Deirdre Smith
Instructor
Education
Ph.D. Louisiana State University, 2020
M.S. Louisiana State University, 2016
B.S. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2011
Research
Lightning and hail, atmospheric electricity phenomena, extreme weather, and Latin American physical/cultural geography.
Selected Publications
Smith, D., J. C. Trepanier, Pleshinger, D. J., S. T. Alnussirat, M.C. Cherry, (2020), Thunderstorms producing sferic-geolocated gamma-ray flashes detected by TETRA-II. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. (In Review).
Pleshinger, D. J., S. T. Alnussirat, J. Arias, S. Bai, Y. Banadaki, M. L. Cherry, J. Hoffman, E. Khosravi, M. Legault, R. Rodriguez, D. Smith, E. Toro, J. C. Trepanier, and A. Sunda-Meya (2019), Gamma ray flashes produced by lightning observed at ground level by TETRA‐II. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 124. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JA026820
Muñoz, Ángel G., A. Núñez, X. Chourio, J. Díaz-Lobatón, R. Márquez, P. Moretto, M. Juárez, D. Smith and others. "Reporte Final de la Expedición Catatumbo: Abril 2015." Reporte Público 1000: 01-2015
Courses Taught
GEOG 1001: Human Geography: Americas and Europe
GEOG 1003: Human Geography: Africa and Asia
GEOG 2051: Physical Geography: Land and Water Surfaces, Plant and Animal Realms