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WALTER A. LYONS, CCM

- Meteorological Consultant (32 years of experience)

FMA FORENSIC METEOROLOGY ASSOCIATES, Inc.

46050 Weld County Road 13

Fort Collins, CO 80524

Phone: 800-854-7219

Fax: 970-482-8627

e-mail: walyons@frii.com

Internet: www.forensic-weather.com

Lightning, severe local storms, flash floods, microbursts and tornadoes, coastal weather, weather forecasting and warnings, local weather patterns and microclimates, air pollution and toxic releases, winter weather, reconstruction of weather events, communication of findings using computer graphics

· Certified Consulting Meteorologist (No. 163), American Meteorological Society (1977)

· Member, National Council of Industrial Meteorologists (elected 1979)

· Seals of Approval, Television and Radio Weathercasting, American Meteorological Society

· Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (1993); AMS Councilor (2000-2002)

· Ph.D., Dept. of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago (1970)

· Graduate Advisor: Prof. T. Theodore Fujita; Hertz Foundation Fellow

· Research Aviation Summer Fellow, National Center for Atmospheric Research (1968)

· M.S., Dept. of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago (1965) - Ford Foundation Fellow

· B.S., Dept. of Meteorology, Saint Louis University (1964)

· American Meteorological Society

· American Geophysical Union

· Air and Waste Management Association

· National Weather Association

· President, Forensic Meteorology Associates, Inc./FMA Research, Inc. (1990 - )

· President/Senior Scientist, R•SCAN Corporation (1980-1990)

· Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1969-1976)

· Research Scientist, Coop. Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State Univ. (1990 - 1994)

· Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University (1985-1990)

· Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota (1975-1979)

· Associate Professor (tenured) and Administrator, Air Pollution Analysis Laboratory, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1969-1975)

· Over 140 published book chapters and articles in professional journals, conference preprint volumes and technical symposia proceedings; designed nation’s first commercial, operational lightning detection network; experience with advanced weather sensing and computerized display systems.

· Principal or co-principal investigator in advanced atmospheric science research programs (over $6 million) from various agencies including NASA, National Science Foundation, US Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Air Force Space Division, Nuclear Regulatory Commission and numerous electric utilities conducted within both universities and consulting firms; served on UCAR and National Research Council committees

· Operational weather forecasting experience (over 10,000 forecasts prepared).

· Broad based experience with meteorological observations and data analysis, coastal weather, hurricanes, severe storms and lightning research, research aviation, air pollution meteorology, and remote sensing systems such as lightning detection networks, radar and satellite.

· Twenty years experience in commercial television and radio weathercasting in major markets (Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Milwaukee) and the ABC Television Network; presently national media spokesperson for Honeywell, Inc. on indoor air quality issues; frequent public lecturer on weather and popular science topics, including lightning, tornadoes and severe weather.

· Over 20 years experience as a consultant and expert witness in insurance claims investigations and litigation, serving defendants, plaintiffs and as a court-appointed expert.

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