Dr. Justin Minder is Professor and Undergraduate Program Director in the University at Albany Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Science, where he has taught since 2012. Before joining the UAlbany faculty, he earned his PhD in Atmospheric Science from the University of Washington and was a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University. He uses a combination of observations and numerical simulations to research mesoscale meteorology and regional climate, focusing on hydrometeorology, winter storms, and orographic effects. He has been involved in a range of field campaigns and led the 2022 Winter Precipitation Type Research Muilti-scale Experiment (WINTRE-MIX).