Dr. Zachary Handlos - Senior Academic Professional

Dr. Zachary Handlos - Senior Academic Professional, EAS, Georgia Tech

Research

Publications

  • Handlos, Z. J., C. Davenport, and D. Kopacz, 2022: The “State” of Active Learning in the Atmospheric Sciences: Strategies Instructors Use and Directions for Future Research. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 103 (4), E1197-E1212, https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/103/4/BAMS-D-20-0239.1.xml. Link to .pdf Link to Supplemental Material
  • Kopacz, D. M., and Z. J. Handlos, 2021: Less is More: Course Redesign and the Development of an Atmospheric Science Process Skills Assessment. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15 (2), Article 12, https://doi.org/10.20429/ijsotl.2021.150212. Link to .pdf
  • Handlos, Z. J., and J. E. Martin, 2021: The composite life cycle of west Pacific jet superposition events and their associated large-scale environments. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149 (4), 1105-1124, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-20-0130.1. Link to .pdf
  • Kopacz, D., L. C. Maudlin, W. J. Flynn, Z. J. Handlos, A. Hirsch, and S. Gill, 2021: Involvement in and Perception of Atmospheric Science Education Research, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 102 (4), E717-E729, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0230.1. Link to .pdf Link to Supplemental Material
  • Dzambo, A. M., M. Mooney, Z. J. Handlos, S. Lindstrom, Y. Hang, and S. A. Ackerman, 2020: An Interactive Online Course in Climate and Climate Change: Advancing Climate Literacy for Non–Atmospheric Science Majors. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 101, E1697–E1708, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0271.1. Link to .pdf
  • Yeo, S. K., Z. J. Handlos, A. Karambelas, L. Y.-F. Su, K. M. Rose, and D. Brossard, and K. S. Griffin, 2017: The influence of temperature on topics of Twitter discourses on #climatechange and #globalwarming. Journal of Science Communication. Link to .pdf
  • Christenson, C. E., J. E. Martin, and Z. J. Handlos, 2017: A synoptic-climatology of Northern Hemisphere, cold season polar and subtropical jet superposition events.J. Climate, 30, 7231-7246. Link to .pdf
  • Back, L. E., Z. Hansen, and Z. J. Handlos, 2017: Estimating Vertical Motion Profile Top-Heaviness: Reanalysis Compared to Satellite-Based Observations and Stratiform Rain Fraction. J. Atmos. Sci., 74, 855-864. Link to .pdf
  • Handlos, Z. J., and J. E. Martin, 2016: Composite Analysis of Large-Scale Environments Conducive to West Pacific Polar/Subtropical Jet Superposition. Climate, 29, 7145-7165. Link to .pdf
  • Handlos, Z. J., and L. E. Back, 2014: Estimating Vertical Motion Profile Shape within Tropical Weather States over the Oceans. Climate, 27, 7667–7686. Link to .pdf

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

  • Klees, A, M. Barlow, C. Davenport, W. Flynn, Z. Handlos, S. Kristovich, and E. D. Mullens, 2025: What does a modern atmospheric dynamics course look like? Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 106 (4), 253-260, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-24-0231.1. Link to .pdf
  • Handlos, Z. J., S. B. Bennett, W. J. Flynn, J. Houser, A. Lopez Lang, S. W. Nesbitt, J. Ogren, A. Praino, A. F. Srock, L. D. White, K. Goebbert, and E. Cohen, 2024: Revising the AMS Bachelor’s Degree Statement to Best Prepare Undergraduates for the Rapidly Evolving Workforce. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 105 (3), 185-187. Link to .pdf

