Short-term Prediction Research
and Transition Center

Geoffrey T. Stano

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Dr. Geoffrey T. Stano ENSCO, Inc. / Short-term Prediction Research and Transition Center 320 Sparkman Drive Huntsville, AL 35805 256-961-7817 geoffrey.stano@nasa.gov
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Meteorology (2003-2007) Florida State University, Department of Meteorology
Master of Science in Meteorology (2001-2003) University of Oklahoma, School of Meteorology,Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms (CAPS)
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology (1997-2001) Florida State University, Department of Meteorology Minors: Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science

Dr. Geoffrey Stano joined the NASA SPoRT Center shortly after earning his doctorate in September 2007. Dr. Stano developed an empirical forecast technique for forecasting the cessation of lightning activity in thunderstorms using total lightning data from the Lightning Detection and Ranging (LDAR) network. This research was conducted for the United States Air Force’s 45th Weather Squadron in Cape Canaveral, Florida. His work is now undergoing operational testing at the Kennedy Space Center in support of day-to-day and space launch operations. Dr. Stano has a diverse background in both research and operational meteorology. He has performed research into convective initiation, producing cloud-to-ground lightning climatologies for the Florida Power and Light Corporation (FP&L), as well as continuing work with total lightning. Operationally, he has been an assistant meteorologist for the Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment (INTEX-B), a volunteer meteorologist with the State of Florida Emergency Operations Center during the 2004 hurricane season, and a meteorology intern with the City of Orlando Operations Center in 1999. This experience is well suited for the research transition role of the SPoRT Center where Dr. Stano is a liaison between NASA’s Earth Observing research and the National Weather Service’s forecast operations. Additionally, Dr. Stano is part of the lightning group developing new forecast tools with total lightning and supports activities of the Southern Thunder Alliance, also developing new total lightning tools.

Dr. Stano is a member of the American Meteorological Society and is in the process of publishing his dissertation research, which has been presented at several conferences.