Donna Charlevoix: Donna Charlevoix is the Director of Education and Community Engagement for a science facility of the National Science Foundation and holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Illinois, where she taught meteorology and science education focused courses for over 15 years. She is also the recipient of multiple teaching awards. Donna is a past education editor for the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and served as Commissioner of Education and Human Resources for the AMS, and is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Council for Undergraduate Research and previously for a children’s science museum in the Boulder area.
Robert
Rauber
Bob Rauber: Bob is an Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before he retired, he served as Head of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Director of the School of Earth, Society and Environment. Bob’s research has appeared in numerous scientific journals. He has authored articles for a number of encyclopedias and coauthored three other books: Radar Meteorology, A First Course, Natural Disasters, and Earth Science. Bob received several teaching and leadership awards from the University of Illinois, and is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society.
John
Walsh
John Walsh: John Walsh, Professor Emeritus, has taught atmospheric science courses at the University of Illinois for over 35 years, primarily at the introductory undergraduate level. His research emphasizes climate and climate change, particularly in the polar regions. He has been a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and for the U.S. National Climate Assessment. He has served on the National Research Council’s Polar Research Board and on the Board of Atmospheric Science and Climate’s Committee on Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change Attribution. He is an Editor of the Journal of Climate and a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society.
Donna
Charlevoix
Donna Charlevoix: Donna Charlevoix is the Director of Education and Community Engagement for a science facility of the National Science Foundation and holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Illinois, where she taught meteorology and science education focused courses for over 15 years. She is also the recipient of multiple teaching awards. Donna is a past education editor for the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and served as Commissioner of Education and Human Resources for the AMS, and is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Council for Undergraduate Research and previously for a children’s science museum in the Boulder area.
Robert
Rauber
Bob Rauber: Bob is an Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before he retired, he served as Head of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Director of the School of Earth, Society and Environment. Bob’s research has appeared in numerous scientific journals. He has authored articles for a number of encyclopedias and coauthored three other books: Radar Meteorology, A First Course, Natural Disasters, and Earth Science. Bob received several teaching and leadership awards from the University of Illinois, and is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society.
John
Walsh
John Walsh: John Walsh, Professor Emeritus, has taught atmospheric science courses at the University of Illinois for over 35 years, primarily at the introductory undergraduate level. His research emphasizes climate and climate change, particularly in the polar regions. He has been a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and for the U.S. National Climate Assessment. He has served on the National Research Council’s Polar Research Board and on the Board of Atmospheric Science and Climate’s Committee on Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change Attribution. He is an Editor of the Journal of Climate and a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society.