ESP Biography



JOHN TEN HOEVE, Stanford PhD student studying atmospheric sciences




Major: Civil and Environmental Eng.

College/Employer: Stanford University

Year of Graduation: G

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

My name is John Ten Hoeve and I am currently a 3rd year PhD student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. My research is in atmospheric modeling and the effect of biomass burning aerosols on clouds and precipitation. Before coming to Stanford in 2006, I attended Penn State and received my undergraduate degree in meteorology. I have always been very interested in the weather, even from a young age. As an undergraduate, I participated in a campus weather forecasting service that generated local forecasts for the area, and also served as a broadcaster on local radio and television stations. Since then my interests have slightly changed, and I am now more focused on larger scale climate issues such as global warming, yet I still can't help to check the current weather several times a week. I also like to play and watch baseball, basketball, football, and golf, as well as the piano.



Past Classes

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S495: Everything You Wanted To Know About Weather And Storms in Splash! Fall 2009 (Oct. 10 - 11, 2009)
This course will cover the basic properties and processes of the atmosphere, weather, and storms. Topics discussed include the structure of the atmosphere, why the wind blows, how clouds and precipitation form, and the science behind lightning and thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes. Several in-class demonstrations will help illustrate these concepts.


S179: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Weather and Storms in Splash! Fall 2008 (Oct. 18, 2008)
This course will cover the basic properties and processes of the atmosphere, weather, and storms. Topics discussed will be the structure of the atmosphere, why the wind blows, how clouds and precipitation form, and the science behind lightning and thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes.