- Albert Owino --- Large Scale Circulations during the Atlantic Hurricane Season
- Lonnie Quinn --- The Media's Role in Severe Weather
- Brian Soden --- Hurricanes and Climate Change
- Eleanor Vallier --- Talbot --- The Record Rain and Floods of March 2010: Southern New England's WaterWorld
- Mike Erickson, Stony Brook University --- Post-Processing Approaches That Make Ensembles More Usable to the Forecaster
- David Stark, Stony Brook University --- Microphysical evolution within winter snow storms over Long Island, NY
POSTER PRESENTATIONS:
- Anthony Praino - Application of an Operational Meso- Scale Modeling System for Industrial Plant Energy Operations
- Devin Toporek - The Northeast Quadrant
- Anne Marie Palumbo, Ryan M. Suter and Paul V. Shupenis - Orographic Effects on Snow Crystal Structure
- Quincy Vagell - A Follow-up on a Forecasting Interface with 850mb Temperatures
- Nelson Vaz - A Synoptic Pattern Climatology of Significant Snowstorms in the Tri-State Area
- Jim Bishop - Storm chaser and Stormgasm.com owner, tornado videos
For further information, contact Gary Lessor, Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Meteorology, Western Connecticut State University, 181 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810 (tel: 203-837-8552; email: lessorg@wcsu.edu
