Anthony J. Sadar

Disciplines/Field of Instruction

• Atmospheric and Environmental Science, Statistics, Air Pollution Meteorology and Engineering

Degrees Received

• B. S., Meteorology, Department of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University
• M.S., Environmental Science, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati
• M.Ed.*, Science Education, Department of Instruction & Learning, University of Pittsburgh
  (*completed all course requirements for doctorate in education)

Courses Taught

• SCS 105 - Environmental Science
• SCS 199 - Weather & Climate
• SCS 215 - Earth & Space Science
• BIO 210 - ID & Evolution
• CIE 454 - Air Pollution Control
• MAT 105 - Elementary Statistical Methods

Presentations/Publications

• Environmental Risk Communication: Principles and Practices for Industry, 2nd Edition (with primary author Susan Zummo Forney), CRC Press, 2021.
• In Global Warming We Trust: Too Big To Fail, 2nd edition, The Stairway Press Revised and Expanded Edition, Stairway Press, 2016.
• Environmental Risk Communication: Principles and Practices for Industry (with co-author Mark D. Shull), CRC Press/Lewis Publishers, 2000.
• In Global Warming We Trust: A Heretic's Guide to Climate Science, Telescope Books, 2012.
• Dozens of articles and commentaries published on environmental issues in technical trade journals such as EM magazine (publication of Air & Waste Management Association for environmental managers), Pollution Engineering, Environmental Technology, and in popular press such as The Washington Times and The Washington Examiner (Washington D.C. newspapers).

Most Recent Professional Publications

• “Post Donora: Climatology and Trends of Temperature Inversions in Southwestern Pennsylvania,” EM Magazine, August 2023.
• “Climatology and Trends of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Morning and Evening Temperature Inversions (1991 - 2020)” (Extended Abstract #1161547), presented at Air & Waste Management Association 115th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June 2022.
• “Basic Risk Communication Principles for Environmental Managers,” EM Plus, Q2, 2022 (co-author, S. Z. Forney).
• “Climatology and Trends of Morning and Evening Surface-based Temperature Inversions in Southwestern Pennsylvania with Air Quality Implications,” Environ Sci Pollut Res, 29, Iss. 32, 49411–49421 (2022) (available online May 7, 2022).
• “Understanding the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in Complex Terrain with Radiosonde, Sodar, RASS, and Tower Data” (Paper # 788284), Virtual presentation at Air & Waste Management Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June 2020.
• “Comparison of Radiosonde and Sodar/RASS Temperature Measurements in the Lowest Level of the ABL in Complex Terrain” (Paper # 12.3), Presented at American Meteorological Society 100th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, January 2020 (co-authors, J. Maranche and D. Tauriello)

Awards & Distinctions Received

• Certified Consulting Meteorologist, American Meteorological Society
• “Outstanding Service to MARAMA” for 2014, Mid Atlantic Regional Air Management Association, February 2015

Affiliations, e.g., membership in professional organizations, etc.

• Member, American Meteorological Society
• Member, Air & Waste Management Association
• Member, National Association of Scholars
• Member, Allegheny County Local Emergency Planning Committee (1988-Present), Planning and Mitigation Subcommittee; and Silver Team (North Hills) Hazardous Materials Response Team, Member (2003-2013).
• Member, Kappa Delta Pi (international honor society in education, 2003-2022)

Miscellaneous, e.g., hobbies, sports, personal info, etc.

• Reader and reviewer of non-fiction, primarily in atmospheric and environmental science; cross-country skiing; deck design and construction.