Al Pietrycha's

After growing up in New England, I relocated to Colorado in 1989. I completed a Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology at Metro State College of Denver (5 '99) and a M.S. in Atmospheric Science at Texas Tech University (5 '01). At Texas Tech I worked under Drs. Arthur Doggett and Erik Rasmussen. Immediately after Texas Tech, I took an additonal year of graduate course work at Penn State University working under Dr. Paul Markowski. Furthermore, Dr. Charles Doswell has endured my plethora of nagging questions and comments for a number of years now. He is a great mentor and friend.

My professional area of interest lies within observational meteorology with emphasis on mesoscale and storm scale studies (e.g., tornadoes, supercell thunderstorms, hurricanes, convective initiation, snow bands, etc,). While in college I was a principle, co-principle investigator, or field coordinator for several field projects; sub-VORTEX, MOCISE, STEPS, HAL, IHOP, and NGS2000. I currently serve as a board member and a section editor for the Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology. I've also participated as an anomalous reviewer for the American Meteorology Society’s Weather and Forecasting and the Journal of Climate. I’ve also chaired several sessions at various American Meteorology Society conferences, and an invited lecturer at several universities and colloquiums. Visit my research and publications pages to view a portion of my interests.

My passions in life lie in storm chasing, astronomy, ornithology, micro-brews, and slalom skiing. I'm a amateur radio operator and give presentations at National Weather Service Skywarn training around the country. I also lend a hand with nowcasting for the El Paso County, Colorado, Search and Rescue organization. I do not take people out chasing with me; please refrain from emailing any such inquiries.