John Young
Expert on climate change, variability, and impacts; Wisconsin climate outreach; weather processes and probabilities
Professor emeritus, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences; director, Wisconsin State Climatology Office College of Letters and Science Work: 608-263-2374 — Home and cell phones available upon request jayoung@wisc.edu
Topics
- Wisconsin climate change trends and natural variability
- Changing probabilities of extreme weather and ecological impacts
- Dynamics of weather and climate chaos
- Exchanges of wind, water, and energy at the earth's surface
- Global meteorological systems
Achievements
- University of Wisconsin faculty (wind dynamics); 42 years, 7 as Department Chair
- Wisconsin State Climatology Office, Director, 11 years
- Global Atmospheric Research Program, 11 years; World Climate Research Program, 8 years
- Fellow, American Meteorological Society
- National and international: 6 institutional appointments, 12 conferences organized, 5 research field experiments