1. Welcome to Geography 1900: Extreme Weather and Climate

2. Instructor: Jialin Lin Associate Professor, Department of Geography Education –Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY at Stony Brook, New York –M.S., Nuclear Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China –B.S., Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Research Interest: Climate Dynamics and Climate Modeling. I use satellite data and supercomputer models to study global warming, El Nino, hurricanes, wintertime blizzards, thunderstorms and clouds

3. TA & Instructor for Labs 18777,18778: Robert Brewer Graduate student, Department of Geography Education –B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Ohio State University Research Interest: Long-term climate variability of United States and effects of Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

4. TA & Instructor for Labs 18779, 29937: Christian Feliciano Graduate student, Department of Geography Education –B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY at Albany, New York Research Interest: Severe weather such as tornadoes and hurricanes and trying to develop better methods for early detection/warnings.

5. TA & Instructor for Labs 18780, 30051: Joshua Welty Graduate student, Department of Geography Education –B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Ohio State University Research Interest: Tropical cyclone formation process

6. Students Full class of 192 students 33% Freshman, 40% Sophomore, 13% Junior, 14% Senior Very wide range of background: e.g. Agriculture, Architecture, Actuarial Science, Art, Biology, Business, Communication, Computer Science, Criminology, Dance/Performance, Economics, Geography, History, International Studies, Linguistics, Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work

7. Spiritual: Art, Psychology, Philosophy, Religion Social: International, Politics, Law, Military, Social Work, Education Physical: Economy/Business, Health, Science & Engineering

8. Important There will be NO Lab this week Please remember to get your lab manual at university bookstore