Alex DeCaria, Ph.D.
Professor

BACKGROUND:
- Ph.D.: University of Maryland, College Park, MD
(Meteorology, 2000) - M.S.: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
(Meteo & Physical Oceanography, 1992) - B.S.: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
(Meteorology w/ Physics Minor, 1985)
COURSES TAUGHT:
ESCI 101 – Earth Systems and Natural HazardsESCI 107 - The Atmosphere
ESCI 109 - The Atmosphere with Laboratory
ESCI 110 - Introduction to the Earth Sciences
ESCI 241 - Meteorology
ESCI 281 - GIS Applications for the Earth Sciences
ESCI 340 - Cloud Physics and Precipitation Processes
ESCI 341 - Atmospheric Thermodynamics
ESCI 342 - Atmospheric Dynamics I
ESCI 343 - Atmospheric Dynamics II
ESCI 344 - Tropical Meteorology
ESCI 386 - Scientific Programming, Analysis and Visualization with Python
ESCI 445 - Numerical Modeling of the Atmosphere and Oceans
ESCI 485 - Air-Sea Interaction
EMGT 633 - GIS Applications for Emergency Management
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
I do not have a clearly-defined area of research. I am open to any area of study that interests me. I especially enjoy writing scientific programming applications in Python or IDL, particularly those that can be used for classroom visualizations or for operational use.
Alex DeCaria
Professor of Meteorology
CONTACT:
Phone: 717-871-4739
E-mail: Alex.DeCaria@millersville.edu