Conference Presentations, Workshops and Town Hall Meetings

  • 105th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (New Orleans, LA), “Town Hall Meeting – Modernizing the Meteorology 1340 Series” (January 2025)
  • 105th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (New Orleans, LA), “Joint Session with the Presidential Conference and 34th Conference on Education Joint Panel Discussion JPD 10C – Teaching Atmospheric Science: Celebrating ASER Progress and Sustaining Momentum into the Future” (January 2025)
  • 104th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (Baltimore, MD), “The AMS Bachelor’s Degree in Atmospheric Sciences Statement – Summarizing the Final Draft and Considerations for the Next Update Cycle” (January 2024)
  • 104th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (Baltimore, MD), “Case Study Analysis of “Ungrading” within an Atmospheric Dynamics Course” (January 2024)
  • Earth Educators Rendezvous 2023 (Pasadena, CA), “Designing Student-Centered Activities to Increase Engagement and Learning within Atmospheric Dynamics Courses” (co-led with Dr.
    John Knox and Dr. Casey Davenport; July 2023)
  • ASER workshop (Bloomington, MN), “Developing Expertise and Building Collaborations to Advance
    Atmospheric Science Education Research” (co-led with Dr. Dawn Kopacz, Dr. Peggy NcNeal and Dr. Kathy Quardokus-Fisher; May 2023)
  • 103rd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (Denver, CO), “Town Hall Meeting Discussion of Revisions to the AMS Information Statement on the Bachelor’s Degree in Atmospheric Science” (January 2023)
  • 103rd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (Denver, CO), “Revising the AMS Bachelor’s Degree Statement to Best Prepare Undergraduates for the Rapidly Evolving Workforce” (January 2023)
  • Earth Educators Rendezvous 2022 (Minneapolis, MN), “Continuing the Growth of the ASER Community: Discussion of a Proposed ASER Workshop for Summer 2023” (co-led with Dr.
    John Knox and Dr. Casey Davenport; July 2022)
  • 102nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (virtual), “Continuing the Growth of the ASER Community: Discussion of a Proposed ASER Workshop for Summer 2023” (January 2022)
  • 5th Annual STEM Leadership Conference (virtual), “Into the Storm: Exploring a Virtual Weather and Climate Summer Camp” (April 2021)
  • 101st American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (virtual), “The “State” of Active Learning Implementation in the Atmospheric Sciences: What Strategies Do Instructors Use and What Can We Do to Improve?” (January 2021)
  • 100th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (Boston, MA), “Characterizing Instructional Strategies within Atmospheric Science Courses” (January 2020)
  • 99th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (Phoenix, AZ), “Assessing the Effects of More-Frequent, Low-Stakes Quizzing versus High-Stakes, Less-Frequent Exams on Student Science Literacy within Earth and Atmospheric Science Courses” (January 2019)
  • 18th Cyclone Workshop (Sainte-Adele, QC, Canada), “The Composite Life Cycle of West Pacific Superposition Events and their Associated Large-Scale Environments” (October 2017)
  • 97th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (Seattle, WA), “The Composite Life Cycle of West Pacific Superposition Events and their Associated Large-Scale Environments” (January 2017)
  • 96th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (New Orleans, LA), “Assessment of Climate Literacy within a Massive Open Online Course based on Information Disseminated by Mass Media” (January 2016)
  • 17th Cyclone Workshop (Pacific Grove, CA), “Composite Analysis of Large-Scale Environments Conducive to West Pacific Polar/Subtropical Jet Superposition” (October 2015)
  • 95th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (Phoenix, AZ), “Composite Analysis of Large Scale Environments Conducive to West Pacific Polar/Subtropical Jet Superposition” (January 2015)
  • 94th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA), “Expanding Horizons at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center” (February 2014)
  • 30th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology (Jacksonville, FL), “Estimating Vertical Motion Profile Shape within Tropical Weather States” (April 2012)
  • 5th Graduate Climate Conference (Woods Hole, MA), “Estimating Vertical Motion Profile Shape within Tropical Weather States” (October 2011)
  • 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology (Tucson, AZ), “Tornadic Supercells in Hurricane Katrina: A High-Resolution Modeling Study” (May 2010)