10th Annual High Plains Conference
4-6 October 2006
Dodge City, Kansas
Dr. Paul M.
Markowski, Assistant Professor of Meteorology, The
Dr. Markowski's
research is geared toward gaining a better understanding for why some supercell thunderstorms produce tornadoes, while other supercells rotate aloft but fail to produce tornadoes. His
research takes advantage of a blend of observations, simulations, and theory.
Dr. Markowski is also interested in mesoscale variability, convection initiation, interactions
between convective storms and complex terrain, and the operational application
of new knowledge in order to improve forecasts and severe weather warnings.
Dr. Markowski’s
home page:
http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/faculty/markowski.htm
Dr. David
M. Schultz, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale
Meteorological Studies
(CIMMS), National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), The
Dr. Schultz is a research
meteorologist, specializing in synoptic and mesoscale
weather systems. He studies the structure and evolution of low pressure systems
and fronts, with a particular emphasis on winter weather of the
Dr. Schultz’ home page:
http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~schultz/
Dr. Erik Rasmussen, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS), National Severe
Storms Laboratory (NSSL), The
Dr. Rasmussen is a research
scientist affiliated with the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale
Meteorological Studies (CIMMS)
at the
Dr. Rasmussen’s home page: