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Michael C. Nichols

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CURRENT PROJECTS
Programming of models of carbon storage and flux for U.S. forests under various climate/economic change scenarios

  •   Development of mapping and graphic tools for display of research results
  •   Design and implementation of online system to allow interactive remote access to carbon model >
  •   Programming support of research by Linda S. Heath and James E. Smith

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
B.A., University of Virginia, 1981, Mathematics
M.S., Western Kentucky University, 1991, Geography
Doctoral study, University of Delaware, 1991-1995, Climatology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1988-1989,Graduate Assistant, College Heights Weather Station, Bowling Green, KY
1988-1989, Graduate Assistant, Kentucky Climate Center, Bowling Green, KY
1989-1990, University Lecturer, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
1989-1990, Research Assistant, Barren River Area Development District, Bowling Green, KY
1989-1991, Cartographic Aid, National Park Service, Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, KY
1991, Computer Operator, American Geological Institute, Alexandria, VA
1991-1993, Teaching Assistant, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
1992-1993, Instructor, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
1993-1995, Research Assistant, Center for Climatic Research, Newark, DE
1995-2000, Programmer Analyst II, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA
2000-present, Computer Specialist (Programmer Analyst), USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, Durham, NH

PUBLICATIONS
Nichols, M.C. and T. Fugate. 1988. An analysis of the water budget of Kentucky's climatic divisions. Proceedings of the Kentucky Academy of Science: 85-95.

Conner, G. and M. Nichols. 1989. Days with one inch or more snow depth, Kentucky, 1963-1987. Kentucky Climate Center, Bowling Green, KY.

Nichols, M.C., L.S. Kalkstein, and S. Cheng. 1994. Possible human health impacts of a global warming. World Resource Review 7: 77-103.

Kalkstein, L.S., M.C. Nichols, C.D. Barthel, and J.S. Greene. 1996. A new spatial synoptic classification: application to air mass analysis. International Journal of Climatology 16: 983-1004.

Kalkstein, L.S., C.D. Barthel, H. Ye, K. Smoyer, S. Cheng, J.S. Greene, and M.C. Nichols. 1997. The impacts of weather and pollution on human mortality. Publications in Climatology 50: 1-59.

INTERESTS
Intellectual: Climatology, Biogeography, Programming Languages, Statistics
Physical: Hiking, Golf, Basketball, Racquetball
Spiritual: Observing Nature, Star Trek, Sarah McLachlan, UVA Sports
Heroes: Thomas Jefferson, Sherlock Holmes, Alfred Wegener, Oscar Madison, Jim Rockford

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