Steve Vavrus
Expert on Wisconsin climate, extreme weather, Arctic and global climate change
Senior scientist, Wisconsin State Climatology Office Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies UW Extension Work: 608-265-5279 — Home and cell phones available upon request sjvavrus@wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Weather and climate in Wisconsin and the Midwest
- Ongoing and future global climatic change, including polar regions
- Extreme weather variations and their societal impacts
Achievements
- Director of the Wisconsin State Climatology Office, 2023-
- Co-director of the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI), 2019-
- National Center for Atmospheric Research Faculty Fellowship
- Former chair of American Meteorological Society's Polar Meteorology and Oceanography Committee