Dr. Matthew D. Eastin
Dr. Matthew D. Eastin
Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science
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Dept. of Geography & Earth Sciences
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001

Office: 209 McEniry
Phone: 704-687-5914
Fax: 704-687-5966
Email: mdeastin@uncc.edu

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MatthewEastin-June2015I am an Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences.  I grew up in central Indiana and became fascinated with the weather at an young age. My early motivation in meteorology was to study the Antarctic ozone hole, but a series of circumstances and opportunities during my pursuit of an undergraduate degree at Purdue University pulled me toward hurricanes and severe weather. Since then, I have never looked back. During graduate school at Colorado State University, I had the opportunity to visit the NOAA Hurricane Research Division on an annual basis and to participate in their field program, during which they fly through tropical cyclones — an incredible experience!  Since completing my graduate studies, living in Florida, Iowa, and North Carolina has diversified my scientific interests into the societal impacts of weather and urban meteorology.

As a scientist, I’m interested in the physical processes that influence the formation and evolution of atmospheric systems. To this end, my research interests encompass all aspects of tropical cyclones, organized mesoscale weather systems, and the influence of weather/climate on society and ecosystems. My current research focuses on (1) understanding the structure and evolution of tropical cyclones including eyewall convection and miniature supercells in outer rainbands; (2) forecasting regions favorable for tornado formation within a landfalling tropical cyclone circulation; (3) evaluating the use of micropalentological proxies to reconstruct the paleotempestology of hurricane landfalls; (4) relationships between the mosquito-transmitted dengue fever virus and weather variability across tropical regions; (5) impacts of urban meteorology and the urban heat island on biodiversity across urban and suburban ecosystems; and (6) forecasting thunderstorm-induced power outages

My teaching interests include the areas of tropical, mesoscale, radar, urban, and synoptic meteorology, as well as atmospheric thermodynamics and instrumentation. I also teach a professional development seminar for seniors.  Lastly, I am a faculty adviser for the Student Organization of Meteorology (STORM), which is a student chapter of the American Meteorology Society (AMS) and the National Weather Association (NWA).

For more information about me, my classes, or my research please click on the tabs above (below the header). To learn more about the department, university, or undergraduate and graduate programs in meteorology and earth sciences, please click on the department links to your right.

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