Resource person: Audra Bullard

Description:

Over 50% of the world’s population lives in cities. They are hubs of innovation,
commerce, entertainment, and social interactions. Urban environments, however, also have impacts on weather and climate. Many people may be familiar with the urban heat island effect. However, the footprint of cities on our weather and climate is present in many other surprising ways. Dr. Shepherd will discuss how cities affect weather and the potential implications as urbanization accelerates.

 

Dr. J Marshall Shepherd is a leading international weather-climate expert and
a Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia. His research focuses on urban climate, hydrometeorological extremes, weather-climate risks, and change. In 2023, he
was appointed Associate Dean for research, scholarship, and partnerships in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at UGA. Prior to UGA, he served 12 years as a research meteorologist and deputy project leader at NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center. Dr. Shepherd’s many honors include: President (2013) and Fellow of the American Meteorological Society; election (2021) to the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, our nation’s most prestigious scientific organizations for scientific and engineering achievement.

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