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Steve Zubrick
- Adjunct Professor
Contact Info
- Name
- Steve M. Zubrick
- Preferred Pronouns
- he/him
- Job Title
- Adjunct Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Number
- Exploratory Hall, 3417
Affiliations
Departments
Research Areas
- Atmospheric Processes
- Atmospheric Science
- Modeling and Simulation
Education
MS, Atmospheric and Earth Sciences, Old Dominion University (1981)
BS, Physics, University of Dayton (1978)
About
Until retiring in Dec 2022, served as the Science and Operations Officer (SOO) with the National Weather Service (NWS), Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Sterling, Virginia. Was responsible for all training and professional development activities of the office’s team of staff forecasters. Oversaw all forecast and warning operations within the Sterling WFO and have over 25 years operational forecasting experience in the NWS.
Current Research
Incorporating probabilistic information to communicate risk in weather forecasts/hazards. Forecasting and anticipating winter weather (snow/ice), severe convective storms (including flash flooding and tornadoes), and marine conditions are my specialties.
Teaching Focus
Leverage my 30+ years of operational meteorological forecast/warning experience at the National Weather Service to help students develop a better understanding of atmospheric processes and weather prediction. Instructor for lab portion of AOES CLIM301-002 Weather Analysis and Prediction.
Selected Publications
J.E. Lee, S. Zubrick, 2018: National Weather Service Tornado Warning Policy: Is It Time to Account for Weak and Short-Lived EF-0 Tornadoes? AMS 2018 Annual Meeting, 6th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation, Austin, TX (Jan 2018) [abstract: https://ams.confex.com/ams/98Annual/webprogram/Paper336113.html]
S. Zubrick, B. J. LaSorsa, C.A. Strong, and J.E. Lee, 2016: Update on Conveying Potential Winter Storm Threats in Days 3-7 Using Multi-Model Ensembles, AMS 4th Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication, Kansas City, KS [https://ams.confex.com/ams/96Annual/webprogram/Paper286569.html]
Zubrick, S., 2010: Tornadoes: Understanding how they develop and providing early warning; Part III NWS. Hazards Caucus Alliance Briefing Series: Tornadoes; Understanding How They Develop and Providing Early Warning, Washington DC, American Geological Institute. [Available online at www.hazardscaucus.org/briefings/zubrick0710.pdf.]
Awards
Eastern Region Cline Outreach Award (Group) (2017)
East Coast Hurricane Awareness Tour (2017)
Elected Fellow - American Meteorological Society 2009 - Eastern Region Cline Outreach Award EEO/Diversity Management Award (2011)
Department of Commerce - Executive Leadership Develpment Program Awardee (2006)
NOAA Administrator’s Award (NWS SOO Program) (1995)
Former CLIM301 Lab student interns at FOX5-Washington DC
During a 2024 summer internship at TV station FOX5/DC, GMU meteorology student Hanna Tucker, who completed CLIM301-002 Lab, attributed the lab's required student-led weather briefings as great training for students in the atmospheric sciences major. Lab instructor Zubrick provided great insight for Tucker as she prepared to apply for internships.
Contact Info
- Name
- Steve M. Zubrick
- Preferred Pronouns
- he/him
- Job Title
- Adjunct Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Number
- Exploratory Hall, 3417