Professional Experience

Gary M. Lackmann, Ph. D.

State University of New York, College at Brockport

Assistant Professor of Meteorology Department of the Earth Sciences

350 New Campus Drive

Brockport, New York 14420

email: garyl@weather.brockport.edu

phone: (716) 395-2603

Brief Professional Biography:

In June 1985, after completion of my junior year as an undergraduate atmospheric science major at the University of Washington, I was hired by NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) in Seattle. At PMEL I worked with Dr. Jim Overland, Dr. Nick Bond, Ms. Judy Gray, and Mr. Allen Macklin in the diagnosis of various meterological phenomena in the Gulf of Alaska region, specializing in topographically forced flows. I continued to work at PMEL throughout the duration of my undergraduate studies, and was supported by PMEL during my M.S. work at the University of Washington.

After completion of my M.S. study, I spent five months aboard a research vessel collecting meteorological data for the Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX). Following the field experiment, I worked as a research scientist at the Naval Postgraduate School.

I began work on my Ph.D. at SUNY Albany in September 1989. At Albany I worked with Profs. Dan Keyser and Lance Bosart on a variety of topics including tropical/extratropical interactions, satellite meteorology, upper-tropospheric disturbances, and atmospheric energetics. In addition to research, I gained teaching experience, including: (1) teaching assistant duties from Fall 1989 until Spring 1991, (2) teaching assistant supervisor 1991-1992, and (3) instructing two summer session atmospheric science survey courses, in 1992 and 1993.

Upon completion of my Ph. D. in May 1995, I worked as a postdoctoral research scientist at McGill University from July 1995 until August 1996. At McGill I worked with Prof. John Gyakum on moisture transport processes and high-latitude cyclone studies as a part of the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX). My collaboration with Prof. Gyakum continues to this day.

Since August 1996 I have held my current position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the State University of New York, College at Brockport. My research interests are described on a separate page. My teaching duties include upper-division courses in physical meteorology, thermodynamics and planetary boundary layer meteorology, meteorological instrumentation, and the introductory weather course, ESC 210. My eventual goal in teaching ESC 210 is to incorporate several new experiments and computer-derived materials into my lectures in an effort to make the atmosphere "come alive" for the students.

Education:

Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, University at Albany, State University of New York, May 1995

M.S., Atmospheric Science, University of Washington, March 1989

B.S., Atmospheric Science, University of Washington, June 1986

Employment:

Assistant Professor, State University of New York, College at Brockport August 1996 to present

Postdoctoral Research Scientist, McGill University, July 1995 to August 1996

Physical Scientist, Naval Postgraduate School, 1989.

Physical Scientist, NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, 1985 to 1989.

Refereed Publications:

Lackmann, G. M., D. Keyser, and L. F. Bosart, 1998: Energetics of an intensifying midtropospheric jet-front during the Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones over the Atlantic (ERICA). in preparation

Lackmann, G. M., and J. R. Gyakum, 1998: Heavy cold-season precipitation in the Northwestern United States: Synoptic climatology and moisture transport diagnosis of the flood of 17-18 January 1986. in preparation

Henderson, J., G. M. Lackmann, and J. R. Gyakum, 1998: An analysis of hurricane Opal's forecast track errors using quasigeostrophic potential vorticity inversion. Mon. Wea. Rev., in review.

Lackmann, G. M., J. R. Gyakum, and R. Benoit, 1998: Moisture transport diagnosis of a wintertime precipitation event in the Mackenzie River Basin. Mon. Wea. Rev., 126, 668-691.

Lackmann, G. M., D. Keyser, and L. F. Bosart, 1997: A characteristic life cycle of upper-tropospheric cyclogenetic precursors during the Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones over the Atlantic (ERICA). Mon. Wea. Rev. 125, 2729-2758.

Lackmann, G. M., L. F. Bosart, and D. Keyser, 1996: Planetary- and synoptic-scale characteristics of explosive wintertime cyclogenesis over the western North Atlantic Ocean. Mon. Wea. Rev. 124, 2672-2702.

Lackmann, G. M., and J. R. Gyakum, 1996: The synoptic- and planetary-scale signatures of precipitating systems over the Mackenzie River Basin. Atmos. Ocean 34, 647-674.

Bosart, L. F., and G. M. Lackmann, 1995: Postlandfall tropical cyclone reintensification in a weakly baroclinic environment: A case study of hurricane David (September 1979). Mon. Wea. Rev. 123, 3268-3291.

Ferber, G. K., C. F. Mass, G. M. Lackmann, and M. W. Patnoe, 1993: Snowstorms over the Puget Sound lowlands. Wea. Forecasting 8, 481-504.

Evans, M. S., D. Keyser, L. F. Bosart, and G. M. Lackmann, 1993: A satellite-derived classification scheme for rapid maritime cyclogenesis. Mon. Wea. Rev. 121, 1381-1416.

Lackmann, G. M., and J. E. Overland, 1989: Atmospheric structure and momentum balance during a gap-wind event in Shelikof Strait, Alaska. Mon. Wea. Rev. 117, 1817-1833.

Macklin, S. A., G. M. Lackmann and J. Gray, 1988: Offshore-directed winds in the vicinity of Prince William Sound, Alaska. Mon. Wea. Rev. 116, 1289-1301.