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Faculty/Staff  (E-mail addresses as indicated; individual homepages exist for those who have a link on their names)

Dr. Andy Detwiler

Dr. Andrew G. Detwiler
Interim Dept. Head, Professor 
Areas of expertise:
Airborne Meteorology Measurements, Atmospheric Physics

E-mail: Andrew.Detwiler@sdsmt.edu
Dr. Detwiler's faculty webpage:
http://webpages.sdsmt.edu/~adetwile/

Darren Clabo

Darren R. Clabo
State Fire Meteorologist, Instructor
Areas of expertise: Fire Meteorology,
Radar Meteorology, Mesoscale Meteorology

E-mail: Darren.Clabo@sdsmt.edu

Dr. Bill CapehartDr. William J. Capehart
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: Hydrometeorology, Water Resources and Climate, Regional Climate Modeling, Modeling & Remote Sensing of Surface Processes 
E-mail: William.Capehart@sdsmt.edu
Dick FarleyRichard D. Farley
Research Scientist 
Areas of expertise:
Numerical Modeling, Cloud Physics, Hail, Weather Modification, Atmospheric Electricity, Airflow Over Topography

 E-mail:
Richard.Farley@sdsmt.edu
Dr. Adam French

Dr. Adam J. French
Assistant Professor
Areas of expertise:
Severe storms, mesoscale meteorology, numerical modeling, and forecasting

E-mail: Adam.French@sdsmt.edu

Dr. Mark HjelmfeltDr. Mark R. Hjelmfelt
Research Scientist, Professor Emeritus

Areas of expertise: Mesoscale Meteorology, Radar Meteorology, Severe Storms, and Cloud Physics 
E-mail:  Mark.Hjelmfelt@sdsmt.edu

Dr. John HelsdonDr. John H. Helsdon
Research Scientist, Professor Emeritus
Areas of expertise: Lightning

E-mail:  John.Helsdon@sdsmt.edu

 

 

Donna KlicheDr. Donna Kliche
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: Satellite Remote Sensing of Biomass Burning and Aerosols, Air Quality, Scientific Analysis of Data, Meteorology

E-mail: 
Donna.Kliche@sdsmt.edu
 

Dr. Paul SmithDr. Paul L. Smith

Professor Emeritus
Areas of expertise: Radar Meteorology 
 

E-mail: Paul.Smith@sdsmt.edu

PV SundareshwarDr. P.V. Sundareshwar
State Carbon Scientist
Associate Professor
Director, BCF Lab

Areas of expertise: Biogeochemistry, Wetland Ecology, Systems Ecology, Water Quality, Coastal Zone Ecology and Management, Global Change
E-mail:  PVS@sdsmt.edu

Support Staff

Pam Cox Ms. Pam Cox
Program Assistant I

Areas of expertise and interest: Business and accounting, secretarial, gardening, motorcycling, outdoor activities

E-mail: Pam.Cox@sdsmt.edu

 

Ms. Connie Crandall Ms. Connie Crandall
Publications Production Specialist
Areas of expertise and interest: Manuscript, brochure, and proposal preparation; webmaster for the IAS website; beadwork, painting, papercrafts

E-mail:
Connie.Crandall@sdsmt.edu 

Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Matthew Bunkers, National Weather Service
Dr. John Helsdon, Professor Emeritus
Dr. Mark Hjelmfelt
, Professor Emeritus

Current Graduate ATM and AES Students

The Department of Atmospheric Sciences had the privilege of bestowing Master of Science degrees at the 165th commencement in May of 1012 to nine students. Those graduating either in Spring or Summer of 2012 were:

Theresa Aguilar Theresa Aguilar

Theresa is from Anton, Texas.  She received her B.S. degree from Texas Tech University.

 
Gretchen Berg Gretchen Berg

Gretchen is a South Dakota native, from the Corn Palace city of Mitchell. She received her B.S. degree from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

 

Josh Brewer

Josh Brewer

Josh is from Stanwood, Washington.  He received his B.S. in Geology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Heather Caye Heather Caye

Heather is from Allen Park MI. She completed her B.S. degree at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

 

Dan D'Amico Dan D'Amico

Dan came to us from Twinsburg, OH after receiving his B.S. degree from Valparaiso.

  

Emily French Emily French

A native of Torrington, CT, Emily received her B.S. degree from Rutgers University.

 

 

Chris Hammrich Chris Hammrich

Another South Dakota native, Chris comes from Sioux Falls. He is a graduate of the B.S.I.S.-Atmospheric Science degree at the School of Mines.

 

Dan McKemy Dan McKemy

Dan comes from Hickory, NC, with a B.S. degree from North Carolina State University.

 

Frances Sewell

Frances Sewell

Fran is from Monticello, Maine. She received her B.S. degree in Earth Sciences from the University of Maine.

 

   

Students returning in the fall of 2012 are:
Kurt Chowanski

Kurt moved here from Nederland, CO; he received his B.A. degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

 

  John Hamilton

John, from Rapid City, SD, received his B.S. degree from SDSM&T.

 

Kathy Haselhorst Kathy Haselhorst

A native of Wausa, NE, Kathy earned her B.S. degree in Meteorology from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Chris (Chip) Redmond Christopher (Chip) Redmond

A native of Athens, OH, Chris received his B.S. degree in Meteorology from Ohio University.

 

 

Christine Sandvik Christine Sandvik

Christine is from Rapid City, SD.  She obtained her B.S. degree in Global Environmental Science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

 

 

   

Page updated 5/10/12

 

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