ATSC 113 Applied Meteorology
Weather for Sailing, Flying & Snow Sports

Instructor

Dr. Doug McCollor Adjunct Professor & Course Administrator Meteorologist. Email: Please use the Canvas "Inbox" tool to message me. Room 159 EOS-S (If you need to meet in person, please contact me with Canvas inbox first to book an appointment) (Before the term starts, you can email me at admin113@eoas.ubc.ca )		BSc Physics, UBC, 1979. MSc Geophysics, UBC, 1982. Diploma in Meteorology, Dalhousie University, 1985. PhD in Atmospheric Science, UBC, 2008. Senior Meteorologist with Environment Canada 1985-1995. Manager of Meteorology, BC Hydro, 1995-2019. Adjunct Professor, UBC, 2008-present. Instructor, UBC, 2018-present. PMet (Professional Meteorologist designation). Message me using the Canvas "Inbox" tool for issues including: - missed exams - joining the course late - accessibility / access & diversity - errors on course web pages - other special issues

TAs:

Ms. Lisa Kester Email: (not monitored) Duties: Help mark Step 3 and ePortfolios. Invigilate the final exam. Assist the course Administrator.		BSc Biology co-op, University of Waterloo MSc Oceanography, UBC (current)
Mr. Eliott Roocroft Email: (not monitored) Duties: Help mark Step 3 and ePortfolios. Invigilate the final exam. Assist the course Administrator.		PhD Atmospheric Science, UBC (current)
Ms. Caroline Webber Email: (not monitored) Duties: Help mark Step 3 and ePortfolios. Invigilate the final exam. Assist the course Administrator.		BSc (Honours) Environmental Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2023) PhD Atmospheric Science, UBC (current)
Ms. Helen Weierbach Email: (not monitored) Duties: Help mark Step 3 and ePortfolios. Invigilate the final exam. Assist the course Administrator.		BS Mathematics, Tulane University, 2020 MSc Geological Sciences, UBC (current) recreationally snowboards and sails

Content Creators:

Prof. Roland Stull Flying weather expert. Creator/designer of the course.		B.S. Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Washington, 1971. PhD in Atmospheric Science, Univ. of Washington, 1975. Adjunct Professor, Atmos. Sciences, Creighton Univ., Omaha, USA, 1976-1979. Professor, Meteorology Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, 1979 - 1995. Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, UBC, 1995 - present. Private Pilot in Canada. Commercial Pilot in USA, with over 2,200 hours of pilot time logged. Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) in USA for single & multi-engine, instruments, airplane. 1977 - 2021. Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) in USA.
Dr. Rosie Howard Snow-sports weather expert for groomed ski slopes.		BSc Hons. in Mathematics, University of Sheffield, UK, 2002. MSc in Weather, Climate and Modelling, Univ. of Reading, UK, 2004. PhD in Atmospheric Science, UBC, 2012. Postdoctoral Fellow, Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sci. Dept., UBC, 2012 - 2013. Associate Director / Research Associate, Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sci. Dept., UBC, 2013 - 2024. Operational Weather Forecaster for Canadian Snow Sports Teams for National, World Cup, and Olympic sporting events, 2008 - 2010. Scientist, Environment and Energy Division, Levelton Consultants Ltd., Vancouver, Canada, 2011. Sessional Lecturer (various), Dept. of Earth, Ocean and Atmos. Sciences, UBC, 2011 - 2015.
Dr. Greg West Snow-sports weather expert for natural snowpacks.		B.S. Atmospheric Science, Univ. of New York at Albany, 2003 M.S. Meteorology, Univ. of Utah, 2005 PhD Atmospheric Science, Univ. of Utah, 2011 PostDoctoral Fellow, UBC, 2011-2014 Research Associate, UBC, 2014-2019 Meteorologist, BC Hydro, 2010-present Avalanche Skills Training Levels 1 & 2 18 years backcountry skiing experience Experience forecasting for ski resorts and expeditions Adjunct Professor, UBC EOAS (current)
Ms. Samantha James Sailing weather expert.		B.Sc. in Natural Resources Conservation, UBC, 2012 M.Sc. in Oceanography, UBC (2019) Research assistant for salmon projects at UBC and SFU Environmental consultant for Hatfield Consultants, 2013 18 years experience sailing yachts and dinghies along the BC coast
Mr. Anthony Di Stefano Science-Learning Specialist Activities Create surveys and do research to improve learning experiences for students.		B.Sc. in Atmospheric Science, McGill University, 2016 Minor in Education, McGill U. Research Assistant in mesoscale meteorology, McGill Univ. 2014-2016. Meteorologist, BC Hydro (current)