Dr. Mike Brown is the state climatologist for Mississippi and a professor of meteorology/climatology in the Department of Geosciences.  His research interests include land-surface-atmosphere interactions and severe local storms, public perception of warnings, tornado damage paths and enhanced convection, lightning probabilities at NCAA stadiums, and thermodynamic characteristics of severe…

Dr. Sarah Lalk is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Mississippi State University. Her research interests included building physical models of earth science concepts/hazards; use of interactive mapping to increase understanding of the relationship between the earth’s systems and community members; and the use of informal learning environments to…

Dr. Qingmin Meng studies human environment interaction with focus on complex relationship among landscape, physical environment, natural resources, and human activities. His research integrates mathematics and statistics into quantitative geospatial analysis and modeling with vector, raster, and time series datasets. Currently, he focuses on geospatial big data…