Guest:&nbsp;Stephen Nesbitt, University of Illinois Introduction:Today we’re happy to welcome Professor Stephen Nesbitt from the University of Illinois.&nbsp;Dr. Nesbitt has his hands in a variety of projects &amp; research interests, including mesoscale and cloud dynamics, radar and satellite meteorology, and tropical meteorology.&nbsp;His extensive field research has taken him to 5 continents for more than 20 field campaigns!&nbsp;One such project required his team to travel to Argentina &amp; Brazil to study some of Mother Nature’s fiercest thunderstorms.&nbsp;We’ll also learn more about the great Atmospheric Science program at Illinois and learn about new and exciting projects he has planned in the future.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Mitigating Disasters & Their Impacts on Society

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