Elaine Godfrey
Adjunct Professor of Atmospheric Sciences
Expertise:
Extreme Precipitation, Severe Weather, Applied Climatology, Women in Science, Scientific Writing
Bio:
Dr. Godfrey’s expertise lies in applied climatology of severe weather events, especially tornadoes and extreme rainfall. She has extensive experience studying the retention of women and minorities in the geosciences and numerous interdisciplinary research projects bridging the social and atmospheric sciences and she excels in ideation.
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Christopher Godfrey
Professor and Chair of Atmospheric Sciences
Expertise:
Tornadoes, Severe Weather, Wind-Induced Tree Damage, Atmospheric Measurements, Road Weather, Numerical Modeling, Climatological Data, Societal Impacts, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Weather Forecasting, Meteorological Statistics, Atmospheric Optics
Bio:
Dr. Godfrey’s expertise derives from studies of tornadoes, especially debris and damage propagation, treefall damage patterns, and the interaction of tornadoes with terrain. He also maintains expertise in meteorological observations, transportation weather, societal impacts and weather communication, land-surface modeling, atmospheric optical phenomena, and climatological data. He built and maintains the university’s research-quality weather station on Lookout Mountain.
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Karin Rogers
Interim Director, National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC)
Expertise: Group facilitation, Training, Scientific graphic design, Climate resilience, Adaptation, Decision support, Team dynamics, Geospatial tools, Technology transfer
Bio:Rogers is interested in implementing science in real-world settings with a focus on community and landscape resilience in the face of climate change. Her work strives to move research into action by delivering science to decision-makers.
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Jackie Langille
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Expertise:
Tectonics, earthquakes, paleoseismology, structural geology, rock deformation, regional metamorphism, Himalayan geology, southern Appalachian geology, Geographic Information Systems, geologic mapping, LiDAR
Bio:
Langille is a structural geologist who specializes in field geologic mapping and characterizing micro- to macro-scale rock deformation as evidence for regional-scale tectonic processes. She has studied fault systems in the Himalayas, Nevada, and the southern Appalachians.
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Evan Couzo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Associate Professor of STEM Education
Expertise:
Air Pollution, Climate Change, Smog, Pollutant Emissions, Atmospheric Modeling
Bio:
Couzo uses sophisticated computer models and atmospheric measurements to understand how air pollution is formed and transported at the local, regional, and global level. His research also explores the nexus between conventional air pollution and climate change.
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Doug Miller, Ph.D.
Professor of Atmospheric Sciences
Expertise:
Miller works on research to better understand how weather and the southern Appalachian Mountains impact each other.
Bio:
large-scale (Synoptic-scale) meteorology, middle-scale (Mesoscale) meteorology, mountain meteorology, precipitation, forecasting, numerical modeling of the atmosphere
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Dan Pierce, Ph.D.
Interdisciplinary Distinguished Professor of the Mountain South
Expertise: Southern, Appalachian, and North Carolina history and culture, Moonshine, NASCAR, Environmental history, The National Parks and public lands
Bio: The author or co-author of seven books, some consider Dan Pierce as UNC Asheville’s “Resident Professional Hillbilly.” His books focus on such diverse topics as the Great Smoky Mountains, moonshine, NASCAR, and America’s public lands.
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