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.