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. Meteorologist with Environment Canada 1985-1995. Meteorologist with BC Hydro 1995-2019. Adjunct Professor, UBC, 2008-present. Instructor, UBC, 2018-present. 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. Charlotte Barclay Email: (not monitored) Duties: Help mark Step 3 and ePortfolios. Invigilate the final exam. Assist the course Administrator. Head TA.		MSci Marine Biology and Oceanography, University of Southampton (2013) Data Manager, Natural History Museum (2015 - 2020) MSc Bioinformatics (current) PADI Open Water Diver and Powerboat License
Ms. Lynn Engel Email: (not monitored) Duties: Help mark Step 3 and ePortfolios. Invigilate the final exam. Assist the course Administrator.		BSc Physics/Geophysics, University of Waterloo (1996) Professional Exploration Geophysicist, various oil and gas Companies (1996-2021) MSc Geoscience/Applied Meteorology, Mississippi State University (2023) PhD Atmospheric Science, UBC (current)
Ms. Cuiyi Fei Email: (not monitored) Duties: Help mark Step 3 and ePortfolios. Invigilate the final exam. Assist the course Administrator.		BSc Atmospheric Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, China (2020) PhD Atmospheric Science, UBC (current)
Ms. Nicole McHugh Email: (not monitored) Duties: Help mark Step 3 and ePortfolios. Invigilate the final exam. Assist the course Administrator.		BSc (Honours) Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University, U.S. (2022) 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.		... ...
Ms. Taylor Swift-Lapointe Email: (not monitored) Duties: Help mark Step 3 and ePortfolios. Invigilate the final exam. Assist the course Administrator.		BSc Honous Physics, UBC (2021) MSc Atmospheric Science, UBC (current)

Content Creators:

Prof. Roland Stull Flying weather expert. Instructor & creator/designer of the course. Email: Please use the Canvas "Inbox" tool.		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 - present. 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. Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science, UBC (current)