Keywords: forensic meteorology, weather reconstruction, hurricane, storm surge, weather analysis and forecasting, software development
Contact information:
Detailed VITA
Academic Degrees
Texas A&M University Meteorology (GPA 3.3) B.S., 5/88
Texas A&M University Meteorology (GPA 3.5) M.S., 12/91
Colorado State University Atmospheric Science (GPA 4.0) Ph.D., 12/95
Appointments
8/19 to present Professional Associate.Professor and Program Coordinator, Atmospheric Science, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
5/97 to present Forecaster, Product Development, WorldWinds, Inc.
1/06 to present Consultant (legal cases on meteorology, storm surge, and hurricane issues, basic research)
5/01 to 3/19 Associate Research Professor, Mississippi State University (at Stennis Space Center)
8/16 to 5/17 Adjunct professor and online instructor, Jackson State University
6/18 to present Hurricane and weather forecaster, private sector consultant
1/96 to 5/01 Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences, & General Science, Jackson State University
7/94 to 11/94 Hurricane Forecaster, Shell Oil Company
1/92 to 12/95 Graduate Assistant, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
7/91 to 12/91 VAX computer help desk, Texas A&M University
9/89 to 12/91 Graduate Instructor, Department of Meteorology, Texas A&M University
9/88 to 8/89 Graduate Assistant and Weather Lab TA, Department of Meteorology, Texas A&M University
Background
Dr. Pat Fitzpatrick is a professional associate professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, a consultant for meteorological issues, hurricane/weather forecaster, book author. Previously he was an associate research professor at Mississippi State University (Stennis) where research included: tropical cyclone intensity and structure research; a Wave Glider field program; numerical modeling; data assimilation; model validation; severe weather; sea breeze climatology; wetland studies; the Deepwater Horizon oil spill; tropical cyclone history; and miscellaneous atmospheric science activities. These interests overlapped a NASA business incubator program at Stennis Space Center which resulted in the commercialization of storm surge and atmospheric modeling products at WorldWinds, Inc., WXWORX, and Barons Weather Services. He has authored or co-authored peer-review journals articles, encyclopedia articles, book chapters, technical reports, conference preprints, and two books. He holds positions on the National Hurricane Conference Hurricane History Committee, the STAC Committee on the Coastal Environment for the American Meteorological Society, and the East St. Tammany Parish Storm Protection Committee. In 2014, Governor Bobby Jindal appointed Fitzpatrick a commissioner to the St. Tammany Levee, Drainage, and Conservation District Boards.
He also has participated in a project examining the assumptions made in the JPM-OS storm surge modeling component of Louisiana's Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS). HSDRRS was developed in response to Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, and is comprised of higher and stronger levees/floodwalls, plus new floodgates, surge barriers, and pump stations to reduce storm surge risk in southeast Louisiana. He has assisted the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as well as NASA on storm surge threats to their facilities.
From 2012-2013, Fitzpatrick participated in product development at WorldWinds, Inc., commercializing state-of-the-art technology for the Weather TV market. Details are here. NOAA won an award for this effort.
Fitzpatrick was an associate professor of meteorology at Jackson State University from 1996 to 2001. He taught undergraduate meteorology classes, undergraduate general science classes on technology, and a UNIX system administration class. He upgraded the computer facilities, and hired students and research associates for research activities on hurricanes and weather modeling.
His Master’s thesis focused on modeling of hurricane genesis. His doctorate work was performed at Colorado State University under Dr. Bill Gray, with a dissertation on satellite applications to predicting hurricane intensity.
Fitzpatrick’s publications, presentations, and posters, as well as additional information, are available online at drfitz.net, www.worldwindsinc.com, Google Scholar, and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
- Ph.D. Atmospheric Science (1995), Colorado State University [Bill Gray student]
- Bachelor of Science (1988) and Master of Science (1991) in meteorology, Texas A&M University
- Expert witness for hurricane and weather issues since 2006
- Weather forecasting; hurricane forecasting
- Professional Asst. Professor, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 2019-present
- Associate Research Professor, Mississippi State University, 2001-2019.
