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

Instructors

Prof. Roland Stull Lead Instructor Flying weather expert. Rm 158 EOS-South wing 604-822-5901 Email: rstull .at, eos.ubc.ca Slack: rstull Office hours: (see the TA office hours)		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. Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) in USA.

TAs:

Mr. Anthony Di Stefano (Head TA) Email: anthony.distefano .at, outlook.com Slack: anthonyds Structured Office hours: See Schedule. Duties: Be available on Slack and by email. Prepare in-class office hour content. end out course updates by email. Add students to Orientation Groups. Invigilate the final exam. Reasons to message me: weather theory and misunderstandings, questions about quizzes and midterms, office hour content/ideas.		B.Sc. in Atmospheric Science, McGill University, 2016 Minor in Education, McGill U. Research Assistant in mesoscale meteorology, McGill Univ. 2014-2016. M.Sc. in Atmospheric Science, UBC (current)
Ms. Mekdes Tessema Email: mekdes .at, aims.ac.za Slack: mekdes Duties: Be available on Slack and by email. Grade Step 3 for every module. Compile office-hour questions from students to be answered during office-hour sessions. Reasons to message me: late enrolment into the course, questions about grading for Step 3, questions about grades in general, special circumstances for not completing assessments (i.e. doctor’s note), tech issues (i.e. Internet problems) ONLY (1) after a ticket to IT and (2) BEFORE the deadline of an affected assessment. Invigilate the final exam.		B.Ed. in Mathematics, Jimma University, Ethiopia, 2005 M.Sc. in Mathematics, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 2008 M.Sc. in Geophysics, UBC (current)
Mr. Mark Lemessurier Email: mark.lemessurier .at, mun.ca Slack: mark.lemessurier Duties: Be available on Slack and by email (preferred). Grade Step 10 for every module. Reasons to message me: late enrolment into the course, questions about grading of Step 10, questions about grades in general, special circumstances for not completing assessments (i.e. doctor’s note), tech issues (i.e. Internet problems) ONLY (1) after a ticket to IT and (2) BEFORE the deadline of an affected assessment. Invigilate the final exam.		B.Sc. in Geology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2014 M.Sc. in Geology, UBC (Current)

Additional Content Creators:

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. 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-present Meteorologist, BC Hydro, 2010-present Avalanche Skills Training Levels 1& 2 15 years backcountry skiing experience Experience forecasting for ski resorts and expeditions
Ms. Samantha James Sailing weather expert.		B.Sc. in Natural Resources Conservation, UBC, 2012 M.Sc. in Oceanography, UBC (current) Research assistant for salmon projects at UBC and SFU Environmental consultant for Hatfield Consultants, 2013 15 years experience sailing yachts and dinghies along the BC coast