Todd D. Sikora

Department of Earth Sciences
Millersville University
P.O. Box 1002
Millersville, PA 17551-0302
Phone:   (717) 872-3292
Email: Todd.Sikora@millersville.edu

Academic Employment:

Department of Earth Sciences
Millersville University

o       Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, 2005-

Natural Science
University of Maryland University College

o       Adjunct Associate Professor, 2002-

Department of Oceanography
United States Naval Academy

o       Associate Professor with Tenure, 2003-2005

o       Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, 1997-2003

o       Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1996-1997

Ocean Remote Sensing Group
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

o       Post-Doctoral Scholar, 1996-1997

Education:

B.S.(Meteorology), The Pennsylvania State University, 1990

M.S. (Meteorology), The Pennsylvania State University, 1992

Ph.D. (Meteorology), The Pennsylvania State University, 1996

Research Interests:

I have been involved in several recent collaborations with scientists from such places as NOAA/NESDIS, the Ocean Remote Sensing Group at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, and Penn State

List of some of my recent research topics:

o        Wind speed assessment using synthetic aperture radar

o        The use of synthetic aperture radar in the fine scale analysis of synoptic scale fronts

o        The remote sensing of cloud lines associated with Gulf Stream meanders

o        The use of synthetic aperture radar in high-latitude marine forecasting

o        Anomalous cloud lines observed over the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays

Publication List

Teaching Interests:

Courses I've taught at MU:

o        Forecasting Practicum

o        Meso- and Storm-Scale Meteorology

o        Meteorology Laboratory

o        Satellite Meteorology

o        Synoptic Meteorology Lecture-Laboratory 1

o        The Atmosphere

o        The Atmosphere with Laboratory

Courses I've taught at UMUC:

o        Concepts of Meteorology

o        Laboratory in Meteorology

Courses I've taught at USNA:

o        Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Kinematics

o        Basic Atmospheric Processes

o        Honors Independent Research

o        Honors Oceanic and Atmospheric Processes

o        Honors Waves and Tides

o        Micrometeorology

o        Oceanic and Atmospheric Processes

o        Synoptic Meteorology

o        Waves and Tides