- Research in numerical modeling, hurricanes, storm surge, weather analysis and forecasting, climatology
- Chief scientist, WorldWinds, Inc., specializing in software development of ocean, weather, and storm surge products
- Adjunct professor and online instructor, Jackson State University, 2016-2017
- On American Meteorological Society, National Hurricane Conference, and state committees
- Assistant and associate meteorology professor, Jackson State University, 1996-2001
- Information on books, publications, posters and presentations at www.drfitz.net
- Google scholar information at this link.
Contact information:
- email: drpjfitz at weathercsi dot net
- phone: (nine-eight-five) seven-eight-eight-9486
Detailed VITA
Academic Degrees
Texas A&M University Meteorology (GPA 3.3) B.S., 5/88
Texas A&M University Meteorology (GPA 3.5) M.S., 12/91
Colorado State University Atmospheric Science (GPA 4.0) Ph.D., 12/95
Appointments
8/19 to present Professional Associate.Professor and Program Coordinator, Atmospheric Science, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
5/97 to present Forecaster, Product Development, WorldWinds, Inc.
1/06 to present Consultant (legal cases on meteorology, storm surge, and hurricane issues, basic research)
5/01 to 3/19 Associate Research Professor, Mississippi State University (at Stennis Space Center)
8/16 to 5/17 Adjunct professor and online instructor, Jackson State University
6/18 to present Hurricane and weather forecaster, private sector consultant
1/96 to 5/01 Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences, & General Science, Jackson State University
7/94 to 11/94 Hurricane Forecaster, Shell Oil Company
1/92 to 12/95 Graduate Assistant, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
7/91 to 12/91 VAX computer help desk, Texas A&M University
9/89 to 12/91 Graduate Instructor, Department of Meteorology, Texas A&M University
9/88 to 8/89 Graduate Assistant and Weather Lab TA, Department of Meteorology, Texas A&M University
Background
Dr. Pat Fitzpatrick is a professional associate professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, a consultant for meteorological issues, hurricane/weather forecaster, book author. Previously he was an associate research professor at Mississippi State University (Stennis) where research included: tropical cyclone intensity and structure research; a Wave Glider field program; numerical modeling; data assimilation; model validation; severe weather; sea breeze climatology; wetland studies; the Deepwater Horizon oil spill; tropical cyclone history; and miscellaneous atmospheric science activities. These interests overlapped a NASA business incubator program at Stennis Space Center which resulted in the commercialization of storm surge and atmospheric modeling products at WorldWinds, Inc., WXWORX, and Barons Weather Services. He has authored or co-authored peer-review journals articles, encyclopedia articles, book chapters, technical reports, conference preprints, and two books. He holds positions on the National Hurricane Conference Hurricane History Committee, the STAC Committee on the Coastal Environment for the American Meteorological Society, and the East St. Tammany Parish Storm Protection Committee. In 2014, Governor Bobby Jindal appointed Fitzpatrick a commissioner to the St. Tammany Levee, Drainage, and Conservation District Boards.
He also has participated in a project examining the assumptions made in the JPM-OS storm surge modeling component of Louisiana's Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS). HSDRRS was developed in response to Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, and is comprised of higher and stronger levees/floodwalls, plus new floodgates, surge barriers, and pump stations to reduce storm surge risk in southeast Louisiana. He has assisted the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as well as NASA on storm surge threats to their facilities.
From 2012-2013, Fitzpatrick participated in product development at WorldWinds, Inc., commercializing state-of-the-art technology for the Weather TV market. Details are here. NOAA won an award for this effort.
Fitzpatrick was an associate professor of meteorology at Jackson State University from 1996 to 2001. He taught undergraduate meteorology classes, undergraduate general science classes on technology, and a UNIX system administration class. He upgraded the computer facilities, and hired students and research associates for research activities on hurricanes and weather modeling.
His Master’s thesis focused on modeling of hurricane genesis. His doctorate work was performed at Colorado State University under Dr. Bill Gray, with a dissertation on satellite applications to predicting hurricane intensity.
Fitzpatrick’s publications, presentations, and posters, as well as additional information, are available online at drfitz.net, www.worldwindsinc.com, Google Scholar, and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.