Chat Information: Live online chat about hurricanes with meteorologist Steven Meyer Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 Time: 8:00 - 9:00 AM Alaska Time 9:00 - 10:00 AM Pacific Time 10:00 - 11:00 AM Mountain Time 11:00 AM - noon Central Time noon - 1:00 PM Eastern Time

Dr. Steven Meyer's Biography:
Dr. Meyer is a faculty member in the Natural and Applied Sciences unit at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay (UWGB). Four years ago, Dr. Meyer brought his knowledge of meteorology and climatology to UWGB from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln (UNL) where he was an Associate Professor in the School of Natural Resources. He earned his Ph.D. (from UNL) in agricultural climatology in 1990.

His duties at UWGB include teaching the introductory meteorology course entitled "Ocean of Air: Weather and Climate" and the upper-level courses "Regional Climatology" and "Global Climate Change." His research has focused on evaluating the accuracy of climate outlooks for Wisconsin, with the goal of applying those outlooks to economic sectors in Wisconsin that are particularly sensitive to climate.