John Mecikalski Professor, Interim Chair, Atmospheric Science Department Biography John's interest in weather started in elementary school, and this fed his curiosity to collect weather observations in Wisconsin for ~10 years. chasing storms, modeling convective clouds, and understanding how to use satellite data provides the basis of his enthusiasm in a relatively wide variety of research he performs today at UAH. Visit John Mecikalski's personal website Education Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, University of Wisconsin, 1999 M.S., M.S., Atmospheric Science, University of Wisconsin, 1991 B.S., Atmospheric Science, University of Wisconsin, 1998 Classes Taught ATS 675 - Atmospheric Data Assimilation ATS 690 - Special Topics ATS 780 - Atmospheric Science Seminar >ATS 781 - ATS Student Seminar Publications Posselt, D. J., Li, X., Tushaus, S. A., Mecikalski, J. R. (in press). Assimilation of dual-polarization radar observations in mixed- and ice- phase regions of convective storms: Information content and forward model error. Mon. Wea. Rev. Mecikalski, J. R., Williams, J. k., Jewett, C. P., Ahijevych, D., LeRoy, A., Walker, J. R. (2015). Probabilistic 0–1 hour Convective Initiation Nowcasts that Combine Geostationary Satellite Observations and Numerical Weather Prediction Model Data. J. Climat. Appl. Meteorol. Gravelle, C. M., Mecikalski, J. R., Bedka, K. M., Line, W. E., Petersen, R. A., Sieglaff, J. M., Stano, G. T., Goodman, S. J. (in press). Using GOES-R demonstration products to “bridge the gap” between severe weather watches and warnings: An example for the 20 May 2013 Moore, OK tornado outbreak. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc. Harmsen, E. W., Cruz, P. T., Mecikalski, J. R. (2014). Calibration of selected pyranometers and satellite derived solar radiation in Puerto Rico. Int. J. Renewable Energy Technology, 5, 43-54. Vant-Hull, B., Mahani, S., Autones, F., Mecikalski, J. R., Rabin, R. (2014). Infrared satellite rainfall monitoring: relationships between cloud towers, rainfall intensity, and lightning. Int. J. Water, 8(4), 343 - 367. Matthee, R., Mecikalski, J. R., Carey, L. D., Bitzer, P. M. (2014). Quantitative differences between lightning and non-lightning convective rainfall events as observed with polarimetric radar and MSG satellite data. Monthly Weather Review, 142, 3651–3665. dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-14-00047.1