Leslie A. Stoecker
2204 Griffith Drive, Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-2185
lensor@illinois.edu
Education
M.S., Geography (atmospheric science), Indiana University, Spatial Differences in Gridded and Point
Precipitation Datasets in the Midwestern United States, September 2005
B.S., Meteorology, Northern Illinois University, Minor: Mathematics, May 2003
Experience
Midwestern Regional Climate Center/Illinois State Water Survey, Champaign, IL
Climatologist
July 2005-current
- Design and development of web tools
- Create maps and tools to aid in climate analysis
- Develop computer programs for analysis in research projects
- Supervise interns and hourly employees
- Perform statistical analysis on climate data
- Provide LINUX system support
- Collaborate with representatives from each Regional Climate Center to develop and maintain
systems using the Applied Climate Information System (ACIS)
Department of Geography, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Associate Instructor/Lecturer
September 2003-June 2005
- Taught introductory geography lab courses.
- Updated class website
- Prepared and gave lectures and exams
- Graded exams and lab reports
Publications
Kunkel, K. E., L.E. Stevens, S.E. Stevens, L. Sun, E. Janssen, D. Wuebbles, S.D. Hilberg, M. Timlin, L.
Stoecker, N.E. Westcott, and J.G. Dobson, 2012: Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios for the U.S.
National Climate Assessment, Part 3. Climate of the Midwest U.S. U.S. Department of Commerce,
NOAA, NESDIS, 95p.
Kunkel, K.E., D.R. Easterling, D.A.R. Kristovich, B. Gleason, L.Stoecker, and R. Smith, 2012:
Meteorological Causes of Secular Variations in Observed Extreme Precipitation Events for the
Conterminous United States. J. Hydromet., 13, 1131-1141.
Kunkel, K.E., D.R. Easterling, D.A.R Kristovich, B. Gleason, L. Stoecker, and R. Smith, 2010: Recent
increases in the U.S. heavy precipitation associated with tropical cyclones. Geophys. Res. Lett, 37,
L24706
Kunkel, K.E., M.A. Palecki, L. Ensor, D. Easterling, K.G. Hubbard, D. Robinson and K. Redmond, 2009:
Trends in 20th century U.S. extreme snowfall seasons. J. Climate, 22, 6204-6216.
Kunkel, K.E., M. Palecki, L. Ensor, K.G. Hubbard, D. Robinson, K. Redmond, and D. Easterling, 2009:
Trends in twentieth-century U.S. snowfall using a quality-controlled dataset. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol.,
26, 33-44.
Kunkel, K.E., L. Ensor, M. Palecki, D. Easterling, D. Robinson, K.G. Hubbard, and K. Redmond, 2009: A
new look at lake-effect snowfall trends in the Laurentian Great Lakes using a temporally homogeneous
data set. J. Great Lakes Res., 35, 23-29.
Ensor, L.A. and S.M. Robeson, 2008: Statisictal characteristics of daily precipitation: comparisons of
gridded and point datasets. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 47, 2468-2476.
Qualifications
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Competent with computer software, Microsoft Office, ArcGIS, IDL, NCL, and Matlab
Knowledge of programming languages Perl, Python, Javascript, and HTML
Knowledge of MySQL database usage
Skill in use of Unix and Windows operating systems
Knowledge of statistical techniques
Background with multiple types of climate datasets
Memberships
American Meteorological Society
Association of American State Climatologists