Project and Education History Chris Fogarty,  BSc (Dal), DMet (Dal), MSc (McGill) 1987 (Nov)      Began calendar weather records in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia 1988 (Mar)      Began weather logbook records 1988 (spring)   First weather-related science fair:  Relative Humidity 1989 (April)     Second science fair:  Greenhouse Effect 1992 (May)      National Science Fair, Sudbury, Ontario: Weather Study 1992 (June)     High school complete 1992 (Sept)      First year at Dalhousie University (major in physics) graduate May 1996 1995 (Sept)     Special courses at Dalhousie (C programming, Fluid Dynamics with dynamic meteorology project and applied programming to data records) 1996 (Sept)      Began diploma in meteorology at Dalhousie, graduate in  May 1997 1996 (Nov)       Independent case study: "Atlantic Bowl Storm" 1997 (Sept)      Began masters program at McGill university 1998 (Sept)      one-month field project at Fort Simpson, NWT launching weather balloons for MAGS 1999 (Mar) Presented masters work on Extratropical Transition at the Northeastern Storms Conference in Saratoga Springs, NY 1999 (Aug)      Masters thesis completed: "Extratropical Transition" 1999 (Sept)      Began working at Environment Canada in Nova Scotia, and started work on hurricane Earl case study 1999 (Nov)     Training course at Environment Canada began 2000 (June) First posting with Environment Canada (Gander, NFLD) 2000 (Oct) Began work on Hurricane Michael Case Study and contributed to the Environment Canada training modules on Extratropical Transition 2001 (Oct) Flew into Tropical Storm Karen on the Convair 580 research aircraft 2001 (Nov) Attended the International Operational Marine Forecasting Workshop in Halifax by presenting a lab on ExtraTropical Transition and a poster on the Tropical Storm Karen flight 2002 (Sept) Began PhD work at Dalhousie University and part- time work as forecaster at Maritimes Weather Centre 2003 (Summer) PhD work on the ocean FLAME model 2003 (July) Publication of Hurricane Earl article in MWR 2003 (September) Flew into remnants of Hurricane Isabel in Ontario (19th) Flew into cat-2 Hurricane Juan south of Nova Scotia (28th) 2003 (November) Participated in 2nd International Workshop on ET 2003 (December) Flew into TD Odette aboard American P3 aircraft 2004 (May) Successful completion of PhD proposal 2004 (Summer) PhD work on MC2 hurricane model 2005 Preparation of scientific publications and PhD Thesis Experimental Hurricane Forecast Model