Professional Interests

Teaching

• Laboratory instruction in atmospheric science
• Introductory courses in physics and meteorology
• Physical meteorology courses
• High school and middle school earth science curricula

Cloud Physics

• Ice crystal growth
• Ice surface molecular dynamics
• Cirrus cloud modeling
• Climate—Cirrus feedback effects
• Polar Stratospheric Clouds
• Thunderstorm Electrification
• Thunderstorm updraft characteristics

Science Technology

• Snowflake and ice crystal photography
• Photomicroscopy
• Electrodynamic levitation
• Vacuum technology
• Hygrometer technology
• Lightning detection and location techniques
• Polarization radars

Geographic phenomena

• Urban heat islands
• Ice fog
• Lake effect snow
• Snow and ice hydrology
• Avalanche risk diagnostics
• Coastal geomorphology