Introduction for Dr Lou Wicker

Originally from Rochester, NY, our next speaker received his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from Univ of Illinois in 1990
He began his career as a Visiting Scientist at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications
He moved to Texas A&M in 1992 where he received tenure as an Associate Professor in Meteorology
Dr Wicker Joined NSSL in 1999 and is currently working as a Research Meteorologist
He has made significant contributions in the development of computer simulations of both severe storms and tornadoes
Some of Dr Wicker’s simulations were used in an IMAX movie,
Lou is mostly recognized for his featured appearance in the 1986 program NOVA, then again in the recent 2004 NOVA special.
He was a PI for the VORTEX field program and helped build the two C-Band mobile SMART-R radars used to obtain high-resolution measurements within storms
Lou has numerous publications, including one that received the 2003 OAR Outstanding Paper Award