Mr. Stephen Mullens
Assistant Instructional Professor of Meteorology
Email: stephen.mullens@ufl.edu
OrcID: 0009-0000-8832-2861
Focus Area 1: Earth System Science
Department Service Roles
- Meteorology Program Development Committee, 2017-2024
- Experiential Learning Coordinator, 2019-Present
- Faculty Advisor, American Meteorological Society Gator Chapter, 2021-Present
- Department Web Coordinator, 2021-Present
Awards
- 2024 Advisor of the Year – UF Student Activities and Involvement
- 2024 Faculty Award – CLAS Student Council
Courses
- MET 1010: Introduction to Weather and Climate
- MET 3503: Weather and Forecasting
- MET 3300: Atmospheric Dynamics
- MET 4230: Atmospheric Thermodynamics
- GEO 4170: Communicating Science in the Geosciences
Future
- MET 3753: Pragmatic Python for Weather – Fall 2024
- MET 4531: Mesoscale Meteorology – Spring 2025
- MET 4524: Weather Briefing – Fall 2025
Past
- Social Media and Weather, 2018-2019
Select Academic Presentations
January 2024 – Confirming Global Climate Patterns by Exploring City Climates of Your Choice – American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting
May 2022 – Meteorological Factors Predicting Atlantic TC Name Retirement – AMS Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology conference
February 2019 – The Future of Social Media Messaging Prior to Significant Weather Events – NWS Jacksonville Integrated Warning Team meeting
November 2018 – Weather, Warnings, and the Last Mile of Communication – UF Geography Colloquium Series
September 2015 – Using Social Media to Empower the Public’s Decision Making – National Weather Association Annual Meeting
Interviews and Public Talks
July 2023 – AP Fact Check: Florida isn’t going to be hit by a massive sandstorm seen in footage from the Suez Canal.
July 2023 – Boca Beacon: Weird summer weather these days includes something called a meteotsunami.
September 2022 – WUSF: How to read a spaghetti model, before you start worrying.
June 2021 – Invited talk with the US Coast Guard Flotilla 17-11 on Florida weather and boating safety.
Background
Education
- M.S. in Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, 2010
- B.S. in Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, 2008