Dr. Phillip Smith

Professor

E-mail: pjsmith@purdue.edu

Associated Website(s): Climate & Extreme Weather (CLEW)

Education

Ph.D.- University of Wisconsin.

Research Interests

Dynamic meteorology, atmospheric energetics, synoptic meteorology, cyclone dynamics.

Teaching Interests

Synoptic and Dynamic Meteorology

EAS 225 Science of the Atmosphere

EAS 423 Atms Dynamics II

Awards and Honors

  • The American Meteorological Society Teaching Excellence Award, 2006.

  • Top Ten Teacher, 2003-2004, School of Science.

  • Fellow, Royal Meteorological Society (FRMetS), 2004.

  • Outstanding Teacher, 1998-99, Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University.

  • Fellow, American Meteorological Society, 1988.

Professional Experience

  • 1981-present, Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University

  • 1988-1995 Associate Head, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University.

  • 1972-1973 Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, National Center for Atmospheric Research

  • 1970-1981 Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, Purdue University.

  • 1967-1970 Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, Purdue University.

Selected Publications

  • Parsons, K. E., and P. J. Smith (2004): An Investigation of Extratropical Cyclone Development Using a Scale-separation Technique. Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 956-974.

  • Morris, W.E., and P.J. Smith, (2001): Cycloysis: A Diagnostic of Two Extratropical Cyclones. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 2714-2729.

  • Strahl, J.L.S., and P.J. Smith, (2001): A Diagnostic Study of an Explosively Developing Extratropical Cy-clone and an Associated 500 hPa Trough Merger. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 2310-2328.

  • Smith, P.J., (2000): The Importance of the Horizontal Distribution of Heating During Extratropical Cy-clone Development. Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 3692-394.