Paul Markowski

Paul Markowski
Alma materPennsylvania State University (B.S., 1996)
University of Oklahoma (M.S, 1997; Ph.D. 2000)
Known forTornadogenesis research
AwardsClarence Leroy Meisinger Award, T. Theodore Fujita Research Achievement Award, 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 meteorologist and leading expert on tornadogenesis and the forecasting of supercells and tornadoes.