Welcome to Geography 1900:
Extreme Weather and Climate
Instructor: Jialin Lin
Associate Professor, Department of Geography
• Education
– Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY at Stony
Brook, New York
– M.S., Nuclear Physics, Peking University, Beijing,
China
– B.S., Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
• Research Interest: Climate Dynamics and Climate
Modeling. I use satellite data and supercomputer
models to study global warming, El Nino, hurricanes,
wintertime blizzards, thunderstorms and clouds
TA & Instructor for Labs 15782, 21549:
Christian Feliciano
Graduate student, Department of Geography
• Education
– B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY at Albany,
New York
• Research Interest: Severe weather such as
tornadoes and hurricanes and trying to develop
better methods for early detection/warnings.
TA & Instructor for Labs 15780, 15781:
Alex McCarthy
Graduate student, Department of Geography
• Education
– B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Ohio State University
• Research Interest: Dynamics of Severe
Thunderstorms over both land and ocean
TA & Instructor for Labs 15778, 15779:
Seth Warthen
Graduate student, Department of Geography
• Education
– B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Ohio University
• Research Interest: Paleoclimate Modeling, Lateordovician glaciation
Students
• Full class of 192 students
• 29% Freshman, 38% Sophomore, 20% Junior,
12% Senior
• Very wide range of background: e.g. Agriculture,
Art, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Communication,
Computer Science, Criminology,
Dance/Performance, Economics, Education,
Geography, History, International Studies,
Journalism, Linguistics, Mathematics, Political
Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work
A good college life
Skills, Knowledge/Vision, Hobbies
Knowledge, Vision and Hobbies
- Purpose of the GE courses
Spiritual: Art, Psychology, Philosophy, Religion
Social: International, Politics, Law, Social Work, Education
Physical: Economy/Business, Health, Science & Engineering
Important
• There will be NO Lab this week
• Please remember to get your lab manual
at university bookstore