1. Welcome to Geography 1900N: Extreme Weather and Climate

2. Instructor: Jialin Lin Associate Professor, Department of Geography Education –Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY at Stony Brook, New York –M.S., Nuclear Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China –B.S., Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Research Interest: Climate Dynamics and Climate Modeling. I use satellite data and supercomputer models to study global warming, El Nino, hurricanes, wintertime blizzards, thunderstorms and clouds

3. TA & Instructor for Labs: Jerry Zhu Graduate student, Department of Geography Education –B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Research Interest: Antarctic warming.

4. Students Full class of 70 students 9% Freshman, 43% Sophomore, 22% Junior, 25% Senior Very wide range of background: e.g. Agriculture, Architecture, Art, Business, Communication, Criminology, Economics, Education, Engineering, Exploration Program, Geography, International Studies, Linguistics, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work

5. A good college life: Skill, Knowledge, Vision and Hobbies Spiritual: Art, Psychology, Philosophy, Religion Social: International, Politics, Law, Social Work, Education Physical: Science/Engineering, Economy/Business, Health Geography (Space) History (Time)

6. Important Please remember to get your lab manual at university bookstore