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Stephen Mullens

Mr. Stephen Mullens

Assistant Instructional Professor of Meteorology

Undergraduate Coordinator
Meteorology Bachelor Program

Email: stephen.mullens@ufl.edu

smoothedweather.com

OrcID: 0009-0000-8832-2861

Curriculum Vitae

Focus Area 1: Earth System Science

Department Service Roles

Awards

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