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| Joe
Schaefer |
Director of SPC
SPC
Dr. Joe Schaefer received his Bachelor
of Science (B.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from St.
Louis University. He was inspired to study meteorology
after experiencing a thunder-snow event when he was a boy. Dr.
Schaefer's scientific interests focus upon synoptic and mesoscale
meteorology. He has done extensive work on forecasting
techniques, tornado climatology, forecast verification, and
the application of technology to forecasting.
In 1990, Dr. Schaefer
received a Department of Commerce Bronze Medal for his warning
verification work, and in 1993 he received an American Meteorological
Society editors award. He
has published over three dozen articles in the professional
literature, and has written chapters in four textbooks. He
is former Chair of the AMS Severe Local Storms Committee, and
a past member of the AMS Committee on Fellows. He has
taught at St. Louis University, the University of Missouri-Kansas
City, and Kansas City Kansas Community College. He currently
is the director for the NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center. |
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