Louisiana Office of State Climatology
The Louisiana Office of State Climatology (LOSC) monitors the Bayou State's weather and climate. The LOSC provides climate and weather information and assessments to a broad-based user community and promotes the utility of weather and climate information in public and private decision-making processes.
Meet the state Office of Climatology
Jay Grymes
Louisiana State Climatologist
Education:
1986 – M.S. Physical Geography/Climatology, University of Delaware
1979 – B.A. Biological Sciences, University of Delaware
Weather & Climate-Related Work Experience:
2024 - Present: Louisiana State Climatologist. Governor’s Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) and Louisiana State University
2003 - 2024: Chief Meteorologist, WAFB-TV (CBS), Baton Rouge, LA
2003 - 2024: Climatologist (Retired/Adjunct), LSU AgCenter
2001 - 2008: Professional-in-Residence, LSU Dept. of Geography & Anthropology and Dept. of Biological & Agricultural Engineering
1991 - 2003: Louisiana State Climatologist, Louisiana State University
1996 - 2003: Broadcast Meteorologist, WAFB-TV. Baton Rouge, LA
1999 - 2000: SRCC Assistant Director, LSU Southern Regional Climate Center (SRCC)
1995 - 1999: SRCC Operations Manager, LSU Southern Regional Climate Center
1992 - 1996: Instructor, LSU Dept. of Geography & Anthropology
1991 - 1994: SRCC Services Coordinator, LSU Southern Regional Climate Center
1986 - 1991: Assistant State Climatologist, LSU Louisiana Office of State Climatology
1985 - 1986: Research Assistant, LSU Dept. of Entomology and Dept. of Geography & Anthropology
1983 - 1984: Research Associate, Center for Climatic Research, University of Delaware
1981 - 1983: Research Assistant, Center for Climatic Research, University of Delaware
Specialties:
Weather and climate monitoring, weather forecasting, climate information and data services including data distribution, summary and interpretation.
Nazla Bushra
Assistant Professor of Research
Education:
2021 – Ph.D. in Oceanography & Coastal Sciences (Major), Geography & Anthropology (Minor), Applied Statistics (Minor), Louisiana State University
2016 – M.S. in Geography & Anthropology, Louisiana State University
2013 – Post-graduate Diploma in Water Resources & Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
2012 – M.S. in Geography & Environment, University of Dhaka
2009 – B.S. in Geography & Environment, University of Dhaka
Climate-Related Work Experience:
2024–Present: Assistant Professor - Research, Louisiana Office of State Climatology, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, LSU
2023–2024: Assistant Professor, Department of Geoscience, University of North Alabama
2021–2023: Post-Doctoral Researcher, Structures and Natural Hazards, FM Global
2020–2021: Dissertation Year Fellow and Graduate Research Scholar, Louisiana Sea Grant, LSU
2016–2020: Economic Development Research Assistant, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, LSU
2014–2016: Graduate Research Assistant and Fulbright Fellow, Department of Geography & Anthropology, LSU
Specialties:
Climate risk modeling, drought indices, storm surge, and cyclone risk analysis
Climate data sources, spatial-temporal analysis, geostatistical analysis, statistical modeling, remote sensing
Hazard risk assessment tools and high-performance computing for climate applications Climate data product design and outreach, public dissemination of climate science insights
Kyle Brehe
Services Climatologist
Education:
2007 – M.S. Atmospheric Sciences, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
2004 – B.S. Interdisciplinary Sciences, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Climate-Related Work Experience:
2024-present – User Services Climatologist, Louisiana Office of State Climatology, LSU
2021-2022 – Assistant State Climatologist, Louisiana Office of State Climatology, LSU
2017-2021 – Regional Climatologist, Southern Regional Climate Center, LSU
2008-2017 – User Services Climatologist, Southern Regional Climate Center, LSU
Specialties:
Climate monitoring, drought monitoring, climate data sources, web-based climate data product design, dissemination of climate data, products & summaries to the public, climate data QC/QA, instrumentation
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