Phillip Smith

Professor Emeritus

Education
Ph.D.- University of Wisconsin

Research Interests
Dynamic meteorology, atmospheric energetics, synoptic meteorology, cyclone dynamics.

Teaching Interests

Synoptic and Dynamic Meteorology
EAS 225 Science of the Atmosphere
EAS 423 Atms Dynamics II

Awards and Honors

The American Meteorological Society Teaching Excellence Award, 2006.
Top Ten Teacher, 2003-2004, School of Science.
Fellow, Royal Meteorological Society (FRMetS), 2004.
Outstanding Teacher, 1998-99, Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University.
Fellow, American Meteorological Society, 1988.

Professional Experience

1981-present, Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University
1988-1995 Associate Head, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University.
1972-1973 Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, National Center for Atmospheric Research
1970-1981 Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, Purdue University.
1967-1970 Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, Purdue University.

Selected Publications

Parsons, K. E., and P. J. Smith (2004): An Investigation of Extratropical Cyclone Development Using a Scale-separation Technique. Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 956-974.
Morris, W.E., and P.J. Smith, (2001): Cycloysis: A Diagnostic of Two Extratropical Cyclones. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 2714-2729.
Strahl, J.L.S., and P.J. Smith, (2001): A Diagnostic Study of an Explosively Developing Extratropical Cy-clone and an Associated 500 hPa Trough Merger. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 2310-2328.
Smith, P.J., (2000): The Importance of the Horizontal Distribution of Heating During Extratropical Cy-clone Development. Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 3692-394.