Paul Markowski (meteorologist)

Paul Markowski
Alma materPennsylvania State University (B.S., 1996)
University of Oklahoma (M.S, 1997; Ph.D. 2000)
Known forTornadogenesis research
AwardsAmerican Meteorological Society Clarence Leroy Meisinger Award, National Weather Association T. Theodore Fujita Research Achievement Award, European Severe Storms Laboratory Nikolai Dotzek Award, Penn State Alumni Achievement Award, American Meteorological Society Editor's Award, National Science Foundation Early Career Award, Fellow of American Meteorological Society
Scientific career
FieldsMeteorology
InstitutionsPennsylvania State University
Thesis Surface Thermodynamic Characteristics of Hook Echoes and Rear-Flank Downdrafts with Implications for Tornado Genesis and Maintenance  (2000)
Doctoral advisorJerry Straka
Websitesites.psu.edu/pmarkowski

Paul M. Markowski is an American atmospheric scientist and leading expert on tornadogenesis and the prediction of supercells and tornadoes. He is a professor and department head in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at Pennsylvania State University. Markowski is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and served as editor-in-chief of the society's Journal of Weather and Forecasting from 2012–2017.

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