Walter A. Lyons, Ph.D.
Forensic Meteorology Associates, Inc.
46050 Weld County Road 13
Fort Collins CO, 80524
US
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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Office:
800 854-7219
Fax:
970 482-8627
Nationwide, Full Service-Litigation Support and Expert Testimony
Forensic investigation and expert testimony with over 30 years experience in university, industrial and government research, working with agencies such as NASA, U.S. Air Force, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, EPA, as well as electric utilities. Broadcast Meteorologist (17 years on air).
Specialization and Resources:
Lightning strike verification
Severe weather impacts of:
Tornadoes, Microbursts, Hurricanes, Winter Storms
Coastal and mountain meteorology
Local scale weather systems, microclimates
Air pollution and related issues
Aviation weather and accident investigations
Extensive in-house weather data files and technical library
Advanced computer graphics, simulation and visualization facilities
Video presentations
Weather and storm reconstruction
Advanced data analysis techniques using:
Radar imagery, Satellite imagery, Lightning detection network data
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
AREAS OF PRIME EXPERIENCE:
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
CERTIFICATIONS:
Certified Consulting Meteorologist, 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)
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
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)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Meteorological Society
American Geophysical Union
Air and Waste Management Association
National Weather Association
AFFILIATIONS:
President, Forensic Meteorology Associates, Inc./FMA Research, Inc. (1990 - )
President, R•SCAN Corporation (1980-1990)
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1969-1976)
Research Scientist, Coop. Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University (1990 - 1994)
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
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)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
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.
Forensic investigation and expert testimony with over 30 years experience in university, industrial and government research, working with agencies such as NASA, U.S. Air Force, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, EPA, as well as electric utilities. Broadcast Meteorologist (17 years on air).
Specialization and Resources:
Lightning strike verification
Severe weather impacts of:
Tornadoes, Microbursts, Hurricanes, Winter Storms
Coastal and mountain meteorology
Local scale weather systems, microclimates
Air pollution and related issues
Aviation weather and accident investigations
Extensive in-house weather data files and technical library
Advanced computer graphics, simulation and visualization facilities
Video presentations
Weather and storm reconstruction
Advanced data analysis techniques using:
Radar imagery, Satellite imagery, Lightning detection network data
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
AREAS OF PRIME EXPERIENCE:
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
CERTIFICATIONS:
Certified Consulting Meteorologist, 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)
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
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)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Meteorological Society
American Geophysical Union
Air and Waste Management Association
National Weather Association
AFFILIATIONS:
President, Forensic Meteorology Associates, Inc./FMA Research, Inc. (1990 - )
President, R•SCAN Corporation (1980-1990)
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1969-1976)
Research Scientist, Coop. Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University (1990 - 1994)
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
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)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
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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