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Dr. John H. Helsdon
Dean of Graduate Education
Acting Director (2007-2008), IAS
Professor , Dept. of Atmos. Sci.
Areas of expertise: Thunderstorm Electrical Modeling, Lightning, Cloud Physics, Lightning Chemistry
E-mail:  John.Helsdon@sdsmt.edu

Dr. Donna Kliche
Acting Associate Director, IAS
Research Scientist 
Areas of expertise: Satellite Remote Sensing of Biomass Burning and Aerosols, Air Quality, Scientific Analysis of Data, Meteorology
E-mail:  Donna.Kliche@sdsmt.edu

Faculty/Staff 

Dr. Randall Benson Fire Meteorologist Areas of expertise: Fire Weather Forecasting and Management, Short and Medium-Range Forecasting, Seasonal Statistical Forecasting, and Climate Change E-mail: Randall.Benson@sdsmt.edu	Dr. 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	Dr. Andrew G. Detwiler Professor  Areas of expertise: Airborne Meteorology Measure-ments, Atmospheric Physics E-mail: Andrew.Detwiler@sdsmt.edu Dr. Detwiler's faculty webpage: http://webpages.sdsmt.edu/~adetwile/
Mr. Richard 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. Mark R. Hjelmfelt Professor and Chair, Department of Atmospheric Sciences Areas of expertise: Mesoscale Meteorology, Radar Meteorology, Severe Storms, and Cloud Physics  E-mail:  Mark.Hjelmfelt@sdsmt.edu	Dr. Harold D. Orville Distinguished Professor Emeritus Areas of expertise:  Cloud Modeling and Weather Modification E-mail: horville@sdsmt.edu
Dr. P.V. Sundareshwar Assistant Professor, Center for Biocomplexity Studies  Areas of expertise: Biogeochemistry, Wetland Ecology, Systems Ecology, Water Quality, Coastal Zone Ecology and Management, Global Change E-mail:  PVS@sdsmt.edu	Dr. Paul L. Smith Professor Emeritus Facility Manager-T-28 Armored Research Airplane  Areas of expertise: Radar Meteorology  E-mail: Paul.Smith@sdsmt.edu	Dr. Karen Updegraff Research Scientist I Areas of expertise: forestry and land management options for climate change mitigation, and climate policy. E-mail: Karen.Updegraff@sdsmt.edu

Support Staff
Ms. Pam Cox Secretary Areas of expertise: Business and accounting, secretarial, gardening, motorcycling, outdoor activities E-mail: Pam.Cox@sdsmt.edu	Ms. Connie Crandall Publications Production Specialist Areas of expertise: Manuscript and proposal preparation; Web page design and editing; beadwork; papercrafts E-mail: Connie.Crandall@sdsmt.edu
Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Patrick R. Zimmerman, C-Lock Inc./C-Lock Technologies Dr. Jacquelyn Bolman, Humboldt State University